Bachelor of Brookings Public Policy at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The Brookings Public Policy at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a Full Time Bachelor program offered at the university's main campus in Paradise , United States of America. The program is delivered on campus in English and can be completed in 4 years. Students develop academic knowledge and practical skills that prepare them for future careers in this field. The next available intake starts on August 28, 2027.

About Bachelor of Brookings Public Policy

The Brookings Institution is the oldest "think tank" in the United States and a source of independent information about public policy in the United States. The minor is an eighteen credit minor designed to give students the opportunity to explore the world of public issues and policy. There are five major policy areas that serve as the focus of organizing courses, lectures and student projects including: 1. Elections and Governance; 2. Global Economics; 3. Economic Analysis; 4. Foreign Policy; and 5. Metropolitan Issues and Governance.

Goal: To provide UNLV undergraduate students with a unique educational experience, the opportunity to explore the world around them through a series of courses taught by UNLV faculty and scholars from the Brookings Institution.

In UNLV-Brookings courses students will:

Learn about real people in real places
Link societies by their connections and commonalities as much as by their differences
Integrate general issues of globalization, past and present, into the study of specific people and places in the world
Include cross-disciplinary approaches to break down conventional academic barriers
Emphasize experiential as well as classroom learning
Foster research and information literacy through coordinated lectures, readings, and assignments.

Disciplines

Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

Requirements and Admission Criteria for Bachelor of Brookings Public Policy at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Entry Requirements

First-Year

3.0 cumulative GPA OR 1120* SAT (evidenced-based reading & writing and math) OR 22 ACT (composite score). *1040 for exams taken prior to March 2016.

Transfer

2.5 GPA in 24 or more transferable college-level credits. Transfer students with fewer than 24 transferable college-level credits must meet the first-year student admission requirements.

English Requirements

PTEMin 44
IELTSMin 6
TOEFLMin 61

Career Opportunities after Completing Bachelor of Brookings Public Policy

The minor is not intended to lead to a career in any occupational area. The role of the minor is to enhance student thinking about issues confronting the United States. Completion of the minor should increase a student's analytical skills. The minor provides a basic understanding of how to define and understand policy issues and will prepare a student for graduate studies.

Tuition and Fee Information for Bachelor of Brookings Public Policy at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Application Fee 95

How to Apply for Bachelor of Brookings Public Policy at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Request information about undergraduate admissions and be placed on our mailing list
Sign up for a campus tour
RSVP for an undergraduate admissions event
Apply as an undergraduate degree seeking student
Apply as a non-degree seeking student

Bachelor of Brookings Public Policy at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

United States of America, Paradise