Business and Public Policy
Business and Public Policy Concentration Advisor
Dr. Howard Pack - 1455 SH-DH (215-898-0089)
The Business and Public Policy (BPUB) concentration provides skills and insights that are useful to future private and public managers, lawyers, economists and political scientists as well as policy analysts. The concentration combines elements of economic and political analysis in order to understand the interactions between market and political processes (political economy) and the positive and normative aspects of government activity (public policy and management). Students concentrating in BPUB go on to positions in government, in private firms (particularly consulting and investment banking) and in the not-for-profit sector. The concentration also provides a firm base for graduate study in law, economics, public policy and political science.
In addition to the standard Wharton core and distributional requirements, the undergraduate concentration in Business and Public Policy consists of 4 courses (class of 2009 only): 2 policy analysis core courses and 2 applied public policy courses; 4 courses (class of 2010 forward): 1 policy analysis core course and 3 applied public policy courses. Some substitutions from other departments or the MBA curricula are allowed. Contact the concentration advisor for more information on these options.
Class 2009 and before:
Policy Analysis Core:
(two courses)
BPUB 201: The Political Economy of Social Policy
BPUB 204: Cost Benefit Analysis: Decision Making in the Public Sector
BPUB 250: Managerial Economics
Applied Public Policy:
(two full courses or equivalent)
BPUB 202: The Principles of Transportation
BPUB 203: Business in the Global Political Environment
BPUB 206: Urban Public Policy and Private Sector Economic Development
BPUB 212: Economic Analysis of Law
BPUB 230: Urban Fiscal Policy
BPUB 236: International Housing Comparisons
BPUB 261: Risk Analysis and Environmental Management
BPUB 288: International Industrial Development Strategies
BPUB 289: Nations, Politics and Markets
BPUB 290: Technology in Global Markets (mini, 0.5 cu)
BPUB 298: Privatization: An International Perspective
Sample Programs
Career Path Suggested Courses
Law or Business Policy, domestic: BPUB 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 212, 230, 250, 261
International Policy: BPUB 201, 203, 204, 236, 288, 289, 290, 298
Class 2010 and after:
Policy Analysis Core:
BPUB 201: The Political Economy of Social Policy
Applied Public Policy:
(three full courses or equivalent)
BPUB 202: The Principles of Transportation
BPUB 203: Business in the Global Political Environment
BPUB 204: Cost Benefit Analysis: Decision Making in the Public Sector
BPUB 206: Urban Public Policy and Private Sector Economic Development
BPUB 212: Economic Analysis of Law
BPUB 230: Urban Fiscal Policy
BPUB 236: International Housing Comparisons
BPUB 261: Risk Analysis and Environmental Management
BPUB 288: International Industrial Development Strategies
BPUB 289: Nations, Politics and Markets
BPUB 290: Technology in Global Markets (mini)
BPUB 298: Privatization: An International Perspective
Sample Programs
Career Path Suggested Courses
Law or Business Policy, domestic: BPUB 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 212, 230, 261
International Policy: BPUB 201, 203, 204, 236, 288, 289, 290, 298
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