Public Policy

Minor Requirements

Minor: Public Policy

Required Credits: 18

Core Courses
POLS 215Problems and Policies In American Government3
POLS 420Political Behavior-Executive-Legislative Process3
or POLS 422 State and Local Politics
or POLS 423 Public Policy Analysis
POLS 442Global Policy Issues3
or POLS 450 Politics of the Developing Countries
or POLS 452 Comparative Political Economy
Additional Public Policy Related Courses: Choose 3 classes from the following-at least one must be POLS 400 level9
Organizational Communication I
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
EMGT 101
Social Problems
Global Social Problems
Sociology of Organizations and Work
Community Development
Social Inequality
Children, Families and Public Policy
Community Resources of Later Life
Law and Society
Political Behavior-Executive-Legislative Process *
State and Local Politics *
Public Policy Analysis *
Inequality and Public Policy
Crime and Public Policy
Law and Public Policy
Global Policy Issues *
Politics of the Developing Countries *
Comparative Political Economy *
Field Experience
Total Credits18
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Can be used as the additional elective if not taken for the core courses.

Program Notes:

  • Political Science majors: Courses completed for this minor cannot be double-counted with the Political Science major.