Policy Studies students enter the program as a cohort in Autumn Quarter. Students register for 10 or more credits per quarter and complete their degree within two years.
Core courses are offered as seminars that meet once or twice a week. These seminars are combined with on-line and/or individual and small group discussions, workshops, case studies and analytical projects as well as field experiences, service learning and applied research opportunities.
The course of study culminates with a Capstone Project based on either a policy-related internship experience or an applied field research project. See examples of previous Capstone projects.
Go to the Time Schedule page for current course offerings.
Year One
Autumn
- BPOLST 500 Policy Process (5)
- Policy Elective (5)
Winter
- BPOLST 502 Statistics for Policy Studies (5)
- Policy Elective (5)
Spring
- BPOLST 501 Public Finance and Budgeting (5)
- BPOLST 503 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation (5)
Year Two
Autumn
- BPOLST 504 Management and Organizations (5)
- Policy Elective (5)
Winter
- BPOLST 505 Leadership and Organizations (5)
- BPOLST 506 Capstone Research (5)
Spring
- BPOLST 508 Capstone Project (5)
- Policy Elective (5)