Public Policy Minor
A minor in Public Policy, consisting of 18-20 units, is available for those who desire to learn some of the skills and content that will enhance their ability to understand public policy and engage with policy advocacy and change.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will understand key concepts of public policy and the public policy process.
- Students will demonstrate basic competence with critical tools of policy analysis.
- Students will acquire deeper familiarity with real-world policy questions and issues of applied public policy, advocacy, and change.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Requirements | ||
| POL 1090 | The Politics of Race, Class, and Gender (GE) | 4 |
| POL 2070 | Scope and Methods of Political Science | 4 |
| Upper-Division Requirements | ||
| POL 4041 | Issues in Public Policy | 4 |
| Choose a minimum of eight (8) units from the following: | 8 | |
| Nursing of Communities: Community Health Focus | ||
| Campaigns and Elections | ||
| Urban Politics | ||
| United States Foreign Policy | ||
| Politics of Immigration | ||
| Inequality and Social Policy | ||
| Protest and Social Movements in World Politics | ||
| Internship in Political Science | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Medical Sociology | ||
| Sociology of Education | ||
| Social Welfare Policy | ||
| Total Units | 20 | |