Overview

Graduates of the BSPP will have the skills necessary for understanding the political, economic, and social constraints faced by policy makers, assessing the performance of alternative approaches to policy implementation, evaluating the effectiveness of policies, and appreciating the sharp conflicts in fundamental human values that animate critical policy debates.

The Public Policy Major will provide students with a set of research, analytical, and management skills that will be transferable across sectors and across issue areas.

The undergraduate program will prepare graduates for a career not only in public service (federal, state, and local government), but also in not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, as well as admissions to competitive graduate programs in a wide range of programs through which they may further broaden their intellectual and practical experience and expertise.

The Public Policy (Honours) at the Oregon State University is designed with an emphasis on substantive interdisciplinary knowledge about important policy issues, analytic skills, and policy practice.

Students will have the opportunity to pursue their individual interests and passion in specialization areas, each of which is supported by a wealth of experience and expertise in both the School of Public Policy and across the OSU campus.

In addition, the degree requires a supervised practicum with a public, non-profit, private, or international organization.

Learning outcomes:

Apply social science methods and policy analysis to practical problems of government, communities, regions, and/or global issues.
Demonstrate the ability to apply oral and written communication skills in public appearances, written reports and documents.
Follow ethical principles for citing sources, using human subjects, serving the public, and working with colleagues.
Develop critical thinking about public policy issues and the ability to conduct professional analyses of social, political, and economic structures and bureaucratic processes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethics in Public Policy
International Political Economy
Population trends and Policy
Public Administration
Ocean Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Starting 2026-03-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-03 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-03 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 SCH

Quarter Credits.

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Corvallis, United States

Disciplines

Public Administration Public Policy View 330 other Bachelors in Public Policy in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

3.0 GPA High school diploma or IB Diploma with minimum overall score of 26 or IGCSE 5 subjects with a 3.0 average using NCAA scale (9-7/A=4, 5-6/B/C=3, 4/D/E=2, F/G=1, 3-1/U=0). Subjects must include Math, English, Science, 2 electives.
English Test Scores must be less than two years old as of the start term requested. Applicants may also use the following achievements to meet the English Requirements for admission to an undergraduate degree program.
SAT: evidence-based reading/writing score of 560
ACTE (ACT English) - 21
Two English composition courses (Writing 121+) with grades C- or better or one English composition and one Speech Communication course (Communication 111+) with grades C- or better, all from a US university.
IGCSE O or A Level English with a grade of C or better (provisional results not accepted)
IB Diploma: Language A - Language and Literature (HL) with a minimum score of 5
AP English L & C - minimum score of 3

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Tuition Fee

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International

13464 USD/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13464 USD per module during 48 months.
National

13464 USD/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13464 USD per module during 48 months.
In-State

5082 USD/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5082 USD per module during 48 months.

Living costs for Corvallis

1397 - 2488 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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