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AI and Policy Analysis BS

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Are you curious about AI’s impact on elections and power structures? Can AI help us develop public policies that improve people’s lives? Do you think judges should use AI to make better decisions? Have you thought about using your skills to protect people’s online privacy, help workers adapt to AI-driven jobs, or even prevent wars? If you love learning about technology-and you want to make a difference for communities around the world-this unique major lets you take a big-picture approach to the policy issues that affect our lives.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_bdf53e58
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

    0 items

      Math Core (4 credits)

      7 items
      1. MTH 114LEC
        Precalculus
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. Or one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
      3. MTH 113LEC
        Precalculus without Trigonometry
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. MTH 116LEC
        Precalculus for Engineering and Applied Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. MTH 121LR
        Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. MTH 131LR
        Mathematical Analysis for Management
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. MTH 141LR
        College Calculus I
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      AI and Society Core (15 credits)

      Choose 1 of the following · Choose one of the following AI & Society Electives: · 7 items
      1. AI 101LEC
        AI & Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AI 111LEC
        AI & Ethics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AI 211LEC
        Technological Disruption and Diffusion
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. AI 321LEC
        AI & Policy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. Choose one of the following AI & Society Electives:
        Not resolved to a course
      6. AI 323LEC
        AI and Social Structures
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. AI 325LEC
        AI & The Information Environment
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      AI and Technology Core (16 credits)

      4 items
      1. AI 102LR
        Introduction to Computational Fundamentals: Programming, Machines, and Constructing Knowledge
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. AI 104LR
        Introduction to Computational Expression
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. AI 220LR
        Applied Linear Algebra and Probability for AI
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. AI 320LR
        Computation for AI and the Social Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      AI for Policy Analysis Core (16 credits)

      Choose 1 of the following · Choose one of the following: · 8 items
      1. PSC 101LEC
        Introduction to American Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PSC 103LEC
        Introduction to Comparative Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSC 203LEC
        AI and Democracy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PSC 408LLB
        Basic Statistics for Social Science
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. Choose one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
      6. PSC 319LEC
        Media in American Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. PSC 324LEC
        Politics and Technology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. PSC 373LEC
        International Futures
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Political Analysis Electives (15 credits)

      12 items
      1. PSC 105LEC
        Introduction to Legal Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PSC 222LEC
        Politics and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSC 305LEC
        Judicial Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PSC 313LEC
        Elections and Voting Behavior
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PSC 314LEC
        Public Policy Making
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. PSC 316LEC
        Politics of Political Choice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. PSC 319LEC
        Media in American Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. PSC 324LEC
        Politics and Technology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. PSC 344LEC
        Presidential Campaigns
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. PSC 357LEC
        Populism, Nationalism, and Anti-System Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. PSC 359LEC
        Comparative Public Policy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. PSC 373LEC
        International Futures
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      AI and Society Capstone (3 credits)

      1 item
      1. AI 494LR
        AI and Society Capstone
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Degree Requirements Include

      2 items
      1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
        Not resolved to a course

      Academic Requirements

      0 items

        Curricular Plan

        39 items
        1. UB Seminar
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. AI 101LEC
          AI & Society
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. MTH 114LEC
          Precalculus
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        4. PSC 101LEC
          Introduction to American Politics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. ENG 105LEC
          Writing and Rhetoric
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        6. AI 102LR
          Introduction to Computational Fundamentals: Programming, Machines, and Constructing Knowledge
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        7. ENG 105LEC
          Writing and Rhetoric
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        8. Pathway
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. PSC 103LEC
          Introduction to Comparative Politics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. PSC 203LEC
          AI and Democracy
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. AI 104LR
          Introduction to Computational Expression
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        12. AI 211LEC
          Technological Disruption and Diffusion
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        13. PSC 319
          or PSC 324 or PSC 373
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. Pathway
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        15. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 1
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        16. AI 111LEC
          AI & Ethics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        17. AI 220LR
          Applied Linear Algebra and Probability for AI
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        18. Pathway
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        19. Political Analysis Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        20. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 2
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        21. ​Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Lab
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        22. AI 321LEC
          AI & Policy
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        23. Pathway
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        24. PSC 408LLB
          Basic Statistics for Social Science
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        25. Political Analysis Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        26. AI & Society Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        27. AI 320LR
          Computation for AI and the Social Sciences
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        28. Communication Literacy 2
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        29. Pathway
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        30. Political Analysis Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        31. Political Analysis Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        32. Upper Division Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        33. Upper Division Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        34. Upper Division Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        35. UBC 399MNT
          UB Curriculum Capstone
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        36. AI 494LR
          AI and Society Capstone
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        37. Political Analysis Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        38. Upper Division Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        39. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
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