2009-10 Undergraduate Catalog
Public Leadership
Hours: 21 credits, all completed with grades of B or better*
The minor in public leadership is an interdisciplinary program for undergraduates interested in a wide range of careers in the public and private sectors and is offered by the Bob Graham Center for Public Service. Through course work and practical experience, students gain the skills and knowledge necessary for effective and ethical leadership careers. The minor is intended to complement major programs offered across the university, including the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, journalism and business.
Students pursuing the minor will also participate in workshops, seminars and speaker series offered by the Bob Graham Center for Public Service.
Students must have a minimum 3.25 GPA and have completed the university’s general education requirements prior to admission to the minor. Students normally will apply during their sophomore or junior year. Applications must include:
- A 2-3 page statement of purpose. Please indicate why you are applying to the minor and how participation will help your future career;
- Two letters of recommendation, at least one of which must come from a UF faculty member; and
- A brief résumé.
For additional information, contact Professor David Hedge, academic program director, Bob Graham Center for Public Service, at dhedge@ufl.edu.
Required Courses
| AMH 3423 Florida Since 1845 | 3 |
| ENC 3254 Writing for Public Leadership | 3 |
| POS 3263 Policy, Ethics and Public Leadership | 3 |
| POS 4940 Public Affairs Internship * | 3 |
| Analytic Prespectives (choose 1) AMH 3931 History and Public Policy, 3 credits ECO 3101 Intermediate Microeconomics, 4 credits ECO 3532 Public Choice, 4 credits ECO 3816 Microeconomics for Public Policy Analysis, 4 credits PUP 4008 Analyzing Public Policy, 3 credits | 3-4 |
| Substantive Policy Elective Any course that is focused primarily on a substantive area of public policy (e.g. education policy, gender politics, American foreign policy) and approved by the academic program director. CCJ 4934 Transnational Crime and Terror ECP 3302 Environmental Economics INR 4303 Making American Foreign Policy POS 4931 Food Politics PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology PUP 4404 Politics of Education SYO 3534 Poverty | 3 |
* POS 4940 must be taken S/U