Public Policy - Rochester Institute of Technology

Public Policy from Rochester Institute of Technology is a Campus Bachelor Public Administration degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Program Overview The public policy program explores the intersection of public policy, technology, and our natural world. The program provides students with an opportunity to integrate their interests in science, technology, government, economics, and other social science fields. The BS degree combines an understanding of these fields with the analytical tools needed to study the impact of public policy on society. Through the program, students acquire policy analysis skills, with particular attention on analyzing policies that emerge in a technology-based society. The program has many key features, including: Science and technology ?Graduates are trained in the vernacular, methodologies, and problem-solving approaches of the sciences and technologies relevant to their chosen policy study track, and they possess a well-grounded familiarity in that area. Policy tracks include environmental policy , information and communications policy, energy policy , biotechnology policy, and others designed to meet the student?s interests. Students have an option of tailoring a track to their interests. Interdisciplinary ?A sequence of eight public policy courses ensures the program provides integration of diverse disciplines. This sequence makes up the core of the curriculum and enables students to integrate diverse subjects and apply them to the analysis of public policy. Integrated qualitative and quantitative skills ?The program balances both quantitative and qualitative approaches to the analysis of public policy so that students are able to achieve a full systems-level grasp of policy issues. Solid grounding in liberal arts ?While our graduates will have quantitative and qualitative training, by the end of their academic career they also will have taken liberal arts courses with a broad disciplinary range. It is this grounding in humanistic values combined with technology and science that makes our program both balanced and unique. View more details on Rochester Institute of Technology . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Administration courses.