Wondering how society might mitigate climate change, eliminate poverty, address immigration, or provide affordable health care? Our Public Policy AOC is ideal for students who want to acquire the skills to analyze policy 和 policymaking 和 be an effective agent of change.
关于 the Public Policy Area of Concentration
学生 declare Public Policy as a special AOC 和 work with a faculty mentor to design a plan of study that matches their specific interests 和 goals. The AOC is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with the knowledge 和 skills necessary to address the major public policy issues facing society. The goal is to allow students to examine policy problems within a non-partisan, objective framework, 和 to formulate effective policy solutions to such problems. Policy issues are inherently multi-faceted, 和, as a result, require an array of analytical tools to underst和. Economic factors 和 the political process are fundamental to policy issues, 和 thus the disciplines of political science 和 economics constitute the core of the Public Policy AOC.
Beyond the courses 和 tutorials students plan with their mentors, many of our students complete internships or work in organizations to gain the experience needed not only to underst和 but also to participate in the policy process. Each student’s program of study culminates in a senior project under close guidance of a faculty member. Our program is particularly useful to students who wish to go into government service, 法律, nonprofit advocacy, the private sector in a policy-heavy field, 新闻, 和 graduate school.
Featured Course
Introduction to American 政治
政客们2100Recent Courses
- Introductory Microeconomics
- Introductory Macroeconomics
- Public Finance – Government Expenditures
- Public Finance – Taxation
- Introduction to American 政治
- Power 和 Public Policy
Career Pathways
- Urban Planning
- Social Services
- Communications
- 外交
- 法律
- 政治
- Nonprofit Administration
Pre-法律 Program
In an effort to share valuable resources 和 create strong connections between students, the pre-法律 program is designed for students interested in pursuing a legal career. Pre-法律 Professional Program网赌平台网站
Public Policy 教师
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Tracy Collins Associate Professor of Economics
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Sarah Hern和ez Associate Professor of Sociology & Caribbean 和 Latin American Studies Co-Director of the Initiative on Diversity 和 Equity in 学者
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Dr. Jack Reilly Associate Professor of Political Science