THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY ADVISING HANDBOOK

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1 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY ADVISING HANDBOOK November 2013

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ADVICE FOR PUBLIC POLICY MAJORS (FAQs)... 1 Descriptions of Elective Field Concentrations... 4 Approved Public Policy Elective Courses... 7 HONORS COURSES (3.2 GPA required) Public Policy Major Worksheet UNC Elective and Field Concentration Course Approval Form Request for Approval of Transfer Credits Proposal for Directed Individual Study PLCY 293: Public Policy Internship Agreement KATHY ARNOLD TAFT AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION POLICY THE MICHAEL A. STEGMAN AWARD FOR POLICY RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY DUNCAN MACRAE Jr. SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN PUBLIC POLICY DUNCAN MACRAE Jr. PUBLIC POLICY INTERNSHIP GRANT... 40

4 ADVICE FOR PUBLIC POLICY MAJORS (FAQs) (1) What are the current requirements for the major? Requirements for the public policy major differ slightly depending on what year you entered the university. If the requirements for the major changed during your tenure at UNC, you must follow the guidelines in place for the year that you matriculated into UNC-Chapel Hill. Students who entered UNC-CH in or after are required to complete PLCY 340 and PLCY 681 (formerly PLCY 691). Please refer to the appropriate Undergraduate Bulletin for additional information on course requirements. Additional information on requirements to enter the Public Policy Honors program can be found in the Honors Advising Handbook available from the Student Services Manager. (2) When Will PLCY 410 be offered? PLCY 410 is a course on Mircoeconomic theory applied to public policy. It is currently not offered in the Department of Public Policy. Public Policy majors should enroll in either ECON 310 or ECON 410. Public Policy majors planning to obtain doctorates in public policy or economics should continue to enroll in ECON 410. Students interested in doctoral programs in public policy or economics should also complete coursework in differential calculus and multivariate calculus. (3) Who should enroll in PLCY 460? Sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are PLCY majors and minors should enroll in PLCY 460. We strongly recommend that all majors complete PLCY 460 by the end of their junior year. Juniors who expect to complete an honors thesis must complete PLCY 460 and PLCY 681 by the end of their junior year and prior to enrollment in PLCY 691H. Please see the honors handbook for more details. (4) If I have taken other upper-level statistics courses, may I opt out of PLCY 460? No. All public policy majors are required to complete PLCY 460. PLCY 460 focuses on applications of statistics to problems in public policy analysis. Statistics courses in other majors focus on applications for those majors. (5) If I have taken other introductory statistics courses, may they substitute for STOR 155, the pre-requisite for PLCY 460? Yes. The Department has approved ECON 400, PSYC 210, and SOCI 252 as alternate prerequisites for PLCY 460. In addition, we are reviewing the syllabi for BUSI 410, POLI 181, PSYCH 215. These courses may satisfy the pre-requisite for STOR 155. Students that are seeking approval to use one of these courses as an alternate for STOR 155 will need to submit a formal letter to the Student Services Manager that should include copies of the syllabi for both STOR 155 and the proposed course substitute. (6) Who will be required to complete PLCY 681 for graduation? Students who entered UNC-CH in or after are required to complete PLCY 681. (7) What elective courses are available to students in public policy? 1

5 Students in public policy may choose an elective from a list of over 300 courses at UNC-Chapel Hill. Please see the list of approved public policy elective courses in this packet. If a student would like to take a course not currently on this list and a faculty member of public policy recommends the course, the student should complete the elective course approval form and submit the form to the student services manager. If approved, the course will then be added to our list of approved elective courses. Students should submit requests for approval of new elective courses prior to enrolling in the course. (8) How can a student receive credit for an elective taken at another university? If a student would like to receive credit for an elective in public policy completed at another university or as part of their study abroad program, they need to provide a syllabus for the course for review by the Director of Undergraduate Studies and must have received a C or better in the course. To receive approval of a transfer class, the student must complete the transfer credit request form available in this packet. (9) Can students enroll in health policy courses taught in the Department of Health Policy and Management? Yes. Special arrangements have been made to allow a limited number of Public Policy majors to enroll in HPM classes. However, permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Public Policy and permission of the appropriate instructor in the Department of Health Policy and Management is required. Students interested in enrolling in HPM classes must be juniors and seniors with a 3.3 GPA. Each of the following HPM class will accept a maximum of 1-3 Public Policy Majors: HPM 310, HPM 320, HPM 330, HPM 351, and HPM 465. No other HPM classes are currently open to undergraduate public policy majors. Students interested in taking an HPM course must provide the Director of Undergraduate studies with a brief 150 word statement indicating their interest in the class and a copy of their most recent UNC transcript. Students should NOT contact instructors for HPM classes directly. All requests to enroll in HPM courses must be pre-approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Public Policy. (10) Can students receive elective credit for independent studies? Yes. Students may receive up to 3 credits for an elective in public policy from an independent study. Typically, independent studies will involve advance reading and research in an area in which no course is offered. PLCY 396, 496, 596 titled "Independent Study and Reading," may be taken for 1-3 hours of credit, depending on the amount of academic work to be done by the student. Alternatively, a student may take PLCY 395 titled Research in Public Policy for 1-3 credit hours. Students taking PLCY 395 generally collaborate with public policy faculty on an on-going research project in public policy. Any student is eligible to complete an independent study with a sponsoring faculty member in the Department. To receive elective credit for an independent study, the faculty member and student must complete the independent study proposal form in this packet and return it to the Student Services Manager. Independent studies must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies prior to enrollment. Students wishing to complete an independent study should carefully think through the purposes and substance of their independent studies. It is up to the supervising instructor in consultation with the student to decide exactly how much reading and possibly outside work is to be done by the student, how often the two will meet to discuss what is being accomplished in the course, and 2

6 what papers or examinations will be a part of the course. Some reading and written work involving policy analysis must be done to receive credit for this course. (11) How many elective courses are students required to take to complete the public policy major? Two. Students who complete a third elective will graduate with a public policy major and concentration in their field. However, a third course is not required for graduation with a BA in public policy. Students seeking to graduate with honors must complete a third elective course. The first semester of the honors thesis research sequence will count as a third elective. Please see the honors handbook for more details. (12) Can students receive elective credit for PLCY 293: Internship in Public Policy (formerly PLCY 320) or 393: Public Policy Clinic (formerly PLCY 325)? No. PLCY 293 and 393 count as experiential learning courses. However, students are expected to complete additional course work for their public policy electives. (13) What are the requirements for graduating with honors in public policy? The requirements for honors are stated in the undergraduate bulletin and summarized in additional detail in the honors handbook. Please see the honors handbook for these details. 3

7 UNC-CHAPEL HILL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY Descriptions of Elective Field Concentrations Students in Public Policy typically focus their interests in one of eleven fields and can choose from a list of over 300 relevant courses taught at UNC-Chapel Hill across these fields. Below are brief descriptions of each field and a list of core and adjunct faculty whose interests fall within these fields. Students whose interests lie in more than one field concentration may blend courses across these fields and provide their own rubric for the field. For example, a student interested in child and family policy as well as health policy may blend courses from these areas and title their field concentration, maternal and child health policy. The field concentration is not provided on transcripts or diplomas but is identified in departmental records and can be identified by students on their resumes. Thus, there is no need to obtain special approval to blend courses across fields. ADVANCED METHODS This field allows students interested in a wide variety of policies to focus on developing methodological skills. Skills highly valued in entry-level policy analysis positions include data analysis and synthesis; multivariate analysis techniques such a logistic and OLS regression; project management skills; statistical programming using SAS and STATA; the capacity to develop, collect, and synthesize data from structured interviews; and writing skills. Students interested in the development of methodological skills are strongly encouraged to engage in a research practicum with faculty and/or to prepare an undergraduate thesis. (Interested Core Faculty: ALL) CHILD AND FAMILY POLICY Students with an interest in this field seek to learn about the issues influencing the development of children and the well-being of families. Policy analysts and researchers in this field focus on issues such as adolescent risk behavior, child and elder caregiving, domestic violence, and family formation including marriage and divorce. Nonprofit Foundations and research centers that focus on child and family welfare include the Anne E Casey Foundation, ChildTrends, Foundation for Child Development, and the William T. Grant Foundation. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Daniel Gitterman, Ashu Handa, Krista Perreira, Christine Piette Durrance; Adjunct Faculty: Katherine Mullan Harris) ECONOMICS, BUSINESS POLICY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Students with interests in this field seek to promote economic and community development in the US and abroad. This is an ideal field for students with a primary interest in labor economics, urban planning, and human resource management at the state, local, and federal levels. Policy analysts in this field investigate factors that shape the quality of life in both urban and rural communities, the opportunities they offer residents, and the effectiveness of federal, state, and local public policies that contribute to the development of businesses, employment opportunities, housing, transportation, and utilities (e.g., water and electricity). Students also may study the role of policy in protecting and promoting competition, as well as condemning anticompetitive conduct. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Maryann Feldman, Christine Piette Durrance, Jeremy Moulton; John Scott; Adjunct Faculty: John Hardin, James Johnson, Jack Kasarda, Michael Luger) 4

8 EDUCATION POLICY Policy analysts in this field evaluate education reforms involving accountability, school vouchers, standards, after-school programs, technology, and teacher quality. Analysts may focus on Pre-K education, K-12 education, or higher education in both 2-year and 4-yr colleges. In addition, analysts may evaluate research on general individual, family, and neighborhood factors that influence educational achievement and the development of racial-ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic disparities in educational outcomes. The primary federal agency with responsibility for education policy is the US Department of Education. In North Carolina, the Department of Public Instruction has primary responsibility for the development of K-12 education policy. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Steve Hemelt, Doug Lauen, Krista M. Perreira; Adjunct Faculty: James Johnson, Charles Thompson) ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY Environmental policy analysts seek strategies to improve environmental quality and protect our natural resources. Researchers combine skills in the natural and social sciences to evaluate policy solutions for critical state, national, and international problems such as air and water quality, agriculture and food production, deforestation and forest degradation, protection of ecosystems, energy, and global climate change. Faculty have several expertise including expertise in domestic energy policy, and environment and poverty linkages in developing countries. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Richard (Pete) Andrews, Pamela Jagger; Adjunct Faculty: Douglas Crawford-Brown, Johnathan Howes, Douglas MacLean) GENDER, RACE-ETHNICITY, AND IMMIGRATION Students interested in this field of study are primarily concerned with disparities in health, education, and labor market outcomes. Policy analysts and researchers in this field examine (1) population trends in these outcomes by age, citizenship status, gender, race-ethnicity, and social class and (2) the policies that contribute to promoting or reducing these disparities. These policies include affirmative action policies, civil rights policies, family and medical leave policies, and reproductive health policies among others. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Krista Perreira, Christine Piette Durrance; Adjunct Faculty: Micah Gilmer) GLOBAL POLICY Global policy brings together the fields of international relations, comparative government, and public policy studies to work on transnational problems. Global policy problems relate to issues crossing national boundaries such as trade, peace, war, and defense; global climate change and population movements between countries and the international institutions developed to engage these problems. In addition, global policy problems include shared domestic problems in health, education, and welfare about which all countries can learn from one another. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Richard (Pete) Andrews, Ashu Handa, Pamela Jagger, Doug MacKay, Benjamin Meier, Krista Perreira, Patricia Sullivan: Adjunct Faculty: David H. Schanzer) GLOBAL AND US HEALTH POLICY In the field of global and US health policy, analysts evaluate trends and underlying causes of changes in health care systems, health insurance coverage, access to care, and use of health care services. In addition, analysts help decision makers compare the trade-offs between health care 5

9 costs, access, and quality. Finally, analysts help to develop, synthesize, and interpret research on health outcomes and disparities across population groups. Researchers may focus on US health systems or health systems in other countries. Researchers may also focus on aging, behavioral health and education, health organization and administration, infections and chronic disease, maternal and child health, or environmental health. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Daniel Gitterman, Ashu Handa, Doug MacKay, Benjamin Meier, Krista Perreira, Christine Piette Durrance) LAW, GOVERNANCE AND THE POLICY PROCESS With a focus on law, governance and the policy process, policy analysts conduct research and provide evidence-based technical assistance in areas such as local governance and service delivery, public finance, and other areas of government interaction with citizens. Students may study the political and social processes influencing the development and implementation of policies both in the US and abroad; the behaviors of public officials; and the factors promoting the development and sustainability of various governance structures. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Hodding Carter, Daniel Gitterman, Pope (Mac) McCorkle, Christine Piette Durrance, John Scott, Patricia Sullivan; Adjunct Faculty: Catherine F. Smith, J. Ferrel Guillory) POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Poverty has many dimensions affecting the capacity of populations throughout the world to meet their basic needs for food, shelter and health; to engage in socio-political systems within their countries; and to control their own destinies. In 2005, the World Bank reported that 25% of the world s population lived in extreme poverty, making ends meet on $1.25 per day. In the US, 13 million American with children incomes under 200% of the federal poverty level and the majority of these impoverished Americans work full-time. Research on poverty and social justice examines the socio-political factors contributing to inequitable outcomes and policy options that would reduce barriers to justice and promote improved welfare. In the US, public programs of interest to poverty scholars include Temporary Assistance to Need Families, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Social Security. International research is focused on social protection programs, the implications of environment and natural resource management policies, poverty reduction programs, and health care service provision. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Daniel Gitterman, Ashu Handa, Pamela Jagger, Benjamin Meier, Jeremy Moulton, Krista Perreira; Adjunct Faculty: Micah Gilmer, Kathleen Mullan Harris, Arne Kalleberg, Robert Quercia) SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP The field of social innovation and entrepreneurship aims to train undergraduates to work with non-profit and business organizations seeking to translate ideas into policies and programs which can have a positive impact on the world. Students with an interest in this area seek to learn about the role and impact of nonprofit organizations and philanthropy on the well-being of individuals in the US and abroad, and the design and evaluation of social innovations to improve the lives of individuals and communities. Students may work with local and international businesses to develop technological innovations that improve the lives of individuals throughout the world. In addition, students may aim to learn how to organize social movements and bring about social change. (Interested Core Faculty: Drs. Richard (Pete) Andrews, Gail Corrado, Maryann Feldman, Daniel Gitterman, Krista Perreira; Adjunct Faculty: James Johnson, John Stewart) 6

10 Approved Public Policy Elective Courses Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship PUBLIC POLICY COURSES A PLCY American Public Policy PLCY Public Policy Communication PLCY Social Ventures (PLAN 326) PLCY Introduction to Entrepreneurship PLCY Immigration and Integration Policy (INTS 249) PLCY State and Local Politics PLCY Health Policy and Process PLCY Global Environment: Policy Analysis and Solutions PLCY Ethics and Economics (PHIL 364) PLCY Taxation and Public Policy PLCY 455-9/11 and Its Aftermath PLCY Business, Competition and Public Policy PLCY Political Economy of Food (ENST 490) PLCY Environmental Decision- Making (ENST 480) PLCY Poverty, Health, and Human Development in Low-Income Countries PLCY 520 Environment and Development (ENST 520) PLCY 527 Public Finance PLCY Educational Problems and Policy Solutions PLCY Global Health Policy PLCY Health and Human Rights PLCY Science and Public Policy PLCY Implementing Change 7

11 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship PLCY American Environmental Policy (ENST, ENVR, PLAN 585) PLCY 686 Policy Instruments in Env. Management ( ENST, ENVR, PLAN 686) INDEPENDENT STUDIES - PLCY 395, 396, 496, 596, 696 A SPECIAL TOPICS - PLCY 390, 399, 490, 499, 590, 599, 690, 699 AFRICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND DIASPORA STUDIES AAAD st-Century Scramble for Africa AAAD 412 Regional Seminar in African Studies AAAD 485 Black Atlantic Crosscurrents AAAD Human Right and Democracy in Af. Am. Diaspora AAAD Human Rights, Constitutions, and Public Policy AMERICAN STUDIES AMST 386 American Families AMST Seminar in American Studies AMST Shalom Y'all: The Jewish Experience in the American South ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 312 Case Studies in Climate Change ANTH Human Growth and Development ANTH Global Health (INTS 319) ANTH 344 Globalization, Social Movements and the Environment 8

12 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship ANTH Latin American Economy and Society ANTH European Societies ANTH Perspectives on Diversity ANTH Anthropology and Human Rights ANTH Culture and Power in Southeast Asia ANTH Political Ecology ANTH Gender and Culture ANTH Gender, Health, and Illness ANTH Historical Ecology ANTH Medicine and Anthropology ANTH Political Anthropology ANTH Globalization and Transnationalism ANTH Gender in Practice ANTH Urban Anthropology ANTH Anthropology of Science BUSINESS BUSI Legal and Ethical Issues BUSI 405 Org. Behavior BUSI 500 Entrepreneurship BUSI 503/512 Family Business (1.5 credits each) BUSI 504 Launching the Venture BUSI 506 New Ventures Analysis BUSI 513 Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries 9

13 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship BUSI 515 Microfinance BUSI 550 Organizational Management BUSI 551 Human Capital Management BUSI Global Environment of Business BUSI International Development (only 1.5 credit course) COMMUNICATION STUDIES COMM 312 Persuasion COMM 325 Cultural Diversity COMM 372 Rhetoric of Social Movements COMM 375 Environmental Advocacy COMM 376 Rhetoric of War and Peace COMM 470 Political Communication COMM 521 Communication and Social Memory COMM 524 Gender, Communication, and Culture COMM 525 Organizational Communication COMM 571 Rhetorical Theory and Practice COMM 572 Public Policy Argument COMM 574 War and Culture COMM 575 Presidential Rhetoric COMM 576 Manipulating "Race" COMM 624 Hate Speech COMM 625 Nonprofits in Global Context 10

14 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship COMM 652 Media and Difference ECONOMICS ECON Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy ECON Intro. To Entrepreneurship ECON 363 International Economics from the Participant s Perspective ECON The Economics of Labor Relations ECON 385 Gender and Economics (WMST 385, AMST 385) ECON Financial Markets and Economic Fluctuations ECON Econ Dev'p in US ECON Analysis of Public Finance ECON Industrial Organization ECON Health Economics ECON Economics of Population ECON International Economics ECON Economic Development ECON Labor Economics ECON Game Theory ECON Economics of the Family EDUCATION EDUC Early Childhood Development EDUC Education in American Society EDUC 465 Introduction to Teaching EDUC 467 Planning for Teaching in the Middle Grades EDUC Schools, Cultures and 11

15 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Communities I EDUC Teachers and Schools ENGLISH ENGL Intro. To Latino Studies ENGL Migration and Globalization ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ENST Business and the Env.. ENST Energy and Society ENST Environmental Valuations ENST Principles of Sustainability ENST 350 Environmental Law and Policy ENST Coastal Law and Policy ENST 352 Ecology and Management of Marine Fisheries ENST Environmental Ethics (PHIL 368) ENST Agriculture and Env. ENST Environmental History ENST 462 Ecosystem Management ENST Environmental Risk Assessment ENST Sustainable Coastal Management ENST American Environmental Policy ENST Water Quality Policies ENST Environmental and Resource Economics ENST Policy Instruments for Environmental Management ENST Capstone: Analysis & 12

16 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Solution of Environmental Problems GEOGRAPHY GEOG Introduction to Geographic Information GEOG Quantitative Methods in Geography GEOG 414 Climate Change GEOG 416 Applied Climate Change GEOG Social Geography GEOG Urban Social Geography GEOG Global Migrations and Development GEOG Environmental Politics GEOG Medical Geography GEOG Geography of Health GEOG Gender in Middle East GEOG Geography of Muslim Societies GEOG Population Geography GEOG 457 Rural Latin America GEOG 458 Urban Latin America GEOG Economic Geography GEOG Political Ecology GEOG Place, Politics, and Practice GEOG Ethnographies of Globalization 13

17 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship GEOG Introduction to GIS GEOG GIS in public health GEOG Neighborhood and Health HISTORY HIST Worker and American Life HIST 564 Revolution and Nation Making in America, HIST The History of Sexuality HIST Women in the South (WMST 568) HIST Af. Am. Women's History HIST US Foreign Relations (PWAD 577) HIST US History HIST Promise of Urbanization HIST Race in America HIST Technology and US Culture HONORS COURSES (3.2 GPA required) HNRS DC Seminar on Domestic and International Affairs HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (3.3 GPA & Permission req) B HPM Introduction to Law and Ethics in Health Management HPM Introduction to Strategic Planning and Marketing HPM Introduction to Health Leadership, Management, & Behavior HPM Policy Issues in Health Services Delivery HPM 465 Managed Care and Market Reform INFORMATION SCIENCES INLS Information Systems Analysis and Design 14

18 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship INLS Information Tools INLS Consumer Health Info. INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL STUDIES INTS Global Health INTS Development Economics (ECON 360) INTS The International Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health INTS Current Topics in International and Area Studies INST 394 Great Decisions and International Relations INTS Comparative Political Economy of Development INTS 406 Transitions to Democracy INTS Gender, Space, and Place in the Middle East INTS Human Rights, Ethics and Global Issues JOURNALISM JOMC Introduction to Mass Communication Law JOMC Diversity and Communication JOMC Gender and Mass Communication (WMST 415) JOMC Latino Media Studies JOMC Process and Effects of Mass Communication JOMC International Communication JOMC Economics Reporting 15

19 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship JOMC Southern Politics: Critical Thinking and Writing JOMC Digital Media Economics and Behavior JOMC Medical Journalism MARINE SCIENCE MASC Changing Planet MASC Earth Systems MANAGEMENT MNGT Public Policy toward Business (ECON 345) MNGT The Worker and American Life (HIST 365) MNGT The Economics of Labor Relations (ECON 380) MNGT Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy (SOC 410) MNGT Social Stratification (SOC 412) MSGT Economy and Society (SOC 415) MNGT The Labor Force (SOC 427) PHILOSOPHY PHIL -364 Ethics and Economics (PLCY 364) PHIL 384 Introduction to PPE (Econ 384, POLI 384) PHIL Environmental Ethics ( ENST 364) PHIL 370 Political Philosophy PHIL 473 American Political Philosophy 16

20 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship PHIL 480 Philosophy of Law PHIL 698 PPE II Capstone PLANNING PLAN 330 Principles of Sustainability PLAN 574 Political Economy of Poverty PLAN American Environmental Policy PLAN Urban Transportation PLAN Public Transportation PLAN Ecology and Land Use Planning PLAN Urban Form and the Design of Cities PLAN 685 Water and Sanitation Policy (ENVR 685) POLITICAL SCIENCE POLI Executive Politics POLI Political Economy I: The Domestic System POLI NC Politics and Policy POLI State Governments POLI Civil Liberties under the Constitution POLI United States National Elections POLI The Adversary System POLI Constitutional Policies and the Judicial Process 17

21 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship POLI Mass Media and American Politics POLI 419H - Race, Poverty and Politics POLI Legislative Politics POLI European Politics POLI African Politics and Society POLI Politics of the European Union POLI Politics of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean POLI 436/436 - Democracy in Latin Am. POLI Political Change in Asia POLI Democracy in Europe POLI American Foreign Policy: Formulation and Conduct POLI International Political Economy POLI Seminar on Terrorism POLI 446 Defense and Nat'l Security POLI Theory of War (PWAD 447) POLI Human Rights & Int'L Crime POLI International Conflict Processes POLI Social and Political Thought POLI 472 Problems of Modern Democratic Theory PSYCHOLOGY (courses all have prerequisites) PSYC 465 Poverty and Development 18

22 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship PSYC Dev'p of Black Children PSYC Evolution and Development of Biobehavioral Systems PSYC 470 Development of the Family PSYC Adolescent Development PSYC Developmental Psychopathology PSYC Psychology of Adulthood and Aging PSYC Health Psychology PSYC Peer Relations PSYC 514 Mania and Depression PSYC Psychology of Prevention PSYC Design and Interpretation of Psychological Research PSYC Tests and Measurement PSYC Quantitative Psychology PSYC Social Cognition PSYC Prejudice & Discrimination PSYC Psychology and Law PUBLIC HEALTH (PUBH) PUBH Global Health Issues PUBH Public Health Practice PEACE, WAR AND DEFENSE PWAD National and International Security PWAD War and American Society to 1903 PWAD Internship in Peace, War, 19

23 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Defense PWAD Constitutional Policies and the Judicial Process PWAD American Foreign Policy: Formulation and Conduct PWAD 444 Terrorism PWAD Political Geography PWAD 455-9/11 and Its Aftermath PWAD International Economics PWAD Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia PWAD War and Culture PWAD Presidential Rhetoric PWAD United States Foreign Relations in the 20th Century RELIGION RELI Ethnicity, Race, and Religion RELI Evangelism in Contemporary America STATISTICS AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH STOR Decision Making STOR Sample Survey Methods STOR Operations Research STOR Statistical Methods I STOR Statistical Methods II SOCIOLOGY SOCI Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy SOCI Social Stratification (MNGT 412) SOCI Economy and Society SOCI Comparative Perspectives on Internat l Migration 20

24 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship SOCI Contemporary Chinese Society SOCI Political Sociology SOCI Sociology of Health and Mental Illness SOCI Sociology of Education SOCI Law and Society SOCI Family and Society SOCI The Labor Force SOCI 431 Aging SOCI Conflict and Bargaining (PWAD 442) SOCI Race, Class, and Gender SOCI US Poverty and Policy SOCI Medicine and Society SOCI Human Rights WOMEN'S STUDIES WMST Women in Social Movements WMST The International Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health WMST Comparative Queer Politics (INTS 410) WMST Gender and Science WMST African American Women's History WMST Feminism, Sexuality and Human Rights WMST Gender Issues in Planning and Development (PLAN 662) Notes: A. With the exception of PLCY 101 and PLCY 110, Public Policy Electives/Field Concentrations must be at the 300-level or 21

25 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship above. Only one independent study course may count toward the major. B. Courses not listed here are NOT open to public policy majors. To enroll in HPM courses students must be juniors or seniors with a 3.3 GPA and must receive approval to enroll from the both the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Public Policy and the HPM course instructor. Only 2-3 public policy students admitted per course each year. C. Policy Field Concentrations are not recorded on student transcripts or diplomas. Students may blend courses across the field concentration lists and provide their own rubric on their resumes (e.g., Maternal and Child Health Policy or Health, Law and Policy). Economics and Community Development includes courses in Economics and Business and more general economic policy. Environment and Sustainability includes courses in food and agriculture policy. D. Double Majors should discuss restrictions on double-counting courses (i.e. counting courses for more than one major) with Academic Advising. The Public Policy major requires a minimum of 27 credit hours (i.e. 7 core courses and 2 electives). In general, no more than 4 courses (approx. 12 credit hours) in the major may be doublecounted. E. Courses in red font have not been offered in the past 5 years due to limited instructor availability. Please check with department or instructor regarding the availability of the class in the future. 22

26 Course Numbers and Abbreviated Title Advanced Methods Child and Family Policy Economics, Business Policy, and Community Development Education Policy Environment and Sustainability Global Policy Global and US Health Policy Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Immigration Law, Governance and the Policy Process Poverty and Social Justice Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship 23

27 NAME/PID: EP. GRADUATION: Public Policy Major Worksheet I. PRE-REQUISITES STOR 155 or equivalent ECON 101 II. CORE REQUIREMENTS PLCY 210 or PLCY 210H: Policy Innovation & Analysis PLCY 220 or PLCY 220H: The Politics of Public Policy Economics analysis and Public Policy (Choose 1 course from this list): [ ] ECON 310: Microeconomics: Theory and Applications [ ] ECON 410: Intermediate Theory: Price and Distribution [ ] MATH 231 is prerequisite for ECON 410 [ ] PLCY 410: Microeconomic Foundations for Policy Analysis (future course) PLCY 340: Justice in Policy Ethics PLCY 460: Quantitative Methods for Public Policy PLCY 681: Research Design for Public Policy [ ] PLCY 460 is a co-requisite/ prerequisite Advanced Policy Projects (Honors Thesis Track): [ ] PLCY 691H: Honors Research Design for Public Policy (3.3 overall GPA and 3.5 PLCY GPA) [ ] PLCY 460 is a prerequisite [ ] PLCY 681 is a prerequisite *This course may count as Field 3. [ ] PLCY 692H: Honors Thesis II (Application required) [ ] PLCY 691H is a prerequisite Advanced Policy Projects (Non-honors Track): [ ] PLCY 698: Capstone [ ] PLCY 460 and PLCY 681 (formerly PLCY 691) are prerequisites III. POLICY FIELD CONCENTRATION (A minimum of 6 credit hours are required) Three credit hours may be for a 100-level or 200-level PLCY course. The remaining three credit hours must be at the 300-level or above. Please see list of approved electives. If a course that you would like to take as an elective is not indicated in the list, please complete the elective course approval form. (required) (required) (optional) Students who take at least 9 credit hours in specific field area may elect for a concentration. The degree to be granted would be a BA with a major in Public Policy with a concentration. Students define their own concentrations. Suggested concentrations and courses are described in the Undergraduate Handbook. March 7, 2014

28 Public Policy Major Diagram (Suggested Order to Complete 7 Required Core Courses and 6 Field Study Credit Hours) Year(s) 1 or 2 (Prerequisite) * STOR 155 (Prerequisite) ECON 101 (Recommended) MATH 152 or 231 (Optional Field 1) ** Making Public Policy (PLCY 101) Or Global Policy Year(s) 2 or 3 (Required) * Quantitative Analysis PLCY 460 Co- or Pre-requisite for 681 (Required) Policy Innovations and Analysis PLCY 210 (Required) Politics of Public Policy PLCY 220 (Required) Justice in Public Policy PLCY 340 Year(s) 3 or 4 (Required) Research Design PLCY 681 Pre-requisite for 698 & 691H (Required) Microeconomics PLCY 410 or ECON 310 or 410 (Required) ** Field level or higher (Required) Field level or Year 4 (Required) Capstone PLCY 698 OR Honors Thesis PLCY 692H (Optional Field 3) Honors Thesis PLCY 691H (Optional Field 3) *** 300 level or higher MATH 152 or 231 or equivalent is a prerequisite for ECON 410. ECON 101 is a prerequisite for ECON 301, ECON 410, AND PLCY 410. *STOR 155 is a prerequisite for PLCY 460. ** 3 credit hours may be for a 100- or 200-level PLCY course. *** Students who take at least nine credit hours in a specific policy field area may elect a concentration. Revised February 2013

29 UNC-CHAPEL HILL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY UNC Elective and Field Concentration Course Approval Form STOP! IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR TRANSFER CREDITS FOR A COURSE TAKEN AT ANOTHER UNIVERSITY, PLEASE USE THE REQUEST FOR TRANSFER CREDIT INSTEAD. Purpose: The Office of Undergraduate Studies requires that we provide a list of approved field concentration classes. Therefore, you will not receive credit towards the major if you take an elective course which is not on our pre-approved list. If you would like to receive elective credit towards the major for a course not on our pre-approved list, you must complete this form. Only UNC courses at the 300-level and above will be considered. Though most reasonable requests can be accommodated, we STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to save time, paper, and energy and choose your elective courses from our pre-approved list of over 250 courses! Instructions: If a course that you would like to take is not on the approved public policy list, please complete the form below and attach the following: (1) A brief description of your field concentration in public policy and how this course contributes to your field, and (2) a full syllabus of the course. Your request may be approved by any public policy faculty adviser. However, you must submit a copy of this form with your adviser s signature to ensure that you will receive credit for the course. For a list of faculty in your field concentration and currently approved courses please see the public policy website. Name (First, Middle, Last): Phone: PID: Expected date of graduation: Public Policy Field Concentration: Number and Title of Proposed Field Concentration Course: Brief Description (150 words or fewer). Form Approved 8/

30 For Public Policy Faculty Use: I have reviewed request for elective credit for the course entitled (student s name). I approve do not approve of the course as a field concentration course. (Faculty Advisor or DUS Signature and Date) Please return a copy of this form signed by your faculty adviser and the attached syllabus to: Student Services Manager Department of Public Policy University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Abernethy Hall, CB#3454 Chapel Hill, NC Newly approved courses will be kept on file, added to our approved list, and submitted by the student services manager to the Office of Undergraduate Studies on March 1 of each academic year. Form Approved 8/

31 UNC-CHAPEL HILL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY Request for Approval of Transfer Credits (1) Instructions (Credit for Field Concentration Courses): To receive course credit for a field concentration course taken abroad, please complete the form below and attach the following: (1) A brief description of your field concentration in public policy and how this course contributes to your field, (2) a full syllabus of the course and (3) a copy of your transcript showing completion of the course and the grade earned. If you have not yet taken the course and would like preapproval of the course, please submit a copy of the syllabus. However, because students must earn a minimum of a C (not C-) for any transfer course, final approval cannot be provided until the transcript is received. (2) Instructions (Credit for Public Policy Core Courses): Substitutes for core courses in the public policy major are allowed in rare circumstances and approval of substitutions requires that the course material provided in the alternative course be nearly identical to that of the department's required core course. To receive credit for a core public policy course taken at another university, please complete the form below and attach the following: (1) A brief statement regarding the reason for taking the core course at another university rather than the required course at UNC, (2) a full syllabus of the course, and (3) a copy of your transcript showing completion of the course and the grade earned. To receive credit for a transfer course you must have earned a minimum of a C (not C-). Name (First, Middle, Last): Phone: PID: Expected date of graduation: Public Policy Field Concentration: Requests are reviewed once each term. Please submit your request to by August 1 (Summer), December 1 (Fall), and April 1 (Spring): Student Services Manager Department of Public Policy University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Abernethy Hall, CB#3454 Chapel Hill, NC (Turn Over) Form Approved 8/

32 Title of Transfer Course: Number and Title of Core Public Policy Course (if seeking transfer credit for a core course): Please write your brief statement for transfer credit in the space below (150 words or fewer). For Public Policy Faculty Use (Core Course Transfer Credit Only): I have reviewed request for transfer credit for the course entitled (student s name). I approve do not approve of the course as a substitute for the core course. For Department Chair or Director of Undergraduate Study Use: (Core Course Instructor s Signature and Date) I have reviewed request for transfer credit for the course entitled (student s name). I approve do not approve of the request for transfer credit. (Department Chair or DUS Signature and Date) Form Approved 8/

33 Return This Recommendation to the Student Services Manager UNC-CHAPEL HILL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY Proposal for Directed Individual Study Purpose: Directed Individual Study is designed to offer advanced students the opportunity to pursue, for credit, a specialized topic of interest not currently taught through a regularly offered course. Students seeking to complete an independent study with a faculty member need to prepare a syllabus for their independent study in consultation with the proposed instructor. Please note that you must find a faculty member (not a graduate student instructor) who is willing to be your adviser for the project. Instructions: Students should prepare a proposal for their independent study by completing the information below. The instructor should then review and amend the proposal as needed. Students need to come to an agreement on the aims of the course, it s learning objectives, content, and evaluation plan with a faculty member who will direct their course of study prior to registration. Name (First, Middle, Last): Phone: PID: Expected date of graduation: Major(s): Is the student seeking credit for this course as an elective in Public Policy? No Yes. Field Concentration: To ensure that this elective is credited towards the major, please return a copy of this form signed by your instructor to: Student Services Manager Department of Public Policy University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Abernethy Hall, CB#3454 Chapel Hill, NC Form Approved 8/

34 Return This Recommendation to the Student Services Manager A. Direction provide a brief statement on the focus or aims of your independent study (25 words): B. Learning Objectives outline the specific measurable learning outcomes to be achieved by your independent study. C. Content list the readings and assignments utilized to achieve these objectives: Required Readings Description of Assignments D. Evaluation Plan Specify the procedures for reviewing progress and measuring achievement of your learning objectives: Assignments will be evaluated as follows: ASSIGNMENT % OF GRADE ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE Form Approved 8/

35 Return This Recommendation to the Student Services Manager E. Number of Credits: (see attached Course Credit Guidelines) F. Course No. I agree to complete the course assignments as specified by this independent study proposal. Student s Name: Signature: I agree to supervise and evaluate the students work as agreed to by this independent study proposal. Instructor s Name: Signature: Approved by Director of Undergraduate Studies: Signature Date COURSE CREDIT GUIDELINES General: For undergraduates, a single course credit reflects approximately 1 hour of class time and 2 hours of reading and research in addition to time spent in class. 3 Credits: An undergraduate independent study should be assigned 3 credits if the faculty member and the student meet at least once each week and the course requires an average commitment of 9 hours per week. For a 3 credit course, students should be expected to complete a substantial class project such as a 10-page term paper. 2 Credits: An undergraduate independent study should be assigned 2 credits if the faculty member and the student meet at least once every other week and the course requires an average commitment of 6 hours per week. The course may include short discussion papers or reflections on weekly readings and/or weekly analyses of project data. 1 Credit: An undergraduate independent study should be assigned 1 credit if the faculty member and the student meet at least once every other week and the course requires an average commitment of 3 hours per week. The course may include weekly field work, journal writing about learning experiences, and reflective discussions with the instructor. Form Approved 8/