The public administration/government service major develops the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain civil society and provide for the needs of the public through service in federal, state, or local levels of government or non-profit community organizations. It is a multi-disciplinary program building on a political science core with collateral courses in statistics, the social sciences, the humanities, communications, management, marketing, finance, and accounting. The multi-disciplinary major will help you acquire analytical skills and the ability to communicate clearly. Training is provided in problem solving, statistics, and research. Additional collateral courses in management, accounting, finance, social science and the humanities are included. Majoring in public administration/government service at SFU can help you stand out in the job market and/or as you apply to graduate school. Your research experience, internships, student organizational involvement and skills will help to build career contacts and gain real-world experience.