Public Affairs Minor

The public affairs minor in the Institute of Law and Public Affairs is directed toward providing training for civil service positions at all levels of government. The goal of such training is to provide more effective public administrators and to introduce creativity into the profession of public service. The public affairs minor takes a problem-solving approach to the discipline as students conduct basic, in-depth research on problems of governmental agencies. Students in this minor develop valuable insights into the nature of the public policy process from the vantage point of the bureaucracy. Courses are selected in consultation with a faculty adviser.