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44 semester hours major; no more than 40 semester hours can have a PPLE prefix.
ENVS321 Environmental Policymaking: Politics and Process
ENVS380W Research in Forest Management and Policy
PPLE230 The Policy Experience
PPLE318 Death in America
PPLE319 U.S. Welfare Policy
PPLE330 Topics in Public Policy
PPLE331 Direct Democracy: The Politics and Policy of State Ballot Measures
PPLE334 Law and Public Policy
PPLE358 American Exceptionalism?: Policy and Politics in Comparative Perspective
PPLE372 American Foreign Policy
BUS6201 Public Policy Studies
ENVS323 Understanding Environmental Law and Regulation
HIST308 American Legal History
PPLE334 Law and Public Policy
PPLE337 Constitutional Law
LW237 Native American Law
LW266 Election Law
LW304 State and Local Government
LW381 First Amendment
LW382 U.S. Supreme Court
LW385 Presidency and the Constitution
LW3019 Legislation and Regulation
ENVS304W Politics of Environmental Ethics
HIST221W History Workshop: The US Far Right and Its Critics (topic dependent)
IDS330 Bodies in Public
PHEAL301 Public Health Ethics
PPLE314 Politics and Religion in the United States
PPLE315 Topics in Politics
PPLE317 Political Judgment
PPLE331 Direct Democracy: The Politics and Policy of State Ballot Measures
PPLE338W Reforming Criminal Justice
PPLE351W Sex, Gender, and American Politics
PPLE353 Parties, Elections and Campaigns
PPLE354 The American Presidency
PPLE355 Latinx Politics and Policy
PPLE360 Pacific Northwest Farmworkers
LW304 State and Local Government
PPLE338W Reforming Criminal Justice
PPLE396 Governmental Internship
PPLE397 Advocacy Internship
PPLE398 Legislative Internship
ANTH344 Medical Anthropology
CCM202 Creating Persuasive Campaigns
CCM342 Feminist Media Since 1920
CCM361 Citizenship and the Public Sphere
ECON320 Discourse on Income Inequality
ECON344 The Economics of Race & Gender
ECON345 Environmental Economics
ENVS328 Health and the Global Environment
HIST239 The Social History of Health
HIST262 Gender and Women's History in the United States
HIST307 American Immigration History
HIST342 Studies in American History
HIST453W History in the Archives
PPLE345 Topics in Politics, Policy, Law & Ethics
PSYC360 Psychology and Law
SOC355 Health and Society
SOC321 Climate Justice Workshop
SOC382 Human Rights Research and Advocacy
4 semester hours in 3 of the following four categories (12):
Public Policy
ENVS321 Environmental Policymaking: Politics and Process (4)
ENVS380W Research in Forest Management and Policy (4)
PPLE318 Death in America (4)
PPLE319 U.S. Welfare Policy (4)
PPLE330 Topics in Public Policy (4)
PPLE331 Direct Democracy: The Politics and Policy of State Ballot Measures (4)
PPLE334 Law and Public Policy (4)
PPLE358 American Exceptionalism?: Policy and Politics in Comparative Perspective (4)
PPLE372 American Foreign Policy (4)
BUS6201 Public Policy Studies (4)
Public Law
ENVS323 Understanding Environmental Law and Regulation (4)
HIST308 American Legal History (4)
PPLE334 Law and Public Policy (4)
PPLE337 Constitutional Law (4)
LW237 Native American Law (4)
LW266 Election Law (4)
LW304 State and Local Government (3)
LW381 First Amendment (3)
LW382 U.S. Supreme Court (3)
LW385 Presidency and the Constitution (3)
LW3019 Legislation and Regulation (4)
American Politics and/or Ethics
ENVS304W Politics of Environmental Ethics (4)
HIST221W History Workshop: The US Far Right and Its Critics (topic dependent) (4)
IDS330 Bodies in Public (4)
PHEAL301 Public Health Ethics (4)
PPLE314 Politics and Religion in the United States (4)
PPLE315 Topics in Politics (4)
PPLE317 Political Judgment (4)
PPLE331 Direct Democracy: The Politics and Policy of State Ballot Measures (4)
PPLE338W Reforming Criminal Justice (4)
PPLE351W Sex, Gender, and American Politics (4)
PPLE353 Parties, Elections and Campaigns (4)
PPLE354 The American Presidency (4)
PPLE355 Latinx Politics and Policy
PPLE360 Pacific Northwest Farmworkers (4)
LW304 State and Local Government (3)
Internship/Experiential Credit
PPLE338W Reforming Criminal Justice (4)
PPLE396 Governmental Internship (4)
PPLE397 Advocacy Internship (4)
PPLE398 Legislative Internship (4)
Four additional semester hours from the above lists or from the following: (4)
ANTH344 Medical Anthropology (4)
CCM202 Creating Persuasive Campaigns (4)
CCM342 Feminist Media Since 1920 (4)
CCM361 Citizenship and the Public Sphere (4)
ECON320 Discourse in Income Inequality (4)
ECON344 The Economics of Race and Gender (4)
ECON345 Environmental Economics (4)
ENVS328 Health and the Global Environment (4)
HIST239 The Social History of Health (4)
HIST262 Women's and Gender History in the United States (4)
HIST307 American Immigration History (4)
HIST342 Studies in American History (4)
HIST453W History in the Archives (4)
PPLE345 Topics in Politics, Policy, Law, and Ethics (4)
PSYC360 Psychology and the Law (4)
RHET362W Telling News: Framing Reality (4)
SOC321 Climate Justice Workshop (4)
SOC355 Health and Society (4)
SOC382 Human Rights: Research and Advocacy (4)
Note: At least 4 courses must have a PPLE prefix.
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