Public Policy and Service Minor

The minor in Public Policy and Service is 18 credits.  The required four courses are:

• PS 120 - (S) U.S. Politics: Principles & Citizenship ; PS 121 - (S) U.S. Politics: Institutions & Policy ; or PS 135 - (S) State and Local Government  
• PS 210 - (Q, EPW) Political Science Research  
• PS 232 - Public Administration  
• PS 234 - Policy Analysis  

Two of the following courses:

• PS 216 - (D, S) Women’s Rights and Status  
• PS 231 - (S) Environmental Policy Process  
• PS 241 - (D, S) Politics of Development  
• PS 318 - U.S. Foreign Policy: Cold War and Aftermath  
• PS 319 - (EPW) U.S. Foreign Policy Process  
• PS 325 - Economic Policy & Public Budgeting  
• PS 330 - Europe in World Affairs  
• PS 331 - (EPW) The European Union  
• PS 333 - United States-Latin American Relations  
• PS 336 - Organizational Theory and Behavior  
• PS 337 - Politics, Religion and Public Service  
• PS 339 - Social Welfare Policy  
• PS 480 - Political Science Internship I  
• PS 481 - Political Science Internship II  
• PS 482 - Political Science Independent Study
• An approved Community-Based Learning course
• A policy relevant course from another discipline approved by the Program Director and Chair

For more information on the Political Science department, visit its website.