Основы теории английского языка. Листунова Е.И. - 121 стр.

tional skills necessary to practice or teach that area of Law. An under-
graduate degree in law is a prerequisite for application to this field.
      Library and Information. Sciences — Library and information
science is the study of the organization, storage, dissemination, and
management of information in a variety of formats, such as books,
documents, manuscripts, machine-readable databases, and filmed and
recorded materials. A graduate program in library and information
science imparts the skills necessary to deal with an increasing diversi-
fication of electronic sources of information, as well as the more
traditional print forms.
      Public Administration — Prepares individuals to serve as manag-
ers in the executive branches of local, state, and federal government,
as well as in private and non-profit organizations, such as museums,
foundations, and charities which serve public interests. The field of
public administration is based on the social sciences and draws on
economics, political science, and sociology. It includes coursework
which trains individuals to analyze, manage, and deliver public pro-
grams and services.
      Public Health — Prepares specialists to monitor and evaluate
potential and actual health hazards, and to plan and manage health
programs. Public health can be defined as population-based health.
Public health professionals assure the conditions necessary for people
to live healthy lives through community-wide prevention and protec-
tion programs. They prevent epidemics and the spread of disease,
protect against environmental hazards, prevent injuries, promote and
encourage healthy behavior and mental health, respond to disasters
and assist communities in recovery and assure the quality of health
services. Public health professionals include epidemiologists, biostatis-
ticians, health policy specialists, health planners, environmental health
specialists, health program administrators, nutritionists, health edu-
cators, and behavioral scientists.
      Public Policy — The systematic analysis of public policy issues
and decision-making processes. Includes instruction in the role of
economic and political factors in public decision making and policy
formation, microeconomic analysis of policy issues, resource alloca-
tion and decision modeling, cost/benefit analysis, and statistical methods.
Public policy analyzes the content and effects of policy with the goal
of improving it or developing new policy.


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