Dec 26, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Public Affairs, Minor in

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Minor in Public Affairs is an interdisciplinary program, consisting of the successful completion of 18 semester hours, with at least six credits taken in residence. At least 12 semester hours must be taken outside the student’s major department.

Minor Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18

A. Required

PSC 105 - Contemporary Issues in American Politics Semester Hours: 3

B. Choose From - Semester Hours: 6

Choose 3 semester hours from each category for a total of 6 semester hours.

1. The Values Context of Public Policy

ECO 144 - History of Economic Thought Semester Hours: 3
ECO 173 - Economics of Organization and the Firm Semester Hours: 3
PHI 020 - (HP) Self, Society, and Politics Semester Hours: 3
PHI 138 - (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility Semester Hours: 3
PSC 141 - American Political Thought Semester Hours: 3
PSC 142 - Western Political Theory: Plato to Hobbes Semester Hours: 3
PSC 143 - Ideas in Conflict: Modern Democratic and Totalitarian Political Thought Semester Hours: 3

2. The Makers and Implementers of Public Policy

PSC 120 - (BH) Law and Politics: Judicial Process Semester Hours: 3
PSC 121 - Presidential Leadership and Policy Making Semester Hours: 3
PSC 122 - The United States Congress: Representation and Legislation Semester Hours: 3
PSC 126 - (BH) Politics of Public Administration Semester Hours: 3

C. Choose From - Semester Hours: 9

Choose 9 semester hours from one of the following policy areas:

1. Communications Issues

MASS 104 - Media and the Law Semester Hours: 3
PSC 147 - Public Opinion and Political Communications Semester Hours: 3
TPP 116 - Technology and Communications Policy Semester Hours: 3

2. Economic Issues

ECO 007 - (BH) Explorations of Current Economic Issues Semester Hours: 3
ECO 125 - Monetary Economics Semester Hours: 3
ECO 131 - Government and Business Semester Hours: 3
ECO 132 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Semester Hours: 3
ECO 136 - Public Finance and Fiscal Policy Semester Hours: 3
ECO 141C - (BH) Labor Economics Semester Hours: 3
ECO 143 - Economic Development Semester Hours: 3
LEGL 114 - Labor and Employment Law Semester Hours: 3

3. Environmental and Energy Issues

BIOL 136 - General Ecology Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 185 - Environmental Chemistry Semester Hours: 3
ECO 010 - (BH) Economics, Environment and Community Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 102 - (BH) Population, Resources and Environment Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 005 - (NS) Environmental Geology Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 009 - Introduction to Earth Resources Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 010 - Environmental Geology Semester Hours: 3
HPR 068 - Environmental Health Semester Hours: 3
TPP 001 - (NS) Introduction to Environmental Systems Semester Hours: 3
TPP 110 - Energy and Society Semester Hours: 3
TPP 115 - Environmental Planning Semester Hours: 3

4. Health Issues

ANTH 117 - Medical Anthropology Semester Hours: 3
HPR 063 - Health Care Systems and Services Semester Hours: 3
HPR 065 - Ethical, Legal and Critical Health Problems Semester Hours: 3
HPR 068 - Environmental Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 160 - Global Health Issues Semester Hours: 3
SOC 008 - (BH) Sociology of Substance Abuse Semester Hours: 3
SOC 104 - (BH) Sociology of Health and Medicine Semester Hours: 3

5. International Issues

ANTH 032 - (BH, CC) Women and Development Semester Hours: 3
ECO 142 - International Economics Semester Hours: 3
HPR 160 - Global Health Issues Semester Hours: 3
LEGL 117 - Law in the Global Economy Semester Hours: 3
PSC 134 - American Foreign Policy Semester Hours: 3
PSC 135 - International Politics Semester Hours: 3
PSC 137 - World Organization and International Law Semester Hours: 3
SOC 032 - (BH, CC) Globalization, Women and Development Semester Hours: 3
TPP 113 - Technology and Defense Policy Semester Hours: 3

6. Legal Issues

ECO 171 - Law and Economics Semester Hours: 3
LEGL 020 - Introduction to Legal Systems, Environment and Contracts Semester Hours: 3
LEGL 114 - Labor and Employment Law Semester Hours: 3
LEGL 116 - Cyberlaw: Law for the Internet and Technology Semester Hours: 3
PHI 120 - (HP) Philosophy of Law Semester Hours: 3
PHI 121 - (HP) Crime and Punishment Semester Hours: 3
PHI 122 - Morality and the Law Semester Hours: 3
PSC 128 - The Constitution: Political Freedom and Civil Liberties Semester Hours: 3
PSC 129 - (BH) The Administration of Justice in America Semester Hours: 3
SOC 007 - (BH) Crime and Delinquency Semester Hours: 3
SOC 170 - (BH) Sociology of Law Semester Hours: 3
SOC 172 - (BH) Punishment and Society: Sociology of Correctional Institutions Semester Hours: 3

7. Racial Issues

ANTH 101 - (BH) The Native Americans Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 137 - (BH) Race and Ethnicity: an Anthropological Perspective Semester Hours: 3
ECO 121 - (BH) Economics of Discrimination Semester Hours: 3
FDED 114 - The Education of America’s Minority Groups Semester Hours: 3
PSC 111 - Politics of Race in the United States Semester Hours: 3
SOC 134 - (BH) Race and Ethnicity in the United States Semester Hours: 3

8. Science and Technology Issues

BIOL 111 - (NS) Introduction to the Big Ideas in Biology Semester Hours: 3
TPP 112 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
TPP 117 - Technology Assessment Semester Hours: 3

9. Urban Issues

ECO 165 - Urban and Regional Economics Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 103 - (BH) Cities and Suburbs Semester Hours: 3
PSC 115 - (BH) State and Local Politics and Governments Semester Hours: 3
SOC 037 - (BH) Poverty, Hunger and Social Policy Semester Hours: 3
SOC 141 - (BH) Urban America Semester Hours: 3

10. Women’s Issues

ANTH 032 - (BH, CC) Women and Development Semester Hours: 3
SOC 032 - (BH, CC) Globalization, Women and Development Semester Hours: 3
SOC 037 - (BH) Poverty, Hunger and Social Policy Semester Hours: 3
SOC 160 - (BH) Sociology of Gender Semester Hours: 3
RHET 053 - Histories and Theories of Gender and Intercultural Communication Semester Hours: 3
WST 001D - (IS) Women, Sex and Power Semester Hours: 3

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