Minor in Public Policy
Requirements for the Minor
Students must complete 15 semester hours (five courses) as outlined below. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50/4.00 is required for admission to the minor. A GPA of 2.50/4.00 is required in the courses taken towards the minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PPOL 210 | Introduction to Public Policy | 3 |
| PPOL 307 | Policy Analysis III: Identifying and Developing Alternatives | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select three of the following with at least one course (3 hours) to be selected from Public Policy or Public Administration. | 9 | |
| NOTE: Students are encouraged to seek guidance in the selection of electives. They may be taken primarily in one department, or across multiple departments. | ||
| Individual Action and Democratic Citizenship | ||
| Evidence-Based Public Policy | ||
| Nonprofit Organizations and Civil Society | ||
| Social Policy and Inequality in the U.S. | ||
| International Development Policy | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
| Urban Policy and Metropolitan Governance | ||
| Bureaucracy and Public Policy | ||
| Policy Analysis | ||
| Public Budgeting and Financial Management | ||
| Evaluating Public Policies and Programs | ||
| Civic Engagement | ||
| Economics for Management and Policy | ||
| Political Economy of Urban Development | ||
| Urban Policy Analysis Methods | ||
| Globalization in Urban Studies | ||
| Introduction to Criminology, Law, and Justice | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Economics of Education | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Microeconomics: Theory and Applications | ||
| Public Finance | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Health and the Public | ||
| Public Health and Global Societies | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |