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MINOR IN PUBLIC POLICY MINOR IN PUBLIC POLICY Students can obtain additional information from the public policy website (http://web.mit.edu/polisci/academic-programs/ undergraduate/minorpublicpolicy.shtml); Sandra Wellford, undergraduate administrator in Urban Studies and Planning, Room 7-346A, 617-253-9403; or Tobie Weiner ([email protected]), undergraduate administrator in Political Science, Room E53-483, 617-253-3649. Some of the most far-reaching decisions about science, technology, and enterprise are made in the public policy arena. The interdisciplinary Public Policy Minor enables students from across MIT to develop their understanding of public problems and how governments attempt to address them, with emphasis on the process and outcomes of policymaking. Because the Bachelor of Science in Planning has a strong public policy element and several subjects in the Minor in Public Policy are redundant for Course 11 majors, those students are not eligible for this minor. The six-subject minor is a three-tiered program. The first tier is a foundation built on the study of the institutions in which public policy decisions are made and implemented. All students take two subjects that introduce them to justifications for government action —justifications that form the fundamental basis for making public policy. The second tier is the study of the methods for assessing the impacts of policy change on policy outcomes. The purpose is to provide students with a basic understanding of the range of approaches professionals use to evaluate public policies. The third tier is an in-depth study of policymaking in one substantive field. All minors specialize in an area of public policy, such as science and technology policy, and take three subjects within that specialty. Students may also do an internship to fulfill one part of the threesubject requirement. Tier I: Introduction to Markets, Politics, and Public Policy 11.002[J] Making Public Policy 12 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics 12 Tier II: Policy Analysis 11.003[J] Methods of Policy Analysis 12 Tier III: Policy Concentration Select three subjects in one of the following tracks: 1 36 Social and Educational Policy Environmental Policy Infrastructure Policy Science and Technology Policy Labor and Industrial Policy International Development Policy Security and Defense Policy Urban and Regional Policy Total Units 1 72 Students may propose their own track for approval by their minor advisor; students may substitute a semester-long internship in their chosen field for one subject, with the approval of their minor advisor. 2016–2017 MIT Bulletin | 3