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Applied Public Policy Area of Study

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Applied Public Policy Minor

I. Required Core Courses

Note: ECON 3010 has a prerequisite not included in this minor.

ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
ECON 3010 Public Economics (3 credits)
ECON 3230 Benefit Cost Analysis (2 credits)
GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)

Subtotal 20 Credits

II. Required Option

Select 12 credits from one of the following options:

Note: Asterisked (*) courses either have prerequisites not included in this minor or require consent of instructor.

A. Environmental Policy

ECON/ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
*GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis and Planning (3 credits)
POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
*SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)

B. Planning

GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
GEOG 3300 Geography and Planning of Outdoor Recreation (3 credits)
GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis and Planning (3 credits)
*GEOG 3320 Regional Planning Methods (3 credits)

C. American Political Economy

ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
ECON 3070 Labor Economics (3 credits)
ECON 3200 Economics of the Financial Sector (3 credits)
POL 3410 Legislative and Executive Relations (3 credits)
POL 3420 Campaigns and Elections (3 credits)

D. International Political Economy

ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
ECON 3400 International Trade and Finance (3 credits)
POL 1300 Introduction to International Relations (3 credits)
POL 3120 Global Resource Politics (3 credits)
POL 3170 International Relations (3 credits)
POL 3180 International Law and Organization (3 credits)
POL 3190 International Political Economy (3 credits)

E. Public Policy Service Learning

POL 3910 Directed Independent Study: Student Leadership (1 credit per semester; must be taken twice, but no more than 4 credits total)
POL 3970 Internship in Political Science (8-10 credits)

Subtotal 12 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Minor 32 Credits