Public Policy Analysis - Minor

The Public Policy Analysis (PPAN) minor prepares students for impactful careers in public policy.

Changing the world takes time and resources and neither can be wasted on policies that do not work. Policy analysis teaches how to identify programs that work and helps government to redirect resources away from programs that do not work toward programs that do. The PPAN minor complements majors across 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 may focus on specific policy topics such as environmental, health or education policy.

Enrollment/Eligibility Criteria

Students must be enrolled in or have completed PSAA 210 prior to declaring the minor.

Application Process

Students seeking to declare the minor must complete an application. Application information is available on the Department of Public Service and Administration Minors website.

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	Economics of Policy Evaluation
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.