Public Policy and Management - Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Students prior to entering the Public Policy and Management program must have completed one 12U mathematics course or equivalent.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major: 75 credits including:

(i) The following 48 credits:

• AP/ADMS 1000 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 1010 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 2200 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 2400 3.00;
• AP/HRM 2600 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 2600 3.00);
• AP/ADMS 3353 3.00;
• AP/HRM 3440 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3440 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 2910 6.00);
• AP/PPAS 3135 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/POLS 3135 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 3136 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/POLS 3136 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 3190 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3190 6.00);
• AP/PPAS 3524 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3524 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 4200 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 4300 3.00).

(ii) Six credits in public policy and its context:

• AP/PPAS 3140 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3140 3.00, AP/POLS 3195 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 3761 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3761 6.00, AP/POLS 3170 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 3762 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3762 6.00, AP/POLS 3171 3.00);
• AP/SOCI 3563 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3624 6.00);
• AP/POLS 3125 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3125 6.00);
• AP/POLS 3415 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3745 6.00).

(iii) Six additional credits at the 4000 level in PPAS or POLS.

(iv) Six credits focusing on diversity:

• AP/HIST 3581 6.00;
• HH/HLST 4130 3.00;
• AP/SOCI 3624 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3624 6.00);
• AP/SOCI 3680 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3680 6.00);
• AP/POLS 3450 6.00 and AP/POLS 3455 3.00;
• AP/REI 3580 6.00;
• AP/SOCI 3680 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3860 6.00);
• AP/SOCI 3850 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3850 6.00);
• AP/REI 3370 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/WMST 3801 6.00);
• AP/REI 2050 6.00;
• AP/GL/WMST 3536 3.00.

(v) Students must choose nine additional credits with a focus in either financial management (group A) or human resource management (group B). Courses must be selected from either group A or group B as listed.

Group A (for students focusing on financial management):

• AP/ADMS 2500 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 2510 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 3530 3.00 or AP/ADMS 4515 3.00.

Group B (for students focusing on human resource management):

• AP/ADMS 1500 3.00 or AP/ADMS 2500 3.00.

And six additional credits chosen from:

• AP/HRM 3400 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3400 3.00);
• AP/HRM 3410 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3410 3.00);
• AP/HRM 3420 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3420 3.00);
• AP/HRM 3422 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3422 3.00);
• AP/HRM 3430 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3430 3.00);
• AP/HRM 3450 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3450 3.00);
• AP/HRM 3470 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3470 3.00);
• AP/HRM 3490 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3490 3.00).

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits including AP/ECON 1000 3.00 and AP/ECON 1010 3.00.

BA: 90 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 42 credits including:

• AP/ADMS 1000 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 1500 3.00 or AP/ADMS 2500 3.00*;
• AP/ADMS 2400 3.00;
• AP/HRM 2600 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 2600 3.00);
• AP/ADMS 3353 3.00;
• AP/HRM 3440 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3440 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 3524 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3524 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 2910 6.00);
• AP/PPAS 3135 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/POLS 3135 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 3136 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/POLS 3136 3.00);
• AP/PPAS 3190 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3190 6.00);
• AP/PPAS 3761 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3761 3.00, AP/POLS 3170 3.00) or AP/PPAS 3762 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3762 3.00, AP/POLS 3171).

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 3000 level or above.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: At least 18 credits including AP/ECON 1000 3.00 and AP/ECON 1010 3.00.

Note: students who plan to take the Specialized Honours program option with a focus on Financial Management are advised to take AP/ADMS 2500 3.00.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions and residency requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting program requirements.

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