2021-2022 Catalog

Policy Studies Major

Requirements

The major consists of a minimum of 14 courses:

ECON 101Principles of Economics

ECON 251Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON 253Fundamentals of Econometrics

 

GOVT 101Introduction to United States Politics

Or

GOVT 102Introduction to International Politics

Or

GOVT 103Introduction to Comparative Politics

 

HIST 105History of the Modern World

 

MATH 141Differential Calculus and Economic Modeling

Or

MATH 161Calculus I

 

MATH 186Applied Statistics

PSTD 251Introduction to Policy Studies

PSTD 300Industry, Strategy, and Policy

PSTD 400Policy Internship and Seminar

Four Policy Studies theme electives

Four electives: selected from an approved list and relating to one of the following four themes: Arts and Media Policy, Economic Policy and Homeland Security, Science Policy, Social Policy.

A policy-oriented internship approved by the Policy Studies program chair is required. The internship should be tailored to a student’s theme of concentration and typically will take place at the sponsor’s site. Following the internship, students participate in a seminar (PSTD 400) to build on the lessons of the internship experience.

This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here