Public policies affect almost every aspect of our lives.
Decisions by state, local, federal, and international organizations influence the quality of the environment, access to health care, international development, and the emergence of a global media industry. The minor in public policy, jointly developed and administered by the College of Arts and Science and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, is designed for undergraduates interested in understanding such key issues and problems of the modern world and in approaches to dealing with them. This interdisciplinary, interschool minor offers students a meaningful cluster of courses in a professional area where the liberal arts disciplines can provide important perspectives. An executive committee of College of Arts and Science and Wagner School of Public Service faculty oversees the public policy minor. For each track a faculty member serves as the adviser to students.