2003-04 Undergraduate Catalog -

The Public Policy major is an interdisciplinary program in economics and political science. The B.A. degree in Public Policy is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and historical context to understand and deal with contemporary policy issues. The major in Public Policy is useful as preparation for work in government and business and as preparation for postgraduate study in law, public policy, and the social sciences.

Major Requirements. The B.A. degree in Public Policy requires a total of 33 hours. The degree consists of two components:

Eighteen (18) hours of core courses:

ECO 1311, 1312, and 3301.

PLSC 1320, and PLSC 1340 or 1380.

ECO 2320 (cross-listed as PLSC 2320).

At least 15 hours of advanced courses in Economics and Political Science with no fewer than six hours in any one discipline.

Students must complete two of the fields listed below, with at least six hours in each field, as well as at least three hours from the quantitative methods field. Although not a requirement, students are advised to take at least one term of calculus (MATH 1309 or 1337) and one term of statistics (STAT 2301 or ISOM 2305).

List of fields and acceptable courses (additional prerequisites not contained in the core are listed in parentheses):

Political Economy

ECO 4366 Economics of the Public Sector

ECO 4371 Economics of Industrial Structure

ECO 4382 Economics of Regulated Industries

ECO 4385 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (Prerequisite: ECO 3302)

ECO 5361 Natural Resources and Economic Growth (Prerequisite: ECO 3302)

ECO 5365 Public Finance

PLSC 3329 Public Administration

PLSC 3355 Political Economy of the Welfare State

PLSC 3389 International Political Economy

PLSC 4333 Federal Budget Politics

Law and Social Policy

ECO 4351 Labor Economics

ECO 5337 Urban Economics

ECO 5353 Law and Economics

ECO 5357 Economics of Human Resources

PLSC 3335 Judicial Process

PLSC 3370 Women and Politics

PLSC 4337 Civil Rights

PLSC 4338 Criminal Process Rights

PLSC 4339 Women and the Law

International

ECO 3321 International Economic Policy

ECO 4357 International Trade

ECO 4358 International Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (Prerequisite: ECO 3302)

ECO 5360 Economic Development in the Third World (Prerequisite: ECO 3302)

PLSC 3340 Western European Politics

PLSC 3345 Government and Politics of the Middle East

PLSC 3383 The American Foreign Policy Process

PLSC 3389 International Political Economy

PLSC 4356 Latin American Political Economy

PLSC 4381 National Security Policy

PLSC 4386 Issues of U.S.-East Asia Relations

PLSC 4391 NAFTA and Free Trade in the Americas

Internships

PP 4306 Internship in Public Policy Directed Readings (Prerequisite: Approval by Director)

PP 4102, 4202, 4302 Directed Readings

Quantitative Methods

ECO 5341 Strategic Behavior (Prerequisite: ECO 301)

ECO 5350 Econometrics (Prerequisites: STAT 2301 or ISOM 2305, MATH 1309 or 1337)

ECO 5370 Cost-Benefit Analysis

ECO 5375 Business and Economic Forecasting (Prerequisite: STAT 2301 or ISOM 2305)

Internships and directed readings in Public Policy can be substituted for one of the courses in the Political Economy, Law and Social Policy, and International fields.