Offered both for students majoring in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and related disciplines and for students of other majors with an interest in the intersections of these fields with their society and the larger world. The sciences and related fields, of course, lie at the heart of many of the most pressing issues faced by policy-makers today, including global climate change, sustainable development, population and food security, alternative energy sources, improved and expanded health care, bioethics and biotechnology, and infrastructure improvement. This program helps students become better acquainted with the policy-making process, the agencies and organizations that shape policy, and the larger (often global) social, political, and economic considerations that affect policy. Internships are four and one-half days per week.
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