Policy Studies Minor

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.

Minor Requirements

Foundation courses: 12 sh

ECO 1000PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

POL 1110AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

4 sh

PST 2250INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY

4 sh

Select one Policy Studies course: 4 sh

PST 224ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW

4 sh

PST 2310PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

4 sh

PST 3010POLICY ANALYSIS

4 sh

PST 3100PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

4 sh

PST 3110NONPROFITS

4 sh

PST 3200FOOD POLICY

4 sh

PST 3250HEALTH POLICY

4 sh

PST 3320COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY

4 sh

PST 3420U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

4 sh

PST 3440INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

4 sh

PST 3470COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY

4 sh

Select one additional course: 4 sh

ANT 3250MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

4 sh

CJS 2710-2790SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2-4 sh

CJS 2550ORGANIZED CRIME

4 sh

CJS 3710-3790SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2-4 sh

COM 304BROADCASTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

4 sh

CSC 1100DATA SCIENCE AND VISUALIZATION

4 sh

CSC 3360COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY

4 sh

ECO 2300STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING

4 sh

ECO 3120MONEY AND BANKING

4 sh

ECO 3130FEDERAL RESERVE CHALLENGE

2 sh

ECO 3140MONETARY POLICY - DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

4 sh

ECO 3100INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY

4 sh

ECO 3200INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY

4 sh

ECO 3110INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE

4 sh

ECO 3410GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

ECO 3210HEALTH ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 3220LABOR ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 3230ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 3240INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION

4 sh

ECO 4220PUBLIC FINANCE

4 sh

ECO 4210URBAN ECONOMICS AND PLANNING

4 sh

ECO 4400ECONOMIC CONSULTING

4 sh

EDU 2110EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

4 sh

EDU 3150EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

4 sh

EDU 4670EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY AND ADVOCACY

4 sh

ENS 2440NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

4 sh

ENS 3210URBAN ECOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 3400/GEO 3400WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

4 sh

ENS 3600GREEN DESIGN: ENVISIONING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

4 sh

FIN 3030INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE

4 sh

GEO 3450GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

4 sh

HSS 3200GROUP DYNAMICS AND LEADERSHIP

4 sh

HSS 3240PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES IN AGING

4 sh

HSS 3490VIOLENCE IN FAMILIES

4 sh

HSS 3590CRIMINAL JUSTICE

4 sh

HSS 3610SUBSTANCE ABUSE: ISSUES IN TREATMENT

4 sh

HSS 3690JUVENILE JUSTICE

4 sh

HSS 4110DESIGNING AND ASSESSING HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS

4 sh

ISC 111DATA SCIENCE AND VISUALIZATION

4 sh

JOU 250JOURNALISM IN A FREE SOCIETY

4 sh

MGT 4120ADVANCED ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

PCS 1210INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT MEDIATION

2 sh

PCS 1220NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS

2 sh

PCS 3500FOUNDATIONS OF PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES

4 sh

PHL 2150ETHICS AND DECISION MAKING

4 sh

PHL 3200RECLAIMING DEMOCRACY

4 sh

PHL 3300ECONOMIC JUSTICE

4 sh

PHL 3410PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

4 sh

PHL 3480/REL 3480ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

4 sh

PHL 3560RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

4 sh

PHS 2010INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH

4 sh

PHS 3010INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY

4 sh

PHS 3020GLOBAL HEALTH

4 sh

POL 3250THE PRESIDENCY

4 sh

POL 3260CONGRESS

4 sh

POL 3270THE SUPREME COURT

4 sh

POL 3290POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

POL 3410INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

4 sh

POL 3430INTERNATIONAL LAW

4 sh

POL 3590POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

PST 224ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW

4 sh

PST 2310PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

4 sh

PST 3010POLICY ANALYSIS

4 sh

PST 3100PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

4 sh

PST 3110NONPROFITS

4 sh

PST 3200FOOD POLICY

4 sh

PST 3250HEALTH POLICY

4 sh

PST 3320COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY

4 sh

PST 3350ETHICS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

4 sh

POL 342U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

4 sh

POL 344INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

4 sh

POL 347COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY

4 sh

PSY 2200SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

PSY 3860INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

PSY 3210THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP

4 sh

PWR 2110PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 3230WRITING CIVIC ACTION

4 sh

SOC 2200SOCIAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

4 sh

SOC 2430SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

4 sh

SOC 3150DRUGS AND SOCIETY

4 sh

SOC 3330SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

4 sh

SOC 3340ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

4 sh

SOC 3410ETHNIC AND RACE RELATIONS

4 sh

SOC 3550CRIMINOLOGY

4 sh

SOC 3560GENDER AND CRIME

4 sh

STS 2120STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

STS 2130SURVEY SAMPLING METHODS

4 sh

STS 2320STATISTICAL MODELING

4 sh

STS 3270STATISTICAL COMPUTING FOR DATA MANAGEMENT

4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 20

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