Concentration Requirements

Public Policy – 10 courses + capstone

A. Core Courses (5)

Introduction to Public Policy
PLCY 0100 or IAPA 0110

Prerequisite for Ethics course

Economics for Public Policy
 PLCY 1600 or IAPA 1700 or ECON 1110 or 1130 or EDUC 1130

Prerequisite for Program Evaluation course

Ethics and Public Policy
PLCY 1400  or POLS 1050 or POLS 1825K or PHIL 0200H or CSCI 1870 or DATA 0080 or ANTH 1242

Prerequisite: Introduction to Public Policy

Statistics for Public Policy

POLS 1600 or EDUC 1110 or ECON 1620 or 1630 or SOC 1100

Strongly recommended prior to
Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation

Program Evaluation
PLCY 1200 or IAPA 1700A

Prerequisite: Economics for Public Policy
Strongly recommended: Statistics

B. Broad Policy Electives (3)*

Take three courses in three different policy areas.
Examples of some policy areas are listed right.

• Environmental Policy
• Government, Law & Ethics
• Health Policy
• Social Policy
• Technology Policy
• Urban Policy

C. Specialization Policy Electives (2)*

Take two additional courses in one
of the policy areas you chose (total of 3 courses in
one specialization area).

D. Senior Capstone (choose one option)

• Honors Thesis (PLCY 1970 (IAPA 1851)): two-semester
  Public Policy Colloquium)
• Independent Study 
• Public Policy Internship 
• Research Assistantship 
• UTRA Assistantship 
• Designated Senior Seminar

Internship, Research Assistantship,
and UTRA Assistantship options can take place
during the summer of your junior year.

Find more details on the capstone page.