Public Policy, B.A.

Lower Division Requirements (18 Hours)

• POL 1000 - Public Policy: Power and Social Change (3)

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• EC 1000 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)

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• EC 1050 - Honors Macroeconomics (3)

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• EC 1100 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)

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• EC 1150 - Honors Microeconomics (3)

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• PS 1000 - Introduction to Politics (3)

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• PS 1100 - American Federal and State Government (3)

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• PS 1150 - Honors American Federal and State Government (3)

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• CJ 1000 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
• BSS 2100 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)

Theory Development (15 Hours)

• CJ 3500 - Criminal Law (3)

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• PS 3150 - The Congress (AP) (3)

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• PS 3550 - International Relations and Organizations (IR) (3)

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• CT 3840 - Persuasion: Theories of Social Influence (3)

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• CT 3850 - Intercultural Communication (3)

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• EC 3000 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)

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• MT 3393 - Game Theory:Strategy, Conflict, and Decision Making (3)

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• PS 3393 - Game Theory:Strategy, Conflict, and Decision Making (3)

Research Methods (3 Hours)

Choose One Course:

• PS 3400 - Public Policy: Analysis and Writing (3)
• CJ 3700 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3)
• CT 4880 - Research Methods in Communication (3)
• PY 3110 - Research Methods in Psychology (3)

High Impact Practice (1-3 Hours)

Choose One Course:

• POL 3970 - Internship (1-3)
• POL 4970 - Internship (1-3)
• CP 3910 - Co-op Work Projects I (1-3)
• CP 3920 - Co-op Work Projects II (1-3)
• POL 3990 - Research
• POL 4990 - Research

Related Hours (12 Hours)

A list of approved courses arranged by interest area is provided here . Students should seek issue expertise, skillset development, or facilitate double majors* or minors with these hours.

*No more than 9 upper division public policy major hours may be counted toward another major.