Public Policy Minor

Degree Type
Minor
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Department
Politics, Economics & Law
Sociology
Public Health

Faculty Advisors: Martha Livingston (PH), Diana Papademas (SY)

This minor is intended to give students an opportunity to explore the role of government in addressing current issues of public concern.

    Curriculum

    Requirements:

    Students minoring in Public Policy are required to complete five courses (20 credits), as follows:

    A. Core Courses: two courses (8 credits)

    • IR3140 Labor & Public Policy 

    • PE2220 Urban Issues 

    • PE2650 Introduction to U.S. Politics 

    • PE3690 City & Suburb: Political Action and Change 

    • SY4600 Social Programs, Planning & Policy

     

    B. Elective courses: three courses (12 credits) 

    • AS4232 History of Social Work & Public Policy

    • BU4780 Government Finance

    • BU5125 Management & Society

    • BU5472 Industrial Organization & Public Policy

    • CR4093 Criminal Justice Administration 

    • PH4750 Aging & Social Policy 

    • PH4760 Health Administration 

    • PH4790 Health Policy 

    • PH4890 Environmental Policy & Politics

    • PE4409 Urban Economics 

    • PE4609 Public Administration 

    • PE4650 Topics in U.S. Politics 

    • PE4655 Constitutional Law & Politics 

    • PE4658 Law and Civil Liberties 

    • PE4659 Law and Civil Rights

    • PY5520 Families & Public Policy 

    • SY3160 Sociology of Culture 

    • SY3750 Medical Sociology 

    • SY4810 Law & Justice 

    • SY4850 Urban & Suburban Sociology

     

    Students are encouraged to take one internship course as one of their electives in the minor. 

    • AS4202 Internship in Government and Community

    • PE5999 Internship in Politics, Economics and Society 

    • PE9970 New York State Legislative Internship 

    • SY4270 Internship in Social Work, Sociology and Criminology