Overview

The Law, Economics and Public Policy major at the University of Washington Bothell also provides opportunities for advocacy and reflection on problems and issues impacting education, business, the environment, and human rights. Academic and other learning experiences enhance student’s analytical, research, and communication skills which prepares them for law school and other graduate or professional opportunities.

Learning objectives

The Law, Economics and Public Policy curriculum advances the five core IAS learning objectives. Students taking courses and/or majoring in Law, Economics & Public Policy:

Understand, critically examine, and apply theories and models of economic, political, social, and legal decision-making and policy-making.
Acquire appropriate skill sets for analyzing, displaying and employing data (qualitative and quantitative) as evidence for understanding social, legal and political concerns.
Become an effective and persuasive speaker, writer and presenter.
Recognize and understand the role of ethical dimensions inherent in policy-making.

Are able to apply the above skills to address complex social and policy problems in practice in order to foster greater equity and ethically negotiate intersectional spaces where diverse interests are represented.

Profession

Graduates of the Law, Economics and Public Policy major use their knowledge of political institutions to pursue careers in law, business, public health, non-profit agencies, media, consulting, federal agencies, state government, & politics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Law, Economics & Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Understanding Statistics
Business Statistics
Statistics for Health Sciences
Law & Society
Human Rights in Theory and Practice
Political Institutions & Processes
Politics of Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

Economics Public Law Public Policy View 321 other Bachelors in Public Policy in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All freshman applicants will self-report their courses on the application. A minimum level of preparation in six subject areas must be met for admission.

The writing section is a required and important part of your application. Please note that the UW essay questions must be answered within our application. For the Common App, that means within our UW questions. We do not consider the Common App essay.

The UW no longer requires SAT or ACT scores for most applicants. Homeschooled applicants and applicants who come from schools with non-standard grading practices that do not have letter or numeric grades are still required to submit SAT or ACT scores.
Do not send high school or college transcripts unless you receive a request from the Office of Admissions. The application asks you to provide a detailed account of your academic coursework, and that’s all we need to review your application.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

43209 USD / year

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Out-of-State

43209 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

12973 USD / year

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Living costs

Seattle

United States

1480 - 2580 USD / month

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