PPAC 2026-2027 Courses

Courses for academic year 2026-2027 relevant to the Public Policy Analysis Certificate by policy area. Updated 12/12/2025.

Community (Urban & Rural) Policy

AECN 376Rural Community Economics
CRPL 300The Community and the Future
HIST 344American Urban and Social History II

 

Comparative/International Policy

CRIM 475International Criminology and Criminal Justice
CRPL 481Planning In Developing Countries
ECON 423Economics of the Less Developed Countries
POLS 361The United Nations and World Politics
POLS 363United States Foreign Policy

 

Criminal Justice Policy

CRIM 331Criminal Law
CRIM 335Criminology
CRIM 337Juvenile Delinquency
CRIM 338Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice
CRIM 339Women, Crime and Justice
CRIM 403Organization and Administration
CRIM 413Sociology of Deviant Behavior
CRIM 222Community-Based Corrections
CRIM 450Drugs and Crime
CRIM 475International Criminology and Criminal Justice
PSYC 430Psychology of Family Violence
SOCI 311Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency
SOCI 474Deviance and Social Control
POLS 347 Myths and Realities of the Justice System  

 

Culture/Ethnic Policy

CRIM 338Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice
GERO 469Working with Minority Elderly
HIST 333 / JUDS 333 / RELG 333Jews in the Modern World
HIST 464 / ETHN 464Native American History: Selected Topics
POLS 476 / JUDS 476Ethnic Conflict and Identity
PSYC 425 / ETHN 425Psychology of Racism
SOCI 481 / ETHN 481Minority Groups
TEAC 330 / ETHN 330Multicultural Education

 

Drug Policy

CRIM 450Drugs and Crime
CYAF 446Addictions and Families
SOCI 309Drugs and Society

Economic Policy

AECN 357 / NREE 357Natural Resource and Environmental Law
ECON 321Introduction to International Economics
ECON 423Economics of the Less Developed Countries
ECON 471Public Finance
ECON 481Economics of the Labor Market
POLS 459International Political Economy
ECON 409Applied Public Policy Analysis
ECON 445Economics of Gender and Race
ECON 477Economics of the Law
INTF 320International Trade Policy and Politics

 

Education Policy

ALEC 424Foundation of Career and Technical Education
TEAC 331School and Society
SOCI 460Education and Society

 

Environmental Policy

AECN 357 / NREE 357Natural Resource and Environmental Law
AECN 445 / NREE 445Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy Analysis
AECN 456 / NREE 456Environmental Law
AECN 457 / NREE 457Water Law
AECN 465 / NREE 465Resource and Environmental Economics II
PLAS 450 / GEOG 450 / METR 450 / NRES 452Climate and Society
PLAS 475 / CIVE 475 / NRES 475 / SOIL 475Water Quality Strategy
CRPL 470Environmental Planning and Policy
CRPL 471Environmental Impact Assessment
ENVR 319Environmental Engagement and the Community
NRES 323Natural Resources Policy
POLS 332 Climate Change: Policy and Politics

 

Family Policy

CYAF 488Child and Family Policy
PSYC 430Psychology of Family Violence
SOCI 444Population Dynamics

 

Gender Policy

POLS 338 / WMNS 338Women and Politics
PSYC 471 / CYAF 471 / EDPS 471 / SOCI 471Human Sexuality and Society
SOCI 486 / WMNS 486Sociology of Gender

Gerontology Policy

GERO 450Legal Aspects of Aging
GERO 451Long-term Care Administration
GERO 467Programs and Services for Older Adults
GERO 469Working with Minority Elderly

 

Health Policy

COMM 354Health Communication
NUTR 356Nutrition Education in the Community
NUTR 401Health Behavior
SOCI 353Sociology of Health Care and Health Professions

 

Immigration Policy

CRIM 338Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice
ETHN 481 / SOCI 481Minority Groups
POLS 333 / ETHN 333Immigration and Politics

 

Public Policy

POLS 425 Congress and Public Policy  

 

Social Policy

SOCI 474Deviance and Social Control
SOCI 480Social Inequality: Stratification and Life Chances