New York University College of Arts and Science 224 courses 128 total credits
The undergraduate major in Public Policy, jointly offered by the College of Arts and Science and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, prepares students to play roles in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of policies that address the challenges faced by domestic and global publics in the 21st century. Students in the major acquire critical conceptual, analytical, and quantitative skills related to the policy making process and learn how to ethically apply these skills in the assessment of alternative policy responses to a broad range of public issues. Grounded in the principles of social science, the major is particularly appropriate for students who are both passionate about policy problems and dedicated to reaching solutions to these problems through the use of logic and evidence. The Public Policy major prepares students for careers in government, the nonprofit sector, research, and other fields involved in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of public policies. Students must complete the prerequisite ECON-UA 2 Introduction to Microeconomics with a C grade or higher before declaring. Advanced standing credit (AP, IB, etc.) in Microeconomics is accepted. Liberal Studies Core and Global Liberal Studies students can also satisfy the major prerequisite with ECII-UF 102 Principles of Microeconomics.
| Select one policy analysis elective from list below. | 4 credits |
| Select two general policy electives from list below (can also include additional history or policy analysis electives). | 8 credits |
| Other Elective Credits | 44 credits |
General Education Requirements
First-Year Seminar
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EXPOS-UA 1 | Writing as Inquiry | 4 |
Major Requirements
Core Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| UPADM-GP 101 or UPADM-GP 9101 | The Politics of Public Policy or The Politics of Public Policy | 4 |
| UPADM-GP 111 | Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy | 4 |
| UPADM-GP 140 | The Economics of Public Policy | 4 |
Major Requirements
Select one of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON-UA 207 | Ethics and Economics | 4 |
| ENVST-UA 400 | Ethics & The Environment | 4 |
| ENVST-UA 480 | Environmental Justice & Inequality | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 3 or PHIL-UA 9003 | Ethics and Society or Ethics and Society | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 6 | Global Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 8 | Philosophical Approaches to Race and Racism | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 40 | Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 45 or PHIL-UA 9045 | Political Philosophy or Political Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 50 | Medical Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 102 | Topics in Ethics & Pol Philosophy | 4 |
| POL-UA 130 | Ethics, Politics and Public Policy | 4 |
| GWM-UF 201 | Global Works and Society: Modernity | 4 |
| Total Major Requirements | 4 credits | |
Select two of the following:
Select two of the following:
HIST-UA 202
Select two of the following:
HIST-UA 536
Select two of the following:
HIST-UA 912
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST-UA 913 | Topics Workshop: | 4 |
| HIST-UA 915 | Topics in History | 4 |
| Total | 4 credits | |
Select one of the following:
Select two of the following (can include additional history and policy analysis electives above):
Select two of the following:
Policy Analysis Electives
General Policy Electives
Approved Substitutes for the Quantitative Analysis Requirement
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