<p>I have always had interest in development and technology policy. The thing is that I am an engineering major. Will this help me or hurt me? Is it possible for me to have a career in public policy? I'm too far in my studies to switch majors and I also enjoy engineering as much. Should I get a grad. degree in something public policy related? any advice? Thanks</p>
<p>you can definitely go to grad school in something like public policy.</p>
<p>There are a number of places in the government where that background would probably fit in, including: [Office</a> of Science and Technology Policy | The White House](<a href=“http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp]Office”>Office of Science and Technology Policy | The White House), state, usaid, dod, etc</p>
<p>your technical background would help your policy career, IMO, because you would be able to know more details about how the policy might impact things at the “tactical” level.</p>
<p>Like, all those congress people can debate as much as they want about something like raising the gas mileage requirement on vehicles, but hardly any of them really know what the work will look like that a new requirement will produce.</p>
<p>Check out CMU’s [Engineering</a> and Public Policy](<a href=“http://www.epp.cmu.edu/]Engineering”>http://www.epp.cmu.edu/) program</p>