The Bachelor of Arts degree in policy studies provides a foundation for understanding the global character of industry and competition, and the crucial interaction between government and commerce in the U.S. and abroad. This is accomplished by offering a multidisciplinary course of study in which students bond their interest in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, or the humanities with the study of international political processes.

The Policy Studies major is useful as preparation for employment in business, government agencies, or NGOs; as a foundation for postgraduate professional schools in public policy, law, and business; and as preparation for graduate study in the social sciences.

The Program Chair is W. Mark Crain, William E. Simon Professor of Political Economy.