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Applied Public Policy Area of Study

• Minor in Applied Public Policy

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Applied Public Policy Minor

I. Required Core Courses

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 State and Local Politics (3 credits)
POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)

Subtotal 20 Credits

II. Required Option

Select 10-13 credits from one of the following options:

A. Environmental Policy

ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis and Planning (3 credits)
POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
SOC 3050 Society and the Environment (3 credits)

B. Social Services Policy

SOWK 2150 Human Behavior in Social Environment (3 credits)
SOWK 2260 Social Welfare Policy (3 credits)
SOWK 3202 Family: Policy Initiatives and Interventions (3 credits)
SOWK 4440 Pre-Internship Research Seminar (3 credits)

C. Criminal Justice Policy

CRJS 3304 Police Process (3 credits)
CRJS 3305 Judicial Process (3 credits)
CRJS 3306 Correctional Process (3 credits)
CRJS 3334 Criminal Justice Planning (4 credits)
CRJS 3345 Criminal Justice Administration (3 credits)

D. Health Care Policy

HLTH 3200 Personal and Consumer Health (3 credits)
HLTH 3970 Internship: Practicum in Health (1 credit)
HLTH 4310 Community Health and Epidemiology (3 credits)
HLTH 4410 Health Program Planning, Promotion, Evaluation, and Administration (4 credits)

E. Planning

GEOG 3107 Applied 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)
GEOG 4510 Site Analysis and Planning (3 credits)

F. American Political Economy

ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and Business Cycle (3 credits)
ECON 3210 Public Policy and the Business Environment (3 credits)
ECON 3220 Regional Economics and Local Government Policy (2 credits)
POL 3410 Legislative and Executive Relations (3 credits)
POL 3420 Campaigns and Elections (3 credits)

G. International Political Economy

ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and Business Cycle (3 credits)
ECON 3050 International Trade and Factor Movements (2 credits)
ECON 3150 Economics of International Finance (2 credits)
ECON 3470 Nature of Economic Development (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)

Subtotal 10-13 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Minor 30-33 Credits