BA/BS in Major in Public Administration

The Major in Public Administration is an undergraduate concentration within a Bachelor's degree at the University of Ottawa. The discipline examines how governments work and their role in contemporary societies, covering public management principles such as administration, financial management, human resources, ethics, administrative reform and governance, together with the processes involved in designing public policy. It prepares students for careers in the public and para-public sectors as well as the private and nonprofit sectors and government relations. The 42-unit program includes compulsory courses such as Introduction to Public Administration, Introduction to Public Policy Analysis, Introduction to Public Management, Introduction to Canadian Politics, Social Sciences and Research, Research Methods in Public Administration, Sectoral Issues in Public Policy, Budgetary Policy and Public Finance, and Theory of Public Organisations, plus further optional public administration courses at the 3000 and 4000 levels. The program is offered in both English and French, with co-operative education available to students who complete it as part of an honours degree.