Policy Studies Major
Requirements
The major consists of a minimum of 14 courses:
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics | |
| ECON 251 | Intermediate Microeconomics | |
| ECON 253 | Fundamentals of Econometrics | |
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| GOVT 101 | Introduction to United States Politics | |
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| GOVT 102 | Introduction to International Politics | |
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| GOVT 103 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | |
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| HIST 105 | History of the Modern World | |
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| MATH 141 | Differential Calculus and Economic Modeling | |
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| MATH 161 | Calculus I | |
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| MATH 186 | Applied Statistics | |
| PSTD 251 | Introduction to Policy Studies | |
| PSTD 300 | Industry, Strategy, and Policy | |
| PSTD 400 | Policy 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.