Public Policy (D.P.P.)

Public Policy (D.P.P.)

Core Courses
PLCY 700Foundations of Public Policy3
PLCY 702Founding Era and the Constitution3
PLCY 703Contemporary Challenges to Constitutional Order and the Role of the State3
PLCY 705Political Actors and Institutions3
PLCY 802Competing Visions of Statesmanship3
PLCY 804Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations3
Total Hours18
Research Methods & Tools Courses
PLCY 805Policy Analysis and Research Design3
PLCY 807Program Evaluation 13
or PLCY 808 Game Theory and Formal Modeling
PLCY 809Data and Analysis for Policymakers 13
PLCY 810Quantitative Methods I 13
PLCY 812Qualitative Methods 13
Total Hours15
1

Students may request to substitute other research methods courses offered in the Helms School of Government, including PLCY 811, PLCY 815, PLCY 816.

Elective Courses
Public Policy Elective 13
Public Policy Elective 13
Public Policy Elective 13
Total Hours9
1

Choose any 700-800 level PLCY course. PLCY 887, PLCY 888, PLCY 889, and PLCY 890 will not satisfy this requirement. 

Capstone Courses
PLCY 885Research Concept3
PLCY 887Capstone I5
PLCY 888Capstone II 15
PLCY 889Capstone III 15
PLCY 890Capstone IV 10
Total Hours18
1

Any student who has not completed the milestones required for this course, as described in the Helms School of Government Capstone Handbook, may be required to repeat this course.

  All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

  • Complete 60 hours
  • A maximum of 50% of a post-graduate and doctoral degree may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
  • 3.0 GPA
  • No grades lower than a B- may be applied to the degree
  • Successful completion of Research Concept
  • Degree must be completed within 5 years
  • Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Online Format

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterHours
PLCY 700 Foundations of Public Policy 3
PLCY 702 Founding Era and the Constitution 3
PLCY 703 Contemporary Challenges to Constitutional Order and the Role of the State 3
 Hours9
Second Semester
PLCY 705 Political Actors and Institutions 3
PLCY 802 Competing Visions of Statesmanship 3
PLCY 804 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations 3
 Hours9
Third Semester
PLCY 807
Program Evaluation 1
or Game Theory and Formal Modeling
3
PLCY 809 Data and Analysis for Policymakers 3
Elective 2 3
 Hours9
Fourth Semester
PLCY 810 Quantitative Methods I 1 3
Elective 2 3
Elective 2 3
 Hours9
Fifth Semester
PLCY 805 Policy Analysis and Research Design 3
PLCY 812 Qualitative Methods 1 3
PLCY 885 Research Concept 3
 Hours9
Sixth Semester
PLCY 887 Capstone I 5
 Hours5
Seventh Semester
PLCY 888 Capstone II 3 5
 Hours5
Eighth Semester
PLCY 889 Capstone III 2 5
 Hours5
Ninth Semester
PLCY 890 Capstone IV 2 0
 Hours0
 Total Hours60
1

Students may request to substitute other research methods courses offered in the Helms School of Government, including PLCY 811, PLCY 815, and PLCY 816.

2

Choose any 700-800 level PLCY course. PLCY 887, PLCY 888, PLCY 889, and PLCY 890 will not satisfy this requirement.

3

Any student who has not completed the milestones for this course, as described in the Helms School of Government Capstone Handbook, may be required to repeat this course.

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