Public Policy, Minor - 22 units

E. 2021-2022 New Minor Proposal Form: 2023-2024 Catalog

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    • Select Program below

    • Type of Program*

    • **Instructions: read before beginning**

      Note: For more detailed instructions, go to Resources.

      1. Before beginning, do an Advanced Search for this program in current CI University Catalog. Doing so should yield useful information, such as required courses and areas which will be needed to complete curriculum schema portion of this form. For step-by-step instruction, go to Resources. 

      2. For additional help text, click on  icon in top right corner of left column of form.

      3. FILL IN all fields required marked with an *. You will not be able to launch the proposal without completing required fields.

      5. Save all Changes. Validate and launch proposal by clicking on  icon in top left corner. Curriculog will state: This proposal has moved on. This proposal moved on in the workflow. This statement means that the proposal is now visible to all Curriculog users. You, as the proposer, still need to MAKE your DECISION in order to send this proposal to Program Chair (next step in process).

      6. MAKE your DECISION, approve/reject/hold/suspend/custom route the  proposal by clicking on the Decision icon in the Toolbox on the right side of the form. Once approved, proposal will move to next step in process.

      Every effort will be made to include your proposal in the earliest possible catalog, and inclusion is based on the timeliness of the approval process and is not guaranteed.

    • Refer to latest Senate Policy on Minor Requirements:

      Senate Policy 15-07 requires minors must have minimum of 15 units, nine of which must be upper division.

    • Local Curriculum Committee*
      Choose Local Curriculum Committee your program has chosen to participate in and that will review this course modification/inactivation
    • Program Owner*
      The program this Minor will be under. The program this Minor will be housed.

    • Add the Minor Title in the catalog format folllowing the examples below.

      If this Minor is to be listed under a major in the catalog, include the major title in the Minor Title.The title must include the total number of units for the minor.

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      Example: Freedom and Justice Studies Minor - 18 units

      If the Minor Title does not include the major title, the minor will appear as a stand alone minor in the catalog.

    • Minor Title:*
      Public Policy, Minor - 22 units
      Public Policy, Minor - 22 units
    • Status*
    • Program Level*
    • Program Type:*
    • Degree Type
    • Minor Description

    • This field is ONLY to be used when the proposed new minor is in a discipline  where no major exists. Using catalog format, provide Minor description, learning outcomes, possible careers, and associated faculty names, titles and contact information. 

      For measurable outcomes that reflect elements of Bloom’s Taxonomy, refer to Curriculum Committee’s "Learning Outcomes" document found at: http://senate.csuci.edu/comm/curriculum/resources.htm. Committee recommends approximately five to seven outcomes. Upon completion of minor, students will be able to:

    • Provide a catalog description of the Minor.*

      Public Policy focuses on the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of public sector programs and initiatives. A minor in Public Policy equips graduates to better contribute to good, enlightened, and critical governance. The minor in Public Policy is open to all majors. Completion of the minor in Public Policy signals preparation to work with or in a broad spectrum of public sector entities. 

    • Justification
    • How does the Minor support the University’s Mission and Strategic Goals?*

      Public universities exist with the intention of augmenting students' capacity to participate in civil and civic society as well as to contibute to the economy. A minor in Public Policy equips students to do both better, regardless of their major since it gives students a solid foundation in the operations of governance and a better understanding of how to design, implement, and evaluate public sector efforts. Furthermore, given the breadth and complexity of public challenges facing contemporary governments, the study of Public Policy is necessarily intergrative, interdisciplinary, and replete with both multicultural and international perspectives. The minor in Public Policy also serves the strategic goal of "ensuring students graduate with the high-level knowledge, skills, and experience necessary for engaged citizenship and career success" as it signals preparation to participate more fully in public and community efforts, and to work in activities both within and connected to the public sectors.

    • Curriculum

    • Follow these steps to create the New Minor Curriculum Schema under Prospective Curriculum:

      First, ALL needed courses must be added (new courses) and/or imported (existing courses) under the View Curriculum Courses tab = Step 1. below. Second, the New Minor Curriculum schema will be created by adding cores (e.g.: Requirements, Required Core, Electives, Pre-requisites, etc.) and populating with added or imported courses under the View Curriculum Schema tab = Step 2. below.

      Step 1. Adding and /or Importing Courses

      Click on "View Curriculum Schema" tab. There are two options to add courses to the New Minor: "Add Course" and "Import Course." For courses that already are in the catalog, click on "Import Course" and find the courses needed. For new courses that are in the Curriculog Approval Process click on "Add Course"-- a box will open asking you for the Prefix, Course Number and Course Title. All new courses must have a New Course Proposal Form submitted in addition to this form.

      Step 2. Creating Curriculum Schema

      To create the New Minor Curriculum Schema, Cores will need to be created and the courses above will need to be added.Click on "View Curriculum Schema" tab. Click on “Add Core” or “Import Core”. Click on “New Core”, complete the “Title” field for your core (e.g.: Electives), and the “Description” field if applicable. Click on “Add Courses”. When you click on "Add Courses" it will bring up the list of courses available from Step 1. Select the courses you wish to add and click "Add Course". For removing courses click on the and proceed.

      Step 3. Preview Program as it will show in University Catalog

      To see what the program will look like when exported to the Univesity Catalog click on the Preview Curriculum icon ​​​​​​​

    • Identify all required lower- and upper-division courses, including required electives, and any pre- or co-requisites. Identify courses currently available in catalog, and separately identify newly developed courses.

    • Prospective Curriculum:*
    • Total number of units in the Minor.*
      22
      22
      Including pre- and co-requisites.
    • Program Summary of Units*

      Lower Division Requirements - 9 units:

      ECON 110 (Principles of Microeconomics)

      POLS 150 (American Political Institutions)

      MATH 201 (Elementary Statistics)

      or

      MATH 202 (Biostatistics)

       

      Upper Division Requirements - 7 units:

      POLS 310 (Statistical Applications in Political Science)

      POLS 325 (American Public Policy)

       

      Upper Division Electives: (6 units)

      POLS 300 (Political Science Research Methods)

      POLS 305 (Gender and Politics)

      POLS 306 (The Politics of Race and Ethnicity)

      POLS 307 (Contemporary Political Theory)

      POLS 308 (Modern Political Theory)

      POLS 312 (Interest Groups and Collective Action)

      POLS 316 (State and Local Politics and Policy)

      POLS 320 (Public Administration: Writing as Public Service)

      POLS 321 (Public Budgeting)

      POLS 324 (Ethics and Public Policy)

      POLS 328 (United States Foreign Policy)

      POLS 330 (Political Sociology)

      POLS 332 (Politics of Neurodiversity)

      POLS 340 (Politics and the Environment)

      POLS 345 (Science and Public Policy)

      POLS 348 (Immigration Politics and Policy)

      POLS 360 (Contemporary Issues in Law and Policy)

      POLS 362 (Law, Politics, and Society)

      POLS 401 (Constitutional Law)

      POLS 402 (Civil Rights and Civil Liberties)

      POLS 403 (Comparative Foreign Policy)

      POLS 404 (Political Leadership)

      POLS 428 (International Political Economy)

      POLS 431 (Education Policy and Politics)

      POLS 432 (Faces of Public Policy: Civil Servants in Public Organizations)

      POLS 490 (Special Topics in Political Science)
      POLS 492 (Service Learning in Political Science)
      POLS 493 (Internship in Political Science)
      POLS 494 (Independent Research)
      POLS 499 (Capstone)

       

    • Student Learning Outcomes
      <p>1. Understand policy subsystems in contemporary democratic settings using major public policy theories.</p> <p>2. Critically analyze Public Policy design, including linkages between public problems and policy solutions.</p> <p>3. Apply triangulated findings drawn from economic, statistical, and qualitative analyses toward complex understandings of public challenges and their potential solutions.</p> <p>4. Evaluate the potential, implications, effects, and gaps of specific public policies using more than one disciplinary lens.</p> <p>5. Create improved policy solutions for select public challenges.</p>
      Add minor learning outcomes
    • Academic Structure and Enrollment
    • Identify program area and person(s) responsible for program management and oversight.*

      The Political Science program will be responsible for program management and oversight. Dr. Dana Lee Baker, who currently serves as chair of the programs of Political Science and Global Studies, will manage the program. 

    • Number of Students in Minor

      Estimate number of students enrolled in minor in initial, third and fifth years.

    • Initial Year*
      5
      5
    • Third Year*
      10
      10
    • Fifth Year*
      20
      20
    • Faculty and Staff Resources
    • Existing faculty and staff qualified to teach in and support minor, including percent of their work assignment contributing to minor.*

      The minor includes only courses routinely offered by Political Science and Economics. Percent of work is likely a gross over-estimate since it assumes: 1) 1/10th of the student enrollment in a section is students completing the minor rather than those in pursuit of the Political Science major or taking elective courses; and 2) the students would not have taken any of these courses as electives in the absence of the minor. 

      Core program facutly include:

      Dana Lee Baker (PhD in Public Policy, will serve as primary advisor for the minor and teach 2 courses a year that is included in the minor, WTE 3%)

      Scott Frisch (will teach 2 courses a year included in the minor, WTE 2%)

      Andrea Grove (will teach 1 course a year included in the minor, WTE 2%)

      Tiina Itkonen (will teach 2 courses a year included in the minor, WTE 2%)

      Sean Kelly (will teach 2 courses a year included in the minor, WTE 2%)

      Sheen Rajmaira (will teach 3 courses a year included in the minor, WTE 3%)

      Chris Scholl (will teach 1 course a year included in the minor, WTE 2%)

      Faculty already teaching the elective and economics courses are assumed qualified to teach these courses. 

    • Additional faculty and staff needed to teach in and support minor, and areas of expertise needed.*

      None

    • Minor Advisor:
      Dana Lee Baker
      Dana Lee Baker
    • Facilities, Equipment, Information and Financial Resources
    • Existing facilities, equipment and information resources available to support Minor.*

      We will use the existing classroom space and equipment available for the delivery of the majors and minors in Political Science and Global Studies. The programs' website will be updated to include these minors by our program analyst. Information resources available through Broome Library and publicly available sources are more than sufficient to support this minor.

    • Additional facilities, equipment and information resources needed to support Minor.*

      None

    • External funding in-progress or anticipated.*

      None

    • Desired Year of Implementation:*
    • Notes (not required):

      Permission to submit this proposal was granted by both Dean Kohli and Associate Vice President Jenn Perry during the 2020-2021 academic year. Planning for the minor was also announced at a College of Arts and Science Council of Chairs meeting. A brown bag open to campus stakeholders and the general public was hosted in May 2021.

Steps for Public Policy, Minor - 22 units

  • Originator

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Dana Baker  11/15/2021 5:08 PM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    11/15/2021 5:08 PM
    Changes:
    No
    Comments:
    No

    What is this step set up to do?

    Your System Administrator created this proposal's workflow steps with certain settings. These settings will determine what you can do on each step.

    Participants

    • Originator

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    No
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Previous Step

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

  • Program Chair

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Dana Baker  11/16/2021 4:12 PM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    11/16/2021 4:12 PM
    Changes:
    Yes
    Comments:
    No
    Signature:
    11/16/2021

    What is this step set up to do?

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    Participants

    • Program Chair

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    Yes
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Previous Step

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

  • Behavioral & Social Sciences Local Curriculum Committee

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Open
      Behavioral & Social Sciences Local Curriculum Committee
    • Dana Baker *  11/29/2021 2:27 PM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    11/29/2021 2:27 PM
    Changes:
    Yes
    Comments:
    Yes
    Agenda:
    Yes


    * Agenda Administrator

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    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    No
    Occurs when:

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    No
    Agenda available:
    Yes
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Originator

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

  • Dean

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Philip Hampton  1/26/2022 11:13 AM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    1/26/2022 11:13 AM
    Changes:
    No
    Comments:
    Yes
    Signature:
    1/26/2022

    What is this step set up to do?

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    Participants

    • Dean

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    Yes
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Originator

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 7 days

  • Articulation Officers

    Status:Restarted

    Participants

    • Blake Buller  5/16/2022 12:53 PM
    • Kristen Dobson
    • Janet Rizzoli
    • Andrea Skinner (System Administrator)  8/12/2022 4:53 PM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    8/12/2022 4:53 PM
    Changes:
    No
    Comments:
    Yes

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    • Articulation Officers

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    No
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Originator

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

  • Articulation Officers

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Blake Buller  11/1/2022 3:07 PM
    • Kristen Dobson  11/3/2022 11:19 AM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    11/3/2022 11:19 AM
    Changes:
    Yes
    Comments:
    Yes

    What is this step set up to do?

    Your System Administrator created this proposal's workflow steps with certain settings. These settings will determine what you can do on each step.

    Participants

    • Articulation Officers

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    No
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Originator

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

  • Custom Route

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Open
      Academic Policy & Planning Committee
    • Mary Adler *  3/13/2023 2:07 PM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    0% required
    Date Completed:
    3/13/2023 2:07 PM
    Changes:
    No
    Comments:
    Yes
    Agenda:
    Yes


    * Agenda Administrator

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    Participants

    • Academic Policy & Planning Committee

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    No
    Agenda available:
    Yes
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    0% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Previous Step

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 7 days After 2 days

  • Curriculum Coordinator

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Andrea Skinner  4/3/2023 9:33 PM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    4/3/2023 9:33 PM
    Changes:
    No
    Comments:
    No

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    • Curriculum Coordinator

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    No
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Previous Step

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

  • AVP for Academic Planning and Undergraduate Initiative

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Francelina Neto  10/19/2023 9:29 AM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    10/19/2023 9:29 AM
    Changes:
    No
    Comments:
    No
    Signature:
    10/19/2023

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    Participants

    • AVP of Academic Programs & Planning

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    Yes
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Originator

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

  • Senate

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Jason Miller  2/13/2024 5:32 PM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    2/13/2024 5:32 PM
    Changes:
    No
    Comments:
    Yes
    Signature:
    2/13/2024

    What is this step set up to do?

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    Participants

    • Academic Senate Chair

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    Yes
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Originator

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

  • Provost

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Mitch Avila  2/22/2024 12:16 PM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    2/22/2024 12:16 PM
    Changes:
    No
    Comments:
    No
    Signature:
    2/22/2024

    What is this step set up to do?

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    Participants

    • Provost & VP of Academic Affairs

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    Yes
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Originator

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

  • President

    Status:Approved

    Participants

    • Richard Yao  2/28/2024 8:51 AM

    Activity

    Required Participation:
    100% required
    Required for Approval:
    100% required
    Date Completed:
    2/28/2024 8:51 AM
    Changes:
    No
    Comments:
    No
    Signature:
    2/28/2024

    What is this step set up to do?

    Your System Administrator created this proposal's workflow steps with certain settings. These settings will determine what you can do on each step.

    Participants

    • President

    Conditions

    Mandatory:
    Yes

    Rules

    Can Edit:
    Yes
    Can Comment:
    Yes
    Signature required:
    Yes
    Agenda available:
    No
    Comments viewable by:
    Every user who has a login

    Decisions

    Required Participation:
    100%
    Required for approval:
    100% required
    Additional requests:
    hold, cancel, custom route, suspend
    If rejected, return to:
    Previous Step

    Deadlines

    Deadline:
    No
    Reminders:
    Every 2 days After 1 days

Attachments for Public Policy, Minor - 22 units

  • Minors Package LOI.docx (uploaded by Dana Baker,  11/10/2021 4:09 pm)
  • Minors Brown Bag Presentation.pptx (uploaded by Dana Baker,  11/15/2021 4:14 pm)

Comments for Public Policy, Minor - 22 units

    Signatures for Public Policy, Minor - 22 units

    • Program Chair

      Status:Approved
      • Dana Baker11/16/2021

    • Dean

      Status:Approved
      • Philip Hampton01/26/2022

    • AVP for Academic Planning and Undergraduate Initiative

      Status:Approved
      • Francelina Neto10/19/2023

    • Senate

      Status:Approved
      • Jason Miller02/13/2024

    • Provost

      Status:Approved
      • Mitch Avila02/22/2024

    • President

      Status:Approved
      • Richard Yao02/28/2024

    Crosslistings for Public Policy, Minor - 22 units

    • Public Policy, Minor - 22 units (parent proposal)
    • This proposal does not have any active crosslisted proposals.

    Decision Summary for Public Policy, Minor - 22 units

    • This proposal is complete. No more decisions may be made at this time.