BA in Politics, Economics, Policy and Law

Mills College has a rich history of educating women leaders at the local, state, and national levels. The politics, economics, policy and law major builds on this heritage. This interdisciplinary major is designed around critical thinking, leadership, and transformational change. It provides students with the core methodological and analytic skills of its four disciplines while allowing students to explore issues that transcend disciplinary boundaries. It produces students with diverse analytical, methodological, and practical skills who can become leaders in legal, government, non-profit, or business careers or pursue graduate programs in political science, economics, sociology, public policy, politics, and law. Many of our graduates go on to become community leaders, including lawyers, advocates, city councilmembers, policy directors, legislative staff, elected officials, and nonprofit leaders.