Public Policy, BS

Core Courses 5 courses (15 credits)

• COMMRC 1111 - THEORIES OF PERSUASION
• ECON 0225 - COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
• PS 1261 - AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY

• OR PS 1265 Administration of Public Affairs

• SOCSCI 0105 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY
• SOCSCI 0200 - RESEARCH METHODS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: SMOKE AND MIRRORS-EVALUATING INFORMATION

Electives 4 courses (12 credits)

Students choose four courses (12 credits) from either Economic and Business Policy, Political and Social Policy, or Policy Advocacy as their main area of emphasis. A partial list of available classes is provided below:

Additional Requirements 3 courses (9 credits)

Internship and Practicum Credits with (SOCSCI 1040) and Program Evaluation (6 cr.), and Public Policy Capstone Course (3 cr.)

• SOCSCI 1040 - PROGRAM EVALUATION
• SOCSCI 1900 - INTERNSHIP
• SOCSCI 1955 - SOCIAL SCIENCES CAPSTONE

Total Credits: 36

General Education Courses 7 courses (22 Credits)

• ECON 0100 - INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMIC THEORY
• ECON 0110 - INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMIC THEORY
• PS 0200 - AMERICAN POLITICS
• STAT 0200 - BASIC APPLIED STATISTICS OR
• STAT 1000 - APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS OR
• STAT 1100 - STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
• PHIL 0300 - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS OR
• PHIL 1380 - BUSINESS ETHICS
• COMMRC 0320 - MASS COMMUNICATION PROCESS
• SOC 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY