Changing the world takes time and money and we cannot afford to waste either of them on policies that do not work. Policy analysis teaches us how to identify programs that work and helps government to redirect money away from programs that do not work. The PPAN minor complements majors within all of the social sciences, humanities, and many of the natural sciences or engineering departments. PPAN students learn about the context and tools of public policy analysis and can focus on specific policy topics such as environmental policy, health policy, or education policy.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
PSAA 210	Integrated Solutions to Public Service Problems	3
PSAA 350	Economics of Public Policy	3
or ECON 323	or Microeconomic Theory
PSAA 440	Public Policies and Policymaking	3
PSAA 450	Using Data to Make a Difference	3
Select one of the following:		3
ECON 312	Poverty, Inequality and Social Policy
ECON 441	Policy Economics
PSAA 352	Immigration Policy
PSAA 354	Education Policy
PSAA 404	Ethics in Public Service
PSAA 452	Energy Policy
PSAA 453	Environmental Policy
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

Students must make a grade of C or better in all courses.