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Public Policy


  • Provides an analytical edge important for careers in: policy analysis, policy implementation and political risk analysis.
  • Develops an understanding of how to achieve results: within government as a policymaker; outside government as a lobbyist or business strategist.
  • Provides skills for understanding how governments work and analyzing the effectiveness of policies and how they are filtered through domestic institutions and interests.
  • Complements in-depth regional knowledge with additional analytical skills including an ability to analyze and predict policy changes and outcomes.

Public Policy Student Intern:

“I’m working as a policy secretary of assemblywoman Soon-ja Park, where I have two major responsibilities. First, I’m working on the inspection of 62 institutions under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. This involves checking their annual operations, project results including annual budget and accounts, finding mistakes and suggesting corrections. My second project involves an audit of budgets and accounts of all 39 ministries in Korea. I'm enjoying my work and do my best with a great sense of duty, even if it means working 15-hour days.”
- TaeHo Yu ’08, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea: Assemblywoman Soon-ja Park’s Office, Seoul, Korea

Global Employers for International Politics Graduates

Graduates are qualified to work for government agencies, policy oriented think-tanks, international organizations that assist in preparation and monitoring of policy implementation, and political risk analysis organizations.

Asian Development Bank
Carter Center
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Eurasia Institute
Inter-American Development Bank
International Foundation for Electoral Systems
International Republican Institute
Moody’s
National Democratic Institute
PRS Group
Rand
Standard and Poor
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
U.S. Dept. of Defense
U.S. Dept. of State
U.S. Dept. of Treasury
U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO)
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
World Bank
World Resources Institute

For a full list of relevant organizations, access the Employer Database in IRPSCAREERS