Undergraduate Program Calendar 2009|10

University Certificate in Public Administration


Regulations effective September 1, 2009

The University Certificate in Public Administration is designed for students who want to learn about administration at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government, as well as non profit and quasi governmental organizations. Students will take courses in such areas as communications, public finance, budgeting, economics, public policy, legal studies, human resources management, industrial relations, and indigenous studies. Students may find this certificate useful to enter or re-enter the job market, to change careers, or for promotion in the public sector and/or non profit sector, or to provide a foundation for further studies. Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment. Program Plans Our online program plans can assist you in selecting the courses needed to fulfill your program requirements. Counselling Services offers an assessment website, "Mapping Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University."


	Program Structure

	Total credits in the program	30
	Required credits	15

	Elective credits	12

	Option credits	3

	GOVN credits	9

	Residency requirement. A minimum of 15 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University.	15

	Graduation with Distinction or Great Distinction. At least 24 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in order to be considered.	24

	Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) credits	9


	General certificate regulations

	Required Courses (15 credits) Students should register in ADMN 232, and ADMN 233 or ENGL 255 early in their program.


ADMN 232	Administrative Principles	(3)
ADMN 233	Writing in Organizations or	(3)
ENGL 255	Introductory Composition or other junior-level ENGL course	(3)
ECON 247	Microeconomics or	(3)
ECON 248	Macroeconomics
GOVN/POLI 301	Public Governance, the Public Sector and Corporate Power	(3)
POLI 277	Introduction to Political Science I: Concepts, Structures, and Institutions	(3)

	Elective Courses (12 credit. Select four courses from the following.)


COMM 243	Interpersonal Communications in Management	(3)
CMNS 380	Corporate Communications or	(3)
COMM 277	Group Communication
ECON 247	Microeconomics* *If not taken as a required course. or	(3)
ECON 248	Macroeconomics* *If not taken as a required course.
GOVN 380	Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Governance	(3)
GOVN 390/POLI 392	Public Policy and Administrative Governance	(3)
HADM 339	Organization of the Canadian Health Care System	(3)
HRMT/ORGB 386	Introduction to Human Resource Management	(3)
IDRL 307	Public Sector Labour Relations	(3)
IDRL 312	Conflict and Accommodation	(3)
INST 377	Topics in Aboriginal Governments	(3)
INST 430	Indigenous Governance	(3)
LGST 331	Administrative Law or	(3)
GOVN/GLST/POLI 440	Global Governance and Law or	(3)
INST 426	Aboriginal Government and Law	(3)
ORGB 326	Organization Theory or	(3)
ORGB 364	Organizational Behaviour
PHIL 333	Professional Ethics
POLI 278	Introduction to Political Science II	(3)
POLI 309	Canadian Government and Politics	(3)
POLI 390	Canadian Federalism	(3)



	Option Courses (three credits) Choose any 3-credit course at the 200-, 300-, or 400-level. Students wanting to take LGST 331 should take the prerequisite LGST 369 as their option course. Students with advanced analytical and writing skills may wish to consider taking a 400-level GOVN course.


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