Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences - Minors
Minor in Policy Studies
Policy Studies Minor Resource
Planning Sheet for the minor at UW Bothell (pdf).
The Policy Studies minor is designed to provide students with the analytical foundations they will need to understand policy formation, implementation, and evaluation.
Students are advised to pursue minor course work early in their studies to ensure enough time to meet course requirements. Not all courses listed below are offered on a regular basis.
Required Courses
Common Core - 20 Credits
- Microeconomics (prerequisite class to be completed at the 200 level)
- BIS 324 International Political Economy
- BIS 338 Political Institutions & Processes
- BIS 315 Understanding Statistics
Methods - 5 Credits
- Take either BIS 312 Approaches to Social Research or BES 301 Sciences Methods and Practics
Elective - 5 Credits
Take one course from the following list of 400 level policy-oriented courses:
- BIS 403 Washington DC Seminar on Human Rights
- BIS 414 Topics in Human Rights
- BIS 415 Public Policy and Law
- BIS 419 Urban Politics and Policy
- BIS 421 Technology Policy
- BIS 443 Educational Policy and the American Economy
- BIS 458 Energy, Environment and Society
- Other appropriate policy area courses by approval including BPOLST 492 Topics in Policy Research
Questions?
If you have questions or would like to declare the Policy Studies minor, call (425) 352-5350 or send an email to IASadvisers@uwb.edu.
