Public Policy

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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
COMM 383
Organizational Communication I
ECON 201
Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202
Principles of Macroeconomics
EMGT 101
Emergencies, Disasters, and Catastrophes
EMGT 445
Understanding Vulnerable Populations in Disasters
SOC 115
Social Problems
SOC 116
Global Social Problems
SOC 233
Sociology of Organizations and Work
SOC 405
Community Development
SOC 410
Social Inequality
HDFS 353
Children, Families and Public Policy
HDFS 480
Community Resources of Later Life
POLS 231
Law and Society *
POLS 420
Political Behavior-Executive-Legislative Process *
POLS 422
State and Local Politics *
POLS 423
Public Policy Analysis *
POLS 432
Crime and Public Policy *
POLS 442
Global Policy Issues *
POLS 450
Politics of the Developing Countries *
POLS 452
Comparative Political Economy *
POLS 496
Field Experience
Total Credits18
*

If not used above in the core courses or in the Political Science major.

Program Notes:

  • Political Science majors cannot take courses in this minor that were used to satisfy major requirements.