Public Policy

Public Policy is an 18-credit undergraduate minor open to students in all disciplines. Students also have an option to receive a Certificate in Public Policy by taking 9 additional credits (for a total of 27 credits).

The Roosevelt House public policy program is based on the understanding that the preparation of informed individuals is the key to a vibrant participatory democracy. The program prepares students by providing essential research and analytical skills that are important goals of a strong liberal arts education. Our graduates are unique: they span many majors from Anthropology to Political Science, Women & Gender Studies to Biology. Students have an opportunity to interact first-hand with policy experts and practitioners, both in the classroom and outside, and learn how policies are created, how communities come together to demand change, who benefits from specific policies, and how public policy impacts can be best measured. These are important skills that enable students to enter competitive graduate school programs, or to embark on careers in public affairs and the nonprofit sector at the local, national or global level.