B.A.A.S. Public Administration

Overview

The Public Administration BAAS program is designed for working professionals with experience in the public sector who are interested in advancing their careers and obtain supervisory and leadership positions within their organizations.

This bachelor’s completion degree awards students with 12 to 33 academic credits for previous professional training in the field such as fire service, law enforcement, and military training. It prepares you for career changes, job promotions and also graduate school. Tarleton offers a Master’s in Public Administration and could take 6 hours at the graduate level that would apply towards your master’s degree if you choose to continue your learning.

The program emphasizes learning that is grounded in real-world experiences, and connects key components of leadership and administration such as organizational behavior, public policy, public budgeting, legal issues and conflict resolution. We deliver high quality education that is optimized for working professionals and is aimed to prepare students to lead, influence and manage in a diversified work environment.

What is Public Administration?

Public administration is the “what” of government, where the rubber meets the road from policy to action. Professionals address public policy processes and issues. They practice the ideals of democracy, democratic action and public service to achieve such goals as equity, social justice, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our students are law enforcement and criminal justice professionals, firefighters, government employees and veterans from our armed forces. Career paths in public sector agencies and other government employment opportunities exist for our students in public administration.

What Can You Do with Your Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration?

Public administration focuses on leadership development that improves communities. Students who earn a degree in public administration will be prepared to use their knowledge and skills in a wide variety of areas such as finance, management, politics, policy, planning, human resources, public safety.

Program Objectives

• Expand the students’ knowledge of public administration
• Prepare students to use their knowledge and skills in a wide variety of public sector professions
• Provide students with the skills and knowledge require to successfully navigate the competitive process to advance within career opportunities.
• Deliver high quality education that prepares students to lead, influence and manage in a diversified work environment.