Undergraduate
The Brooks School offers you the opportunity to be part of a small, welcoming community while enjoying access to the people and resources of a world-renowned Ivy League institution. You will graduate with the skills to shape and evaluate policy in a range of settings, in the public and private sectors. You will be part of a vibrant school intentionally created to address the problems confronting society now and those that will emerge in the years to come.
Professor Sanders discussing policy data and statistical methods with students.
Areas of study
Public Policy Major
Public Policy is a multidisciplinary major that focuses on policy analysis and public affairs, ranging from the processes of making, implementing, and evaluating government policies to the ethical evaluation of contemporary social problems.
Learn more about Public Policy MajorHealth Care Policy Major
Health Care Policy is a multidisciplinary social science-based major that offers students in-depth understanding of the health care sector in the U.S. and globally, and training in health care policy and leadership.
Learn more about Health Care Policy MajorBrooks School Minors
Augment your Cornell major with one of our three public policy minors. We offer a Policy Analysis and Management minor, Health Care Policy minor, and a Demography minor.
More on our minors
I’m excited to see health care change in America, and I think it will. It can be done if people have hope, and also the drive to get it done.
– Komala Anupindi, HCP ’23
MEET KOMALA
Komala Anupindi, Class of 2023, is a Health Care Policy major from Boulder, Colorado. During the fall 2021 semester, she participated in the Cornell in Washington program and interned at the Centers for Disease Control. She participated in public affairs research at the CDC, following bills and monitoring congressional hearings related to the CDC’s work. She has served on the Brooks School Ambassadors and is conducting independent research on the history of Black midwives and the policy implications of maternal morbidity. through the Brooks School Honors Program. In addition, Anupindi has been active in the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board and the Society for India at Cornell. She is currently enrolled in an MPH graduate degree and hopes to pursue a MD, degree.
Benefits of getting a Brooks Undergraduate Degree
Cornell Brooks School network
Start with a “Building Success at Brooks” course where you’ll learn about Cornell resources and how to build your Cornell network. Add a careers course and connect with alumni currently leading change around the world. Top it off with the opportunity to tap into the global network of Cornell alumni who want to help you succeed, just as they have.
Friendly, small community in a comprehensive university
Cornell is a large Ivy League university with amazing resources. The Brooks School is a small, welcoming community. It’s a place where you’ll see familiar faces, open doors, and you will have the opportunity to connect with professors.
Experiential and applied learning opportunities
Learning doesn’t end when class lets out. Consider being part of the Brooks School Cornell in Washington program and live, learn and intern in the heart of the city. Or take advantage of financial support so you can pursue an unpaid internship or research opportunity. Take a course that involves a meaningful community project or apply to the Honors Program and experience its unique benefits.
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