Public Service Pathway

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Serving the Pack.

The BIS in Public Service is an interdisciplinary pathway that will benefit those who wish to work with state and local agencies as well as Federal government agencies, social and nonprofit outreach, and similar careers serving people and groups in our communities.

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Pathway Information

Undergraduate students can tailor their degree with coursework in: (1) Criminology and Criminal Justice, (2) Social Dimensions and Outreach, and/or (3) Politics and Policy. Each student must choose at least two of the three disciplinary areas.

If you have any questions, please contact the Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Neema Noori, (nnoori@westga.edu).

 

WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

All IDS majors complete an XIDS course sequence through which they learn interdisciplinary concepts and method, culminating with a capstone project that reflects their intellectual and career interests:

  • XIDS 2000 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
  • XIDS 3000 - Interdisciplinary Methods
  • XIDS 4000 - Interdisciplinary Capstone

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CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

  • Correctional Programs
  • Victim Advocacy
  • Youth, Crime, and Community
  • Family Violence
  • Crime and Social Inequality
  • Race and Crime
  • Violence Against Women
  • Police in Society

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SOCIAL DIMENSIONS AND OUTREACH

  • Urban Sociology
  • Death, Grief, and Caring
  • Deviant and Alternative Behavior
  • Social Work Skills
  • Sociology of Gender
  • Housing and Homelessness
  • Sociology of Youth
  • Social Inequality

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POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, AND POLICY

  • American Political Institutions
  • Public Policy
  • Judicial Process
  • Public Management
  • State and Local Politics and Administration
  • Comparative Public Administration
  • Management of Non-Profit Organizations
  • Public Finance