Baker School Minor Programs
The Baker School offers three minor programs: Public Affairs, Policy Analytics, and American Civics.
Admissions Process
Admission occurs on a rolling basis. Students at all levels are encouraged to consider whether the minor fits with their career goals and academic plans. Students who want to learn more or wish to be considered for admission should start by filling out the interest form. We will follow up with additional information and application instructions.
Please communicate your interest with your assigned academic advisor before completing the interest form.
Public Affairs Minor
The minor is designed to acquaint students with the policymaking process, the challenges facing governments at all levels, and the communications and analytical skills necessary for effective citizen engagement.
American Civics Minor
The minor is intended to promote understanding of American institutions and American political thought, as well as the need for civic engagement and civil discourse in the public life of American constitutional democracy.
Policy Analytics Minor
The minor is intended to provide skills in employing advanced analytical methods that have become critical to the design, implementation and evaluation of public policy on the part of government agencies, nonprofits, think tanks and academicians. Students are exposed to the foundations of public policy and the policy-making process, analytical tools from economics and political science, quantitative methods and program evaluation techniques, subject matter from a selected public policy field and development of a portfolio that requires hands-on applications in conducting public policy research. The minor is open to students pursuing any major.