Students complete six courses (24 units) to complete the Public Affairs Minor. Students may count the research methods course and one additional course toward major requirements as well as the minor. Internship and Independent Research options (JCTR 187, 197) meet University experiential learning goals. With permission of the Director, students may substitute appropriate departmental upper division elective, internship/fieldwork, independent study, or research courses for the relevant minor options shown above.

Although not required for students who seek to participate, these minors provide excellent preparation for the Sacramento Experience and/or Washington Center programs. Students are encouraged to apply to these programs and may substitute the internships and seminars in these programs for elective and experiential learning requirements in the minors.

Introduction to the field (two from the following):

• SOCI 61 'Urban Society (4 units)
• POLS 104 Urban Government ( 4 units)
• POLS 106 California Government and Politics (4 units)

Methods (one from the following):

• COMM 160 Communication Research Methods (3 units)
• POLS 133 Quantitative Methods (3 units)
• SOCI 175 Social Research Methods (3 units)
• SPTS 179 Introduction to Research (3 units)
• ECON 61 Economic Statistics(3 units)
• ECON 161 Computer Applications in Economics (3 units)
• ECON 190 Econometrics (3 units)

• SPTS 141 Sport in America (4 units)
• BLKS 164 Ghetto Life (4 units)
• COMM 143 Intercultural Communication (4 units)
• HIST 176 History of American Immigration (4 units)
• SOCI 181 Delivery of Social Services (4 units)
• POLS 118 The Policy Process (4 units)
• ECON 131 Public Finance (4 units)
• ECON 151 Urban Economics (4 units)
• ECON 193 Economics of Sin (4 units)

• JCTR 187 Community Affairs Internship (4 units)
• JCTR 197 Community Independent Research (4 units)
• JCTR 191 Independent Study (4 units)