The Bachelor of Science in Public Policy program is an interdisciplinary academic program, drawing upon the insights of political science, economics, research methods and statistics and other related fields, to help students tackle the "wicked problems" resistant to resolution in domestic public policy such as climate change, poverty and health care.
The coursework provides the basis to analyze economic and political issues, knowledge of organizations and how to lead them, and the foundations of policymaking and implementation. Students also gain a specialization through a minor of their choice.
Students in the program will learn to:
- Draw upon skills from multiple disciplines to analyze and evaluate contemporary public policy problems.
- Apply their academic skills in an applied setting through an internship or undergraduate research.
- Develop their communication skills through written policy briefs and more in-depth analyses of issues in the academic discipline of public policy studies.
- Conduct public policy research and policy analysis in the capstone class.

