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Major Courses | Minor Courses
This major gives students the foundational knowledge and skills to understand policy formation, implementation, and analysis. Students will identify and examine motivations and actions that drive governmental and organizational choices and decisions that lead to policy formation. Students engage in a process of self-discovery that involves the identification of issues about which they are most passionate. Through informed action, they can effect change in our society, both domestically and internationally. An integration of the importance of an advocacy role draws attention to a balance between individual rights and responsibility of community.
Public Policy and Leadership Major
Major Requirements: 33 credits from the major core courses, plus 12 credits for a cluster.
| Required Courses - Public Policy and Leadership Major |
| Course # |
Description |
Credits |
| POL 101 |
Introduction to Political Sciences |
3 |
| POL 120 |
Introduction to Leadership and Women |
3 |
| POL 180 |
The History of Political Thought |
3 |
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Microeconomics |
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| POL 287 |
Introduction to Public Policy |
3 |
| PH 102 |
Political Philosophy |
3 |
| SO 104 |
Introduction to Social Work |
3 |
| SW 303 |
Social Welfare Policy and Analysis |
3 |
| SO 306 |
Research Methods for Social Sciences I |
3 |
| SO 309 |
Research Methods for Social Sciences II |
3 |
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Internship |
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Senior Seminar (one semester) |
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Cluster of Electives
Public Policy and Leadership Majors may be interested in clusters of electives that are not identified here. Electives in these clusters may be determined in consultation with the program director.
Public Policy and Leadership Minor
POL 101, POL 287 plus an additional 12 credits in Public Policy selected with the Program Advisor.
All major and support courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
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