Public Administration - Fire Safety Administration Concentration (BSPA)

Public Administration - Fire Safety Administration Concentration - Bachelor of Science in Public Administration (BSPA)

Please see the Public Administration web page at sepa.unlv.edu/ for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.

Please see advising information at the Undergraduate Advising at urbanaffairs.unlv.edu/advising/.

Accreditation

Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org

Learning Outcomes

1. MPSO 1. List the legislation and identify relevant case law that shapes public personnel policies.

   • MPSO 2. Identify the different personnel systems that operate in public organizations.
   • MPSO 3. Explain the different theories of motivation.
   • MPSO 4. Differentiate elements of budgetary systems.
   • MPSO 5 list and explain the stages of the budgetary process.

2. Application of Quantitative and Qualitative Techniques to Policy, Programs, and Decisions

   • AQQT 1 Identify and explain the stages of the policy process.
   • AQQT 2 List decision-making techniques used in the public sector.
   • AQQT 3 Communicate both orally and written material in a clear, concise, and logical manner to permit the information to be used for decision-making.
   • AQQT 4 Input data into standard statistical and informational computer programs.
   • AQQT 5 Collect information from a variety of sources and synthesize the material to aid in making management, program, and policy decisions.

3. Understanding of the Public Policy and Organizational Environment of Public Service

   • PPOE 1 Identify and explain the components of our constitutional system of government including federalism and intergovernmental relations.
   • PPOE 2 Identify and explain the role of leadership in organizations.
   • PPOE 3 Identify the most current organizational frameworks.
   • PPOE 4 Identify the best practices in management.
   • PPOE 5 Identify the elements of the historically important theories of public administration.

4. Ethics

   • E 1 Explain the ethical foundation and perspectives underlying public administration and apply them at both the organizational and personal level.

5. Fire Safety

   • FS 1 Explain factors that shape fire research and fire preservation and tools used for fire prevention.
   • FS 2 Identify and apply effective theories and practices of fire administration.

University Graduation Requirements

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