Requirements for the Minor
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Six total courses:
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One policymaking process course (Public Policy 5/Introduction to Public Policy)
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Two public policy methods courses (Policy methods courses include, but may not be limited to, Public Policy 40, Public Policy 40.01, Public Policy 40.03, Public Policy 41, Public Policy 42, Public Policy 43, Public Policy 44, Public Policy 45, Public Policy 46, Public Policy 47, Public Policy 48, Public Policy 49, Public Policy 82.08, Economics 20, Engineering 18. If you have questions about what might count, please reach out.)
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Two courses in a policy track (Courses may be in Public Policy, or any other Department/Program, and must be midlevel or higher, public policy-focused, and aligned with the chosen policy track -- which can be an existing track, or a newly-proposed one. PBPL 20-level and PBPL 50-level courses all apply to this group, as may others. If you have questions about what might count, please reach out.)
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One seminar-level course (Courses may be in Public Policy, or any other Department/Program, and must be seminar level, public policy-focused, and aligned with the chosen policy track -- which can be an existing track, or a newly-proposed one. Courses like Policy Research Shop (PRS) for Independent Study (PBPL91), and other similar courses, may count. If you have questions about what might count, please reach out.)
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One prerequisite:
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One standard prerequisite research methods course conveying quantitative or qualitative research methods. Options include, but may not be limited to, Public Policy 10, Government 10, Sociology 10, Quantitative Social Science 15, Economics 10, Mathematics 10, Psychology 10, Geography 9.01, Geography 11, Sociology 11, etc. (Note that this is merely a prerequisite, and can therefore count toward another Major and/or Minor).
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Note: Except for the Prerequisite, courses taken for the Public Policy Minor (PBPL) may not count toward a student's Major or another Minor.