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AIS: Public Policy


Convener: Faculty:
Wayne Hayes (SSHS) Jennefer Mazza
 


About the Minor

Ramapo College offers a flexible, interdisciplinary sequence of courses, listed below, leading to a minor in Public Policy. The Public Policy minor has been designed to complement such majors as Political Science, Social Work, and Environmental Studies.

The added focus on Public Policy turns the student's attention to problems and solutions in the world of public events. The Public Policy minor enhances effective citizenship and analytical rigor, giving the student a concrete focus on application of principles and methods generated by the major.

Full-time faculty and staff join with professional practitioners in staffing the Public Policy minor. The faculty teaching in this program come from several of the academic schools at Ramapo College: the School of American and International Studies, the Anisfield School of Business, and the School of Social Science and Human Service.

Students earning the Public Policy minor often go on to graduate work, either at the Masters of Ph.D. level in the field of Public Policy. Public administration careers are available to Public Policy minors. Federal, state, and local government employ professionals with a background in Public Policy.

Requirements of the Minor


Subject & Course # Title & Course Description
Required Courses:
POLI 107 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLI 223 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
ENST 207 PUBLIC POLICY OR
POLI 210 POLITICS OF PUBLIC POLICY

Research Methods Course (select one of the following):

BADM 225 MANAGEMENT STATISTICS
PSYC 242 STATISTICS
SOCI 308 SOC STATS WITH COMPUTER
Choose one of the following Process Courses:
ENST 326 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
LAWS 121 INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND JUSTICE
LAWS 131 INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND SOCIETY
MGMT 302 MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
POLI 321 THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
Choose ne of the following Content Area Courses
ENST 223 ENERGY AND SOCIETY
GEOG 303 WATER RESOURSES
POLI 328 LAW AND POLITICS INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
  An internship is recommended but is optional.

Note: A school core is NOT required for completion of the minor. Minors are open to students regardless of school affiliation.


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