Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is Syracuse University’s home for innovative, interdisciplinary teaching and research in the social sciences, public policy, public administration and international relations. It includes America’s No. 1 ranked graduate program in public affairs, offering highly regarded professional degrees alongside advanced scholarly degrees in the social sciences. It’s also home to undergraduate programs across the full spectrum of social sciences.
Curriculum
The policy studies curriculum allows you to build on a strong foundation in public affairs, social sciences, management, education, communications, visual arts and more. You won’t just study the process of how to influence and shape policy, you will learn to apply it. The major requires 10 courses: seven required core courses and three electives.
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