Public Policy Minor

Goal 1:  Learn Fundamental Knowledge:  Students will gain foundational knowledge in the primary subfields of Public Policy and understand the content, core concepts, and theories within the discipline.

Outcome 1.1:  Students will identify, define, and explain the content, core concepts, and theories that guide the creation of public policy from an integrated, interdisciplinary perspective.

Goal 2: Think and Make Arguments: Students will think critically and develop arguments based on evidence.

Outcome 2.1: Students will articulate verbally and/or in writing an argument which defines, explains, and/or analyzes the content, process, and outcomes of public policy.

Goal 3: Think and Apply their Skills to Analysis: Students will evaluate arguments based on empirical evidence and assertions rooted in the discipline.

Outcome 3.1: Students will apply a variety of tools, methods, and perspectives to critically analyze and evaluate issues relevant to the discipline of Public Policy.

Four Core Courses
POL 111Intro to American Politics3
or POL 113 Intro to Comparative Politics
ECN 101Introductory Economics Micro3
SOC 101Intro to Sociology3
or SOC 102 Social Problems
POL 313Public Policy3
or ECN 340 Public Finance & Public Policy
Data Methods Course3
Econometrics
Applied Research Mixed Methods
Data Analysis
Elective Course3
Cannot be from student's major
Media Advocacy
Health Communication Advocacy
Economics of Labor
Public Finance & Public Policy
Environmental Economics
Urban Economics
The Economics of Healthcare
Ripped from the Headlines
Race and the Economy
Food and the U.S. Economy
Research Methods
Economics Internship
Introduction to GIS
Intermediate GIS
Museums, Monuments, and Media
Philadelphia Area Internship
Engaging Communities
Political Participation in US
Advising and Advocacy
State and Local Government
Public Opinion & Media
Women and American Politics
Race & Ethnic Politics in U.S.
Protesting Inequality
U.S. Immigration
Latin American Politics
Understanding Putin's Russia
The EU and European Politics
Contemp Cuban Pol & Society
Global Political Economy
American Foreign Policy
IR of East Asia: War and Peace
Ethics inInternational Affairs
Sex & Power around the World
Minternship 1
Minternship 2
Minternship 3
Capstone: Contentious Pol inUS
Capstone: Nations&Nationalism
Capstone:Transforming Conflict
Capstone: Pol of Labor & Work
International Internship I
International Internship II
Global Smarts Internship
Philadelphia-Area Internship
Race and Social Justice
Special Topics (Discovering Urban Layers)
Research Methods
Poverty Ethics & Social Policy
Race, Crime & CJ
Urban and Public Policy
Higher Education Policy
Internship
CAS Internship I
Health Policy
Total Hours18