Minor Options
Policy Analysis and Management Minor
Requirements for a Policy Analysis and Management Minor
To earn a minor in Policy Analysis and Management a student must complete each of the following three requirements:
- Complete a minimum of 15 credits of PAM coursework.
- Complete PAM 2300 – Introduction to Policy Analysis and Management or PAM 2301 – Introduction to Public Policy.
- Complete at least 9 credits of PAM coursework at the 3000 or 4000 level.
Additional Policies:
- Completing requirements 2 and 3 above will not result in 15 credits. Students must select one additional PAM course. The additional course may be at the 2000, 3000, or 4000 level. The 3000 and 4000 level courses have prerequisites, so this additional course can be used to fulfill the prerequisite if desired.
- There can be no substitution for any of the required courses.
- Students must enroll in the PAM section of the course. Cross-listed sections are NOT applicable.
- Students must earn a grade of B- or better in every course. S/U will not be accepted unless it is the only grade option available.
- PAM Special studies courses (PAM 4000, 4010, 4020, 4030) do NOT count towards the PAM minor.
- Public Policy, PAM and HCP majors are not eligible to complete the PAM minor.
Contact:
Questions related to PAM minor should be addressed to the Brooks Undergraduate program staff at BrooksUGProgram@cornell.edu.
Health Policy Minor
Requirements for a Minor in Health Policy
To earn a minor in Health Policy a student must complete each of the following three requirements:
- Complete a minimum of 15 credits of PAM course work.
- Complete PAM 2350 – U.S. Health Care Systems*
- Complete at least 9 credit at the 3000 or 4000 level in PAM from the following list:
- PAM 3110 Pharmaceutical Management and Policy
- PAM 3180 Health Disparities
- PAM 3230 Public Policy for an Aging Society
- PAM 3251 Health Equity, Politics and Policy
- PAM 3280 Fundamentals of Population Health
- PAM 3720 Addiction Medicine Practice and Policy
- PAM 3780 Comparative Health Care Systems
- PAM 3870 Economic Evaluations in Health Care
- PAM 4110 The Economics of Pollution, Climate Change, and Health
- PAM 4140 Global Health Policy
- PAM 4230 Gender and Health: Concepts, Data, Theories and Evidence
- PAM 4280 Economics of Health Behaviors
- PAM 4370 The Economics of Health Care Markets
- PAM 5500 Operations and Planning of Senior Living and Related Facilities (1 credit, Sloan program permission required to enroll)
- PAM 5740 Fundamentals of Health Facility Planning for Managers (1 credit)
- PAM 5760 Long Term Care and Living Alternatives for the Older Adult (1 credit)
- PAM 5900 Special Topics in Health Administration and Finance (0.5-3 credits, may be repeated for credit if different topics covered)
Additional Policies:
- Completing requirements 2 and 3 above will not result in 15 credits. Students must select one additional PAM course. The additional course may be at the 2000, 3000, or 4000 level. The 3000 and 4000 level courses have prerequisites, so this additional course can be used to fulfill the prerequisite if desired.
- There can be no substitution for any of the required courses.
- Students must enroll in the PAM section of the course. Cross-listed sections are NOT applicable.
- Students must earn a grade of B- or better in every course. S/U will not be accepted unless it is the only grade option available.
- PAM Special studies courses (PAM 4000, 4010, 4020, 4030) do NOT count towards the health policy minor.
- PAM and HCP majors are not eligible to complete the health policy minor.
Contact:
Questions related to the Health Policy should be addressed to the Brooks Undergraduate program staff at BrooksUGProgram@cornell.edu.
Demography Minor
Requirements for a Minor in Demography
The demography minor is offered in partnership with the Cornell Population Center. To earn a minor in Demography a student must complete each of the following requirements:
- Demographic Introductory Course (GDEV 2010/SOC 2202; PAM 2030) (3 credits)
- Statistics Course (AEM 2100; ILRST/STSCI 2100; PAM 2100 or PAM 2101; SOC 3010) (3 credits)
- Demographic Overview Course (Choose 1: AMST 2070/PAM 2250 /SOC 2070; GDEV 2130; GDEV 3140; GDEV 4080/PAM 4080; PAM 3120; PAM 3230; PAM 3250 ;PAM 3280; PAM 3040/SOC 3040, PAM 3360; SOC 3030). (3 credits).
- Two Additional Population Courses (Choose 2: AMST 2710/EDUC 2710/GDEV 2710/SOC 2710; COMM 4760; CRP 1101; CRP 3430; CRP 4080; ECON 3440/FGSS4460; ECON 3480/HIST 3480/ILRLE 3450; ECON 3710/PAM 4280; GDEV 2090/SOC 2208; GDEV 3060; GDEV 2130; GDEV 3700/SOC 3710; GDEV 4080/PAM 4080; GDEV 4770; ILRLE 4450; PAM 2370; PAM 2390;PAM 2810; PAM 2820; PAM 3120; PAM 3180;PAM 3230; PAM 3390; ; PAM 3620; PAM 4160/SOC 4160; SOC 2250; SOC 3030; SOC 3380; SOC 3570; SOC 3580). (6 credits).
Additional Policies:
At least two courses must be outside the student’s major department. Students will complete five courses, each of which requires a grade of B- or better to count toward the minor.
Contact:
For more information contact BrooksUGProgram@cornell.edu.
General Information
- Brooks School students are not eligible to participate in the Policy Analysis and Management or Health Policy minors. Brooks School students are eligible to complete the Demography minor. Otherwise each minor is open to all Cornell University undergraduates.
- Students cannot complete both the PAM and Health Policy minors.
- Keeping track of courses required and completed is the student’s responsibility.
- Students will not be assigned a Brooks School advisor.
- To declare any minor within the Brooks School please fill out the Intention to Minor in the Brooks School of Public Policy form.
During the semester in which you are planning to graduate:
- Complete the Application to graduate with a Brooks minor survey. After verifying that you have completed all of the requirements for the minor, your college registrar will be notified, and your final transcript will indicate that you earned a minor in Policy Analysis and Management, Health Policy or Demography.
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