Public Policy Minor

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The Minor in Public Policy focuses on the development and process of policy making in the United States. The minor exposes students to the problems that accompany the development of policies, and the political processes that drive policy development and the implementation of public policy.

Core Concepts (9 credits)

POL 120 - U.S. National Government and Politics (3)
POL 303 - Politics and Public Policy (3)
POL 310 - US Political Institutions (3)

Substantive Policy Electives (9 credits)

Three from:

POL 235 - Global Energy (3)
POL 312 - Urban Politics and Planning (3)
POL 317 - Urban Political Economy (3)
POL 330 - Political Economy of Development (3)
POL 375 - Politics and U.S. Labor (3)
POL 420 - Law and Administrative Processes (3)
POL 422 - Environmental Law and Public Policy (3)
POL 437 - US Foreign Policy (3)
URP 111 - Introduction to Urban Geography and Planning (3)
URP 310 - Reading the City: Urban Planning History, Theory, and Law (3)