Minor: Public Policy

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: None.

Other GPA requirements to earn minor: None.

Contact Information: Thomas Taylor, Professor and Chair, 239 North Stevens Hall, 581-1872, thomas.taylor@umit.maine.edu

Required Courses

PAA 200 - Public Management Credits: 3
PAA 220 - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3
POS 120 - Introduction to World Politics Credits: 3

Elective Courses

Students draw elective courses from a combination of two groups for a total of nine credit hours: (1) policy-oriented courses from the list below and (2) the student’s primary interest area.

(1) Policy Oriented courses:

ECO 343 - North American Economic Integration Credits: 3
ECO 371 - Public Finance and Fiscal Policy Credits: 3
ECO 377 - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics and Policy Credits: 3
ECO 381 - Sustainable Development Principles and Policy Credits: 3
ECO 422 - Rural Economic Development Credits: 3
ECO 473 - Economic and Policy Applications of GIS Credits: 3
FTY 446 - Forest Resources Policy Credits: 3
INT 105 - (ECO, REP) Environmental Policy Credits: 3
INT 400 - (University Wide) Pop!Tech: The Impact of Technology on Society Credits: 3
PAA 233 - The American City Credits: 3
PAA 315 - Statistics in Public Administration Credits: 3
PAA 327 - Environmental Policy, Management and Regulation Credits: 3
PAA 400 - Issues in Public Administration Credits: 3
PAA 425 - Health Care System Management Credits: 3
PAA 493 - Public Administration Internship Credits: Ar
PAA 495 - Municipal Government Internship Credits: Ar
PHI 235 - Biomedical Ethics Credits: 3
POS 372 - Canadian Foreign Policy Credits: 3
POS 374 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 3
POS 474 - Instruments of American Foreign Policy Making Credits: 3
SWK 440 - Social Welfare Policy and Issues Credits: 3

(2) Primary Interest Area:

One or two elective courses may come from the student’s primary area of interest, which is typically the student’s major field of study. The choice is made in consultation with an adviser. When practical, one course assignment should be adaptable to feature a public policy perspective.