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Cornell Brooks Public Policy

Policy Minors

Minor Options

Students meet outside with Professor Kriner.

Policy Analysis and Management (PAM) Minor

Requirements for a Policy Analysis and Management Minor

To earn a minor in Policy Analysis and Management a student must select courses from the Policy Analysis and Management minor curriculum and adhere to the minor’s academic standards and declaration process outlined in the Cornell Catalog.

Contact:

Questions related to the 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 select courses from the Health Policy minor curriculum and adhere to the minor’s academic standards and declaration process outlined in the Cornell Catalog.

To search for courses in the roster which are part of the Health Policy minor curriculum, take the following steps:

  • Go to classes.cornell.edu
  • In the Search BOX enter “HCP-EL”
  • Check “include course description”
  • Click Go

Contact:

Questions related to the Health Policy should be addressed to the Brooks Undergraduate program staff at BrooksUGProgram@cornell.edu.

Demography Minor

Minor Description

The Cornell Population Center (CPC) manages a cross-college, interdepartmental minor in Demography for all Cornell undergraduates. This minor offers a rigorous course of study focused on population-related topics and approaches, providing students with a broad understanding of global population dynamics and analytical tools for demographic data.

In today’s rapidly changing society, a strong grasp of population dynamics is invaluable for interpreting social and economic phenomena that impact our lives and societies. Demography, an interdisciplinary field, delves into human population dynamics, encompassing population size, structure, geographic distribution, and changes over time due to births, deaths, migration, and aging.

Demography provides vital information on consumer markets, labor markets, the electorate, and social service recipients. This expertise benefits undergraduates interested in careers in public policy, business, NGOs, and various fields such as sociology, economics, public health, environmental sciences, and area studies.

Requirements for a Minor in Demography

To earn a minor in Demography a student must select courses from the Demography minor curriculum and adhere to the minor’s academic standards and declaration process outlined in the Cornell Catalog.

Contact:
Questions related to the Demography minor should be addressed to the Brooks Undergraduate program staff at 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 Policy Analysis and Management 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.

 

Questions?

Email:  BrooksUGProgram@cornell.edu
Call: 607-254-3451
Visit: Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Room 2201