UAP 3014 Urban Policy & Planning
UAP/PSCI 3714 The U.S. Policy Process
UAP/PSCI 3744 Public Policy Analysis
PSCI 1014 Intro to U.S. Government & Politics
PSCI 2055 World Politics and Economy
Required for Public Policy Concentration:
UAP 4224 Policy Making in the Federal System
Select four courses from the following:
Public Policy Issues:
UAP 3354 Introduction to Environmental Policy & Planning
UAP 3894 World Poverty & Hunger
UAP 4364 Seminar in Environmental Policy and Planning
UAP 4604 Social Planning and Policy
UAP 4614 Health Policy
UAP 4764 Third World Development
PSCI 3724 Poverty & Welfare Policy
PSCI 3734 National Security Policy
Policy Development:
PSCI/UAP 3415 or 16 Public Administration
PSCI 3424 State & Local Government
PSCI 3764 Contemporary Democratic Theory
PSCI 4714 Senior Seminar in Policy Analysis
UAP 4624 Washington Semester (12 hrs)
The Public Policy concentration gives Public & Urban Affairs students the opportunity to focus on policy development, analysis, and implementation, and to explore an array of public policy issues, from health and social welfare to environment and urban development to national security.
Upon completion of the Public Policy (PUPO) concentration in Public and Urban Affairs, students are prepared for entry level positions in public and nonprofit agencies and private firms dealing with public policy issues and for graduate study in policy, public administration, planning and law.
PUA students concentrating in Public Policy rreceive a strong academic foundation through policy courses in the PUA core, one required course in policy making, and four courses selected from a list of offerings in policy issues and policy development.
Qualified students are encouraged to participate in SPIA's Washington Semester, a ten-week, twelve credit hour summer program in the nation's capital which blends academic seminars with internships and site visits into a unique learning experience.
