Courses & Curriculum
With Chatham's policy studies major, you'll gain skills in political, social, economic, and historical analysis, communication, and problem-solving. Explore this page's sample courses and curriculum, and come back soon for a more detailed example degree progression.
Sample Courses & Curriculum
Understanding Public Policy
This course introduces students to the concepts and tools used in the analysis of public policies, and uses these concepts and tools to examine public policies in the United States and other industrial democracies.
Economic Development
An examination of the factors accounting for economic growth and development of modern, economically developed nations and less-developed areas. A review of the problems encountered in initiating and sustaining the process of economic development. Major policy issues are discussed. This course fulfills a global general education mission course requirement.
Economic Analysis of Public Policy
This course focuses on evaluating the rationale for government intervention in the economy and evaluating the efficiency, incentive, and distributional effects of government policies. Policies’ impacts on issues such as how best to protect intellectual property, improve airline safety or control illegal immigration are also analyzed.