Policy Studies provides students at Elon with the opportunity to explore the connection between major issues facing society (e.g., the economy, health care, crime, education) and the public policies used to address them.
All Policy Studies minors take courses covering the basic institutional and economic principles underlying the creation of public policies, as well as the processes through which these decisions take place. Elective courses allow minors to examine public policy and the policy process from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including economics, political science, public health studies, sociology, and communications. Students gain substantive knowledge to aid their understanding of a particular policy area or political actor, while at the same time building skills in leading policy change and analyzing public policy issues.
| ANT 325 | MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 sh |
| CJS 271-79 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 2-4 sh |
| CJS 255 | ORGANIZED CRIME | 4 sh |
| CJS 371-79 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 2-4 sh |
| COM 304 | BROADCASTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST | 4 sh |
| CSC 111 | DATA SCIENCE AND VISUALIZATION | 4 sh |
| CSC 341 | COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY | 4 sh |
| ECO 203 | STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING | 4 sh |
| ECO 302 | MONEY AND BANKING | 4 sh |
| ECO 303 | FEDERAL RESERVE CHALLENGE | 2 sh |
| ECO 305 | MONETARY POLICY - DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES | 4 sh |
| ECO 310 | INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY | 4 sh |
| ECO 311 | INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY | 4 sh |
| ECO 314 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE | 4 sh |
| ECO 317 | GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 sh |
| ECO 320 | HEALTH ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| ECO 321 | LABOR ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| ECO 335 | ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| ECO 360 | INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION | 4 sh |
| ECO 432 | PUBLIC FINANCE | 4 sh |
| ECO 440 | URBAN ECONOMICS AND PLANNING | 4 sh |
| ECO 460 | ECONOMIC CONSULTING | 4 sh |
| EDU 211 | EDUCATION AND SOCIETY | 4 sh |
| EDU 315 | EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT | 4 sh |
| EDU 467 | EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY AND ADVOCACY | 4 sh |
| ENS 244 | NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY | 4 sh |
| ENS 321 | URBAN ECOLOGY | 4 sh |
| ENS 340/GEO 340 | WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | 4 sh |
| ENS 360 | GREEN DESIGN: ENVISIONING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE | 4 sh |
| FIN 303 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE | 4 sh |
| GEO 345 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| HSS 320 | GROUP DYNAMICS AND LEADERSHIP | 4 sh |
| HSS 324 | PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES IN AGING | 4 sh |
| HSS 349 | VIOLENCE IN FAMILIES | 4 sh |
| HSS 359 | CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 4 sh |
| HSS 361 | SUBSTANCE ABUSE: ISSUES IN TREATMENT | 4 sh |
| HSS 369 | JUVENILE JUSTICE | 4 sh |
| HSS 411 | DESIGNING AND ASSESSING HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS | 4 sh |
| ISC 111 | DATA SCIENCE AND VISUALIZATION | 4 sh |
| JOU 250 | JOURNALISM IN A FREE SOCIETY | 4 sh |
| MGT 412 | ADVANCED ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 4 sh |
| PCS 121 | INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT MEDIATION | 2 sh |
| PCS 122 | MANAGING CONFLICT ACROSS DISCIPLINES | 2 sh |
| PCS 350 | FOUNDATIONS OF PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES | 4 sh |
| PHL 215 | ETHICS AND DECISION MAKING | 4 sh |
| PHL 320 | RECLAIMING DEMOCRACY | 4 sh |
| PHL 330 | ECONOMIC JUSTICE | 4 sh |
| PHL 341 | PHILOSOPHY OF LAW | 4 sh |
| PHL 348/REL 348 | ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | 4 sh |
| PHL 356 | RESTORATIVE JUSTICE | 4 sh |
| PHS 201 | INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH | 4 sh |
| PHS 301 | INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY | 4 sh |
| PHS 302 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 4 sh |
| POL 325 | THE PRESIDENCY | 4 sh |
| POL 326 | CONGRESS | 4 sh |
| POL 327 | THE SUPREME COURT | 4 sh |
| POL 329 | POLITICAL BEHAVIOR | 4 sh |
| POL 341 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 4 sh |
| POL 343 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | 4 sh |
| POL 359 | POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS | 4 sh |
| PST 224 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW | 4 sh |
| PST 231 | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | 4 sh |
| PST 301 | POLICY ANALYSIS | 4 sh |
| PST 310 | PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| PST 311 | NONPROFITS | 4 sh |
| PST 320 | FOOD POLICY | 4 sh |
| PST 325 | HEALTH POLICY | 4 sh |
| PST 332 | COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY | 4 sh |
| PST 335 | ETHICS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR | 4 sh |
| POL 342 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | 4 sh |
| POL 344 | INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 4 sh |
| POL 347 | COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY | 4 sh |
| PSY 241 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 sh |
| PSY 363 | INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 sh |
| PSY 368 | THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP | 4 sh |
| PWR 215 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
| PWR 323 | WRITING CIVIC ACTION | 4 sh |
| SOC 220 | SOCIAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY | 4 sh |
| SOC 243 | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | 4 sh |
| SOC 315 | DRUGS AND SOCIETY | 4 sh |
| SOC 333 | SOCIAL STRATIFICATION | 4 sh |
| SOC 334 | ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | 4 sh |
| SOC 341 | ETHNIC AND RACE RELATIONS | 4 sh |
| SOC 355 | CRIMINOLOGY | 4 sh |
| SOC 356 | GENDER AND CRIME | 4 sh |
| STS 212 | STATISTICS IN APPLICATION | 4 sh |
| STS 213 | SURVEY SAMPLING METHODS | 4 sh |
| STS 232 | STATISTICAL MODELING | 4 sh |
| STS 327 | STATISTICAL COMPUTING FOR DATA MANAGEMENT | 4 sh |