Public Policy Minor

The public policy minor at Saint Joseph's University prepares you for a future career helping populations that are often marginalized in the policymaking process. You will gain important critical-thinking skills through an inclusive and diverse community lens. The interdisciplinary coursework focuses on theory, analysis and application of policy to prepare you for a future career or graduate work.

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What Sets Our Program Apart

  • You will obtain the critical thinking, communication and leadership skills necessary to understand and shape public policy. By studying public policy at a Jesuit university, you will also develop ethical decision-making skills. This will help you develop and promote policies to will elevate those most marginalized in society.

  • Public policy is often defined as the course of action created by a government, in response to 'real world' problems impacting the public. In other words, the work of creating rules, laws and regulations. In your studies, you will not only investigate policy itself, but also the relationships among all of the entities that have a voice in the policymaking process. You will study theories to support your public policy analysis skills. You will also apply policy analysis in economics, political science and sociology classes and assess the impact of policy on individuals, businesses, and society.

  • Many students often decide to double major or add minors to their studies. Some common additional areas of study that students interested in public policy also pursue include:

    The public policy minor is designed to provide students with a firm understanding of policy from several viewpoints, including political science, public administration, sociology, economics and international relations.

What Can You Do with A Degree in Public Policy? 

Students who study public policy at Saint Joseph's University are well-prepared for any public policy career including political positions in local, state or federal legislator, non-political options within the government sector, or nonprofit. Graduates often obtain public policy jobs like: 

  • Public policy analyst 
  • Public relations specialist 
  • Legal analyst 
  • Advancement manager in nonprofits

Curriculum & Coursework

View required courses for this program in the academic catalog. Please contact us if you have any questions about the program curriculum.

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