Class of 2027 meets for Internship and Thesis Seminar (PPA 190)
In class with Professors Leila Safavi and Sara Sadhwani
Professor Fernando Lozano, Public Policy Analysis Coordinator, welcomes the Pomona College community back to campus during Opening Convocation, Academic Year 2026-27
Professor Sara Sadhwani (Politics faculty liaison to PPA) moderating the California Gubernatorial Debate, 2026
Sophomores declare the Public Policy Analysis (PPA) major
Public Policy Analysis blends 11 traditional majors with hands-on, problem-focused learning in policy-making.
The program in Public Policy Analysis (PPA) is one of Pomona College’s interdisciplinary majors. Usually reserved for graduate level study, this major melds education in a traditional academic field (such as economics or biology) with a core curriculum in public policy analysis.
The field of public policy analysis has continued to develop in response to the social need for inquiries and prescriptions that transcend the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines. The PPA program accomplishes this by offering a broad array of analytical techniques, a wide perspective on pressing social issues, and practical experience in the dynamics of policy-making organizations.
This liberal arts-based curriculum will help prepare future leaders for socially complex and ethically challenging issues and decisions.
Majors select and complete several classes within one of 11 discipline-specific concentrations:
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Environmental Analysis
- Geology
- Physics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Science, Technology and Society
- Sociology
Seniors in this program complete a 180-hour policy-related internship in the fall semester and a thesis over the course of the academic year.