Bachelor of Arts in Public Service - Leadership

If you are ready to have a positive impact in your community and the world—perhaps a degree in public service is the right fit. You emerge with analytical skills, critical thinking skills, and go on to practice in organizations fostering service and commitment to serve local, national and international organizations.

Your choice of concentrations:

• Leadership
• Management of Criminal Justice

Whichever concentration you choose, you will have the option to combine an internship or project in exploration of career opportunities in these fields. The internship will provide you an opportunity to exercise, in a practical manner, the skills, knowledge and responsibilities of a practitioner.

Required Courses

• Foundations of Leadership
• Crisis and Emergency Management
• Public Information and Community Relations
• Stress Management
• Public Finance and Budgeting
• Career in Justice and Service - options of an internship or project in exploration of career opportunities in the field.
• Ethics in Justice and Service
• Leading in an Inclusive, Diverse and Equitable Organization

Leadership Concentration Courses

• Intro to Public Policy
• Social Welfare Policy and Programs
• Business Research
• Human Resource Management

Hear from our faculty:

You’ll be thoroughly prepared for a career in court administration, security management, custodial and community-based corrections, intelligence operations, or investigations. Or maybe you’ll be more interested in municipal, state, or federal law enforcement. Or maybe state or federal probation and parole. Who knows? You could even use this degree as a good launching point for a bid at law school! Point is, you can expect this program to help you explore the incredibly exciting study of the courts, crime causation, criminal law, public policy, and the justice system.

Career Outlook

• Public Service Manager
• Attorney
• Law Enforcement
• Corrections
• Juvenile Justice
• Paralegal
• Public Safety

This program is also offered as a Certificate. Please see the course catalog for a full description and curriculum.