With the 18-credit Politics and Public Policy Minor, students can develop a deep understanding of how the policies that affect our daily lives are formulated, funded, and implemented. The minor explores the political and governmental processes behind these decisions, and gives students a framework for how to analyze the impact and effectiveness of those policies.
This minor is useful to students pursuing any number of degree programs, giving them a background to bring expertise to their chosen major—particularly in how their field intersects with government regulation.
Students in the major take 9 credits of required courses to build a foundational understanding of the public policy process, including political context and methods of analysis and evaluation. They then build upon this core knowledge with a choice of 9 credits of courses from Political Science and related disciplines to deepen their understanding of the policy process, the relevant institutions, or the development of specific policy areas.
Find more information about specific courses on the Undergraduate Bulletin.