Major in Public Policy!

Do you want to put your passion to work and have a career in making a difference?  Then check out the new undergraduate major in public policy!

Solving some of the world’s most challenging problems such as poverty, access to quality education, unemployment, immigration, terrorism and climate change requires working across boundaries. The interdisciplinary field of public policy produces bold, innovative solutions required to foster the change we need to see.

The public policy major gives students the tools they need to translate their passion into real change.  Through rigorous coursework, the public policy major provides students with the analytical and decision-making skills necessary to understand complex policy problems.  The highly experiential public policy major will integrate knowledge from a variety of disciplines, such as economics, business, nonprofits, political science, sociology, philosophy, and history.

Interested students can email plcyundergrad@umd.edu or use the Public Policy Undergraduate Advisement Calendar to learn more or add the major.