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Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy
Studies
Public
Policy Studies is an interdisciplinary program offering majors the option to
pursue concentrated work in the areas of environmental studies and urban
studies. Students take a Common Core of courses dealing with public policy
processes, methods of public policy analysis, and important environmental and
urban policy issues.
Beyond the core curriculum, students choose either
the Environmental Studies or Urban Studies track, selecting a group of courses
from a focused curriculum drawn primarily from the several disciplinary
departments participating in the Public Policy Program. A capstone senior
seminar reconvenes the students from each concentration.
The department also offers numerous study abroad programs for PPS majors and minors.
The Public Policy Studies program is guided by learning outcomes for both our core curriculum and our two tracks. Please click here to download a .pdf copy of our learning outcomes.
Core Curriculum
Required Courses for all Public Policy Studies majors:
PPS 200 Introduction to Public Policy
PPS 201 Public Policy and Urban Issues
PPS 202 Public Policy and Environmental Issues
PPS 205 Public Policy Research Methods
PPS 206 Quantitative Public Policy Analysis
PPS 300 Applied Environmental and Urban Economics
One course from the following:
PPS 301 Public Policy and the Political Process
PPS 302 Implementation of Environmental and Urban Policy
One course in Data Analysis or GIS:
MAT 242 Elements of Statistics
PSY 240 Statistics I
SOC 279 Social Staistics
PPS 359 GIS and Public Policy (preferred)
Capstone experience (ONE course):
PPS 393 Senior Capstone
Environmental Studies Track
Six courses from the following:
PPS 300 Sustainable Development
PPS 331 Environmental Justice
PPS 332 National Parks
PPS 329/359 Sustainable Cities
PPS 329/359 Great Lakes Policy and Governance
PPS 329/359 Global Climate Change Policy
PPS 329/359 Wetlands Policy and Regulation
PPS 329/359 Enviornmental Regulatory Compliance
PPS 329/359 Brownfields and Public Policy
Urban Studies Track (Six courses = 24 quarter hours)
Choose three courses from the following group:
PPS 250 Issues in Neighborhood Development
PPS 251 Urban Poverty
PPS 252 Urban Policy in Comparative and Historical Perspective
PPS 253 The Cinematic City
PPS 254 Screening Suburbia
PPS 255 Cities, Globalization and Public Policy
Choose three courses from the following group:
PPS 303 Public Policy and Leadership
PPS 330 Sustainable Development
PPS 331 Environmental Justice
PPS 350 Critical Issues in Urban Development
PPS 351 Public Policy and Urban Housing
PPS 352 Issues in Urban Education Policy
PPS 329/359 Sustainable Cities
PPS 329/359 Neighborhoods and Crime
PPS 329/359 Metropolitan and Regional Planning
PPS 329/359 Urban Development and Planning
PPS 329/359 Urban Design Seminar: HIstory of Urban Design and Planning
PPS 329/359 Transportation Policy and Analysis
PPS study abroad options:
PPS 397 The Region - Budapest, Hungary
PPS 397 Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris
PPS 397 Yellowstone and Teton National Parks
PPS 397 China
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