Public Policy

The Public Policy minor introduces students to the theory and practice of policy analysis. Students take an interdisciplinary array of classes associated with the fields of public policy and public administration. These classes involve the assessment of public needs, the design and implementation of programs and policies to meet those needs, the evaluation of those policies in terms of bringing about desired changes, and, finally, the alteration of policy based on its successes and failures. Thus, students get a sense of the policy process.