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    Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs Courses

    The Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs requires a minimum of 30 credits in the major: six required courses and four Public Affairs electives.

    Pre-Marxe Requirements

    Completion of PAF 1250 or POL 1101 in the CUNY Pathways Flexible Core or as liberal arts electives.

    Required Courses (18 Credits)

    PAF 3010 Race, Inequality and Public Policy
    PAF 3015 Qualitative Studies of Communities
    PAF 3102 Economic Analysis of Public Policy
    PAF 3108  Strategic Communication for Public Causes
    PAF 3401 Quantitative Methods for Policy and Practice
    PAF 4401 Capstone OR PAF 6001H Honors Thesis I and PAF 6002H Honors Thesis II (PERMISSION REQUIRED)

    Elective Courses ( need a minimum of 12 Credits)

    PAF 3005 Public Service in New York City
    PAF 3006 Public Service and Why it Matters
    PAF 3018 Immigrant Cities
    PAF 3020 Ethics and Civic Engagement
    PAF 3021 Civic Engagement with Participatory Budgeting
    PAF 3040 Information and Society
    PAF 3100 Nonprofit Administration
    PAF 3103 Economics of the Public Sector
    PAF 3105 Principles of Survey Research
    PAF 3106 Public Opinion Polling
    PAF 3110 Advocacy and Protest in Social Movements
    PAF 3115 Innovation and Change for Social Impact
    PAF 3195 Energy, Climate, and Society
    PAF 3200 Climate Justice
    PAF 3201 Public Communication and Organizations
    PAF 3301 Models of Service Delivery
    PAF 3343 Building Cities: Markets and Government
    PAF 3375 Housing and Community Development Policy
    PAF 3402 Policy Analysis
    PAF 3403 Advanced Quantitative Analysis
    PAF 3442 Cities and Sustainability
    PAF 3501 Advanced Statistical Analysis for Public Policy and Management
    PAF 3710 Reforming Education
    PAF 3810 Arts and Public Life
    PAF 4199 Selected Topics
    PAF 5000 Independent Study
    PAF 5001 New York State Legislature Internship
    PAF 5452 Public Affairs Internship


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