Thematic Concentration:
Public Policy

Study of national-primarily U.S.-public policy pertaining to science and technology, with attention to decision-making, the role of experts, and conflicting forces attempting to shape such policy. Policies intended to promote scientific and technological progress for the purpose of enhancing economic competitiveness as well as ones intended to strengthen the social control of scientific and technological developments. The nature, role of, and policy on technical innovation in industrial society.

Foundational Courses
ECON 1A: Elementary Economics A (5, A-W)
ECON 1B: Elementary Economics B (5, W-S)
ECON 50: Economic Analysis I (5, A, S)
ECON 51: Economic Analysis II (5, W, Sum)
ECON 52: Economic Analysis III (5, A, S, Sum)
LAW 106: Introduction to American Law (5, A)
POLISCI 2: Introduction to American National Government and Politics (5, W)
STS 160: Controversy and Closure: The Politics of Expertise (4, W)
STS 161: Science on Stage (4, W)
STS 163: Risk in Contemporary Culture (4, S)
STS 165: Science and Engineering in the Security State (4, NO)
STS 170: Technology and Modern Security Discourse (4, A)
Advanced Courses
ECON 118: Development Economics (5, A)
ECON 126/BIOMEDIN 156: Economics of Health and Medical Care (5, A)
ECON 150/PUBPOL 104: Economic Policy Analysis (5, S)
ECON 155/EARTHSYS 112: Environmental Economics And Policy (5, S)
ECON 158: Antitrust and Regulation (5, W)
MS&E 193: Technology and National Security (3, A)
PUBLPOL 102: Organizations and Public Policy (5, W)
PUBLPOL 187: The Unintended Consequences of New Technology (2-4, S)
PUBLPOL 194: Technology Policy (5, W)
STS 279: Technology, Policy & Management in Newly Industrializing Countries (2-4, NO)

Sample Concentration:

• ECON 1A [Foundational]
• ECON 50
• LAW 106 [Foundational]
• ECON 150 [Advanced]
• MS&E 193 [Advanced]
• PUBLPOL 194 [Advanced]
• STS 279 [Advanced]

Center of Gravity: Economics

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