Policy Studies Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the Policy Studies major will be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the institutions and processes of political decision-making and their impact on policy-making
- Demonstrate an ability to apply historical, economic and political data and theories to understand, articulate, and evaluate domestic and international public policy
- Students will be able to locate and evaluate the perspective, quality and accuracy of information resources
- Students will be able to demonstrate ability to characterize a policy issue and apply skills and knowledge acquired in the curriculum to analyze that issue and make policy recommendations
- Students will be able to clearly communicate knowledge via oral and written means
- Students will be able to write simple policy memos