公共政策专业将使学生深入了解社会如何利用权力，机构和思想来解决集体问题。它将使学生深入了解个人和集体行动在解决复杂问题中的作用，政策过程的组成部分，证据在知识的产生和传播中的作用以及机构和机构的情况，以及他们如何提供背景信息用于公共政策。该课程将使学生深入了解公共服务的道德规范以及政府如何运作。该专业的毕业生将能够运用不同的分析视角进行公共政策决策，领导和创新公共政策的制定和实施，评估和评估政策以及政策替代方案的可行性，模型决策和政策变更，展示出良好的沟通能力和演讲技巧，并将学习转化为政策，参与度和影响力
The major in public policy will give students in-depth understanding of how society uses power, institutions and ideas to solve collective problems. It will provide students with in-depth understanding of the role of individual and collective action in solving complex problems, components of the policy process, the role of evidence in the production and dissemination of knowledge, and institutions and institutional landscapes and how they provide context for public policy. It will give students in-depth knowledge of the ethics of public service and how governments work. Graduates of this major will be able to apply different analytical lenses to decision making in public policy, lead and innovate in public policy development and delivery, assess and evaluate policy and the feasibility of policy alternatives, model decision making and policy change, demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills, and translate learning into policy, engagement and impact. Graduates of this major will be adaptive, committed to public service broadly defined, active, engaged and participatory citizens, and able to appreciate and value diversity.