{"id":1083,"date":"2018-11-21T09:06:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:07:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T21:07:55","slug":"oregon-state-public-policy-online-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/oregon-state-public-policy-online-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State University unveils 100% online public policy bachelor\u2019s program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1084\" class=\"wp-caption wp-caption-744 aligncenter\" style=\"width: 744px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1084 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/public-policy-bs-flags.jpg?resize=744%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eleven flags from various countries wave in front of a large, curved skyscraper building.\" width=\"744\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/public-policy-bs-flags.jpg?w=744&amp;ssl=1 744w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/public-policy-bs-flags.jpg?resize=320%2C138&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oregon State&#8217;s new online public policy bachelor&#8217;s program will train OSU Ecampus students\u00a0to become the next generation of professionals who can tackle complex challenges including climate change, demographic and population shifts and rapid technology development.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>By <a title=\"All stories by Tyler Hansen\" href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/author\/hansenty\/\">Tyler Hansen<\/a><\/em> <a title=\"Contact Tyler Hansen\" href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/staff\/bio\/hansenty.htm\"><em class=\"icon-user osu-gray\"><br \/>\n<\/em><\/a><em>Nov. 21, 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a state known for its innovative culture, progressive thinking and collaborative approach to crafting public policy, Oregon State University has developed a new program with those characteristics in mind and one that aims to meet the career aspirations and personal interests of students motivated by serving the public good.<\/p>\n<p>In fall 2019, Oregon State will launch a <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/public-policy\/\">Bachelor of Science in Public Policy (BSPP) program to be delivered 100 percent online<\/a> in a partnership between the College of Liberal Arts and OSU Ecampus, the university\u2019s nationally ranked online education provider.<\/p>\n<p>The program will train the next generation of public policy professionals to tackle complex challenges including climate change, demographic and population shifts, rapid technology development and a global economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs recent events in world politics have increased the general population\u2019s awareness of how public policy affects our daily lives, Oregon State has developed this program to meet the career aspirations and personal interests of students everywhere,\u201d said BSPP program lead Erika Wolters, who is also an instructor in the School of Public Policy and the director of <a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.oregonstate.edu\/spp\/opal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OSU\u2019s Policy Analysis Laboratory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>A pro-school program with a global cohort<\/h2>\n<p>Students will be admitted as part of a cohort each fall term, meaning they will develop more engaging connections with a worldwide network of classmates who follow the same degree plan. Oregon State Ecampus serves adult online learners in all 50 states and more than 50 countries.<\/p>\n<p>The BSPP is a \u201cprofessional school\u201d program, in which students enroll in any Oregon State major that meets <a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.oregonstate.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Liberal Arts<\/a> baccalaureate requirements (e.g. economics, political science, sociology) and the BSPP prerequisites. Once a student meets all prerequisites and has reached junior-class standing, they can apply for admission to the program.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for the online BSPP program will open in February 2019.\u00a0The first cohort of students will begin in fall term 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State Ecampus also delivers a <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/graduate\/public-policy\/\">Master of Public Policy program fully online<\/a>. The BSPP program is a natural gateway for students to pursue a master\u2019s in the same field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute read<\/span><\/span>In fall 2019, Oregon State will launch a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy program to be delivered 100 percent online. The program will train the next generation of public policy professionals to tackle complex challenges including climate change, demographic and population shifts, rapid technology development and a global economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[673],"tags":[75,640,94,444],"class_list":["post-1083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","tag-college-of-liberal-arts","tag-health-and-human-science","tag-master-of-public-policy","tag-public-policy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/public-policy-bs-flags.jpg?fit=744%2C320&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-ht","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2663,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/what-can-you-do-with-a-marine-studies-degree\/","url_meta":{"origin":1083,"position":0},"title":"What can you do with a marine studies degree?","author":"Carly Fredericks","date":"October 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the jobs and careers open to you with a marine studies degree The oceans are home to more than half of all species on Earth, and roughly half of the atmospheric oxygen we breathe comes from ocean plants. If you have ever felt the pull of the salty sea\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Advancing Your Career&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Advancing Your Career","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/category\/learning-experience\/advancing-your-career\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"An aerial photo of a coastal peninsula, connected by a large bridge to the north and south.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/marine-studies-800x450-1.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/marine-studies-800x450-1.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/marine-studies-800x450-1.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/marine-studies-800x450-1.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1453,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/executive-master-public-policy-bob-horton\/","url_meta":{"origin":1083,"position":1},"title":"Fire chief finds his fit in Oregon State&#8217;s online Executive Master of Public Policy program","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"July 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Bob Horton, a student in Oregon State's Executive Master of Public Policy program, says OSU Ecampus \u201cmakes a deliberate effort to provide inclusion opportunities\u201d for online students. \u201cIt absolutely makes the experience more personal. It is palpable how committed the School of Public Policy faculty are to student success.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Stories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Stories","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/category\/all\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Executive Master of Public Policy student Bob Horton stands at a podium to give a speech in his role as fire chief in White City, Oregon. The flags of the United States and the state of Oregon are on either side of him.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Bob-Horton-EMPP-2-zoom.jpg?fit=744%2C496&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Bob-Horton-EMPP-2-zoom.jpg?fit=744%2C496&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Bob-Horton-EMPP-2-zoom.jpg?fit=744%2C496&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Bob-Horton-EMPP-2-zoom.jpg?fit=744%2C496&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2556,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/which-online-environmental-bachelors-degree-should-i-choose\/","url_meta":{"origin":1083,"position":2},"title":"Which environmental degree should I choose?","author":"Elena Moffet","date":"June 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore what makes each of Oregon State's environmental online bachelor's degrees unique and learn about the skills you'll gain when you enroll in a program online.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Stories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Stories","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/category\/all\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"an alpine lake with red leafed trees and mountains the background","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/News-CNS-MC-Environment-800x450-240529.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/News-CNS-MC-Environment-800x450-240529.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/News-CNS-MC-Environment-800x450-240529.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/News-CNS-MC-Environment-800x450-240529.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1403,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/crime-justice-online-sociology-degree\/","url_meta":{"origin":1083,"position":3},"title":"Crime and justice is a key focus of Oregon State online sociology degree","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"May 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"When Scott Akins was \"a bit of a juvenile delinquent\" growing up. Now he's a Ph.D. professor of sociology at Oregon State University. \"After experiencing criminal behavior and law enforcement from the \u2018other side,\u2019 I became very interested in studying the behavior, why it occurs and what can be done\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Stories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Stories","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/category\/all\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Scott Akins, a professor of sociology at Oregon State University, poses in front of a building. Scott's teachings focus largely on crime and justice.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/scott-akins-sociology-crime-justice.jpg?fit=744%2C496&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/scott-akins-sociology-crime-justice.jpg?fit=744%2C496&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/scott-akins-sociology-crime-justice.jpg?fit=744%2C496&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/scott-akins-sociology-crime-justice.jpg?fit=744%2C496&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1697,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/real-world-economists\/","url_meta":{"origin":1083,"position":4},"title":"Earn an economics degree online and learn from real-world economists","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"February 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Oregon State offers an economics bachelor\u2019s degree online through OSU Ecampus, and having Ph.D. instructors like Taylor Rhodes on the faculty is one of the program\u2019s many benefits. It means students learn from faculty who have immense firsthand knowledge of how economics course concepts are applied in the real world.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Stories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Stories","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/category\/all\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A person sits at a desk while examining paperwork. Economics degree online","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/economics-story-744x478.jpg?fit=744%2C478&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/economics-story-744x478.jpg?fit=744%2C478&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/economics-story-744x478.jpg?fit=744%2C478&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/economics-story-744x478.jpg?fit=744%2C478&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2043,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/online-public-policy-masters-pennon\/","url_meta":{"origin":1083,"position":5},"title":"Oregon State online public policy grad working for \u2018an entire generation of children\u2019","author":"Erin J. Bernard","date":"June 14, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Matt Pennon knew firsthand the joys of fostering children; he and his husband built their family by fostering five kids in six years. He was also no stranger to the challenges. And thanks to employees in Santa Barbara County\u2019s Department of Social Services who saw his potential \u2014 and the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Stories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Stories","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/category\/all\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Matthew-Pennon-800x450-220608.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Matthew-Pennon-800x450-220608.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Matthew-Pennon-800x450-220608.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Matthew-Pennon-800x450-220608.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}