Regional Analysis and Public Policy Track

Admission Requirements

Acceptance to the regional analysis and public policy track requires a minimum ACT composite of 20 and an Admission Index of 500.

Program Competencies

The student will:

1. Understand the relation of their major program to the other fields in regional analysis.
2. Make sound verbal and written arguments that delineate a public policy.
3. Possess the quantitative and qualitative skills to understand regional analysis.
4. Understand the factors that affect and shape occupational vocations in a regional context.
5. Be able to accurately communicate with public and private individuals the meaning and applications of regional analysis.
6. Be able to present research and policy reports that are comprehensible to audiences of various public policymakers.
7. Be able to interpret the output of regional resource analyses and their potential use in formulating public policy.

The students in this program will meet the goals of Enhancement of Instruction by actively participating in a unique, intense interdisciplinary program. They will participate in service and research functions of the university and will participate in the collaborative ventures of IRAPP with regional organizations.

Assessment Procedures

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Track: Regional Analysis and Public Policy

Required coursework:

RAPP 202	Basic Computer Techniques in Regional Analysis	3
RAPP 203	Society, Nature and Development	3
RAPP 300	Seminar in Regional Issues I	3
RAPP 350	Practicing Regional Analysis I	3
RAPP 450	Practicing Regional Analysis II	3
RAPP 490	Seminar in Regional Issues II	3

Total Credit Hours: 18