Public Policy / Bachelor of Science
Program: BS-PUBP-3
Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 39
New students are no longer being admitted to this program. Interested students are encouraged to pursue the B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in Public Policy. Existing Lewis students may follow their original catalog requirements or opt-in to the Fall 2024 catalog year requirements in the B.A. in Political Science.
The Public Policy major is offered through the Political Science Department. This is an interdisciplinary major in which students take a core of mostly Political Science courses and select electives based on their career interests: Environmental Policy; Gender, Sexuality, and the Family; International and Foreign Policy; Society and the Legal System; and Transportation Policy. Students preparing for careers in government, law, non-profits, or business learn about how the public policy-making process works at the local, state, national, and international levels of government. All Public Policy majors take an internship in their senior year.
Majors in Public Policy may not double major or minor in Political Science.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| POLS 20000 | American National Government | 3 |
| or POLS 21000 | State and Local Government | |
| POLS 30000 | Research Methods | 3 |
| POLS 35300 | Congress | 3 |
| POLS 38100 | Public Policy Formation and Analysis | 3 |
| POLS 38200 | Issues in Public Policy | 3 |
| POLS 39800 | Internship in Political Science | 1-3 |
| PSYC 30300 | Statistics for the Social Sciences | 3 |
| Program Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Basic Microeconomics | ||
| Government and Business | ||
| American National Government | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
| American Presidency | ||
| Electives | ||
| Students may select any courses from any policy area. Nonetheless, students are encouraged to select an area of study appropriate for their career paths. | 12 | |
Environmental Policy: | ||
| Principles of Environmental Science | ||
| Issues in Environmental Science | ||
| Environmental Politics | ||
| Environmental Law for Paralegals | ||
| Sustainable Communities | ||
Gender, Sexuality, and the Family: | ||
| Women and Politics | ||
| Introduction to Women's Studies | ||
| Marriage and Families | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| The Welfare State and Social Welfare Policy | ||
| Social Services for Children and Adolescents | ||
| ST: Justice, Law, and Public Safety Studies | ||
International and Foreign Policy: | ||
| Business-Government Relations in the Global Economy | ||
| Nonviolent Political Action | ||
| International Human Rights | ||
| Political Violence | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| International Political Economy | ||
| U.S.-Mexico Border Experience | ||
| International Relations | ||
Society and the Legal System: | ||
| Domestic Violence | ||
| Social Policy and Social Justice | ||
| ST: Justice, Law, and Public Safety Studies | ||
| Victims and Victimization | ||
| Organized Crime | ||
| Legal and Ethical Issues in Computing | ||
| Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy | ||
| Constitutional Law | ||
| Civil Liberties | ||
| Family Law for Paralegals | ||
| Immigration Law for Paralegals | ||
| Youth, Justice, and Society | ||
| Criminology | ||
| Violence and Peace | ||
| Social Deviance and Control | ||
| Sociology of Hate and Violence | ||
Transportation Policy: | ||
| Transportation Legislation | ||
| Air Transportation | ||
| Workshop in Aviation and Transportation | ||
| Advanced Writing Requirement | ||
| The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of Issues in Public Policy | ||