Public Policy

The BA in Management with a concentration Public Policy is comprised of 120 credit hours: 30 credit hours in the major, 9 credit hours in SCPS requirements, 24 hours in the Public Policy concentration, 48 credit hours of University Core Requirements and 6 credit hours of Electives.

I. Management Major (30 credit hours)

• COMM 237 Small Group Communication
• COMM 273 Interpersonal Communication
• ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
• CPST 247 Computer Concepts and Applications
• CPST 250 Foundations of Organizations
• CPST 310 Accounting Principles and Applications
• CPST 340 Marketing Concepts and Strategies
• CPST 349 Project Management
• CPST 350 Human Resource Principles and Practices

II. SCPS School requirements (9 credit hours)

The following communication and writing courses are required of all students:

• COMM 101 Public Speaking (3 credit hours)
• COMM 150 Communication Processes (3 credit hours)
• ENGL 310 Business and Professional Writing (3 credit hours)

As of Fall 2011, all Communication courses have moved from the CMUN prefix to COMM. Course numbers have also been adjusted but content has not. For more information, go to the School of Communication's webpage.

III.  IV. Public Policy Concentration (24 credit hours)

       PPX XXX Public Policy Processes (new gateway course) (3 credit hours)

       PPX XXX Policy Analysis and Design (new course) (3 credit hours)

       ECON 334 Economics of Government Expenditures and Taxation (3 credit hours)

Economics -- Select one of the following courses (3 credit hours)

• ECON 320 Urban Economics
• ECON 327 American Economic and Business History
• ECON 328 Environmental Economics
• ECON 329 Health Economics
• ECON 360 Labor Economics

PSYC 275 Social Psychology (3 credit hours)

Psychology -- Select one of the following courses (3 credit hours)

• PSYC 253 Applied Social Psychology
• PSYC 279 Judgement and Decision-Making
• PSYC 373 Health Psychology
• PSYC XXX Methods of Program Evaluation (new course)

Political Science -- Select two of the following courses (6 credit hours)

• PLSC 378 Introduction to Political Economy
• PLSC 392 Environmental Politics
• PLSC 381 The American Presidency
• PLSC 379 The Legislative Process
• PLSC 391 Chicago Politics