Public Policy
Courses
PLCY 503 Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis 3.0 Credits
The aim of this course is to develop an understanding of the social, political, and ethical context of policy research, and how this understanding can be translated into an applied practice of policy analysis.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PLCY 504 Methods of Policy Analysis 3.0 Credits
Course focuses on the logic and procedures used in carrying out social research for policy purposes. The aim of the course is to develop the student’s capacity to conceptualize, design, and conduct research.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PLCY 506 Institutional Dynamics of the Policy Process 3.0 Credits
Introduces students to the American policy process, looked at through the lens of historical institutional analysis.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PLCY 507 Nonprofit Organizations 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on distinctive features of managing and governing nonprofit organizations and draws on current theories, concepts, and real world examples to explore particular management challenges. Course includes a mix of lecture, discussion, case applications, and presentations by practitioners from the local nonprofit community.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PLCY 509 Sustainability & Public Policy 3.0 Credits
Course introduces students to the concept of sustainability as it relates to policy planning, design, and implementation, and examines how different definitions of sustainability (e.g. environmental, economic, and social) can be translated into best practices, performance benchmarks, and other metrics.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PLCY 510 Introduction to Case Study Research 1.0-3.0 Credit
An introductory course for public policy students to engage in case study research and choose their policy research topic.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is PLCY.
PLCY 511 Case Study Literature Review 1.0 Credit
A tutorial course for public policy students to review and report on academic literature relevant to their chosen case study topics.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: PLCY 504 [Min Grade: C] and (PLCY 510 [Min Grade: C] or PLCY 514 [Min Grade: C])
PLCY 512 Case Study Document Review 1.0 Credit
A tutorial course for public policy students, to collect and report on original documents(legislation, hearing transcripts, reports, etc.) relevant to their chosen case study topics.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: PLCY 511 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently) and PLCY 504 [Min Grade: C] and (PLCY 510 [Min Grade: C] or PLCY 514 [Min Grade: C])
PLCY 513 Case Study Interviews 1.0 Credit
A tutorial course for public policy students to interview personnel relevant to their chosen case study topics.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: PLCY 511 [Min Grade: C], PLCY 512 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently) and PLCY 504 [Min Grade: C] and (PLCY 510 [Min Grade: C] or PLCY 514 [Min Grade: C])
PLCY 515 Case Study Colloquium 3.0 Credits
A group discussion course for public policy students to consolidate and report on their case study research and to comment on the research of other students.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: PLCY 510 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)
PLCY 516 Case Study Research II 1.0-3.0 Credit
A tutorial course for public policy students to collect and report on original documents (legislation, hearing transcripts, reports, ect) relevant to their chosen case study topics.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 5 times for 18 credits
PLCY 517 Case Study Final Project 1.0-3.0 Credit
A final tutorial course for public policy students writing their case studies. Students complete and submit their final case study reports. Passage of this course is contingent completing an oral defense of their case studies.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 6 credits
PLCY 521 City Policy and Political Systems 3.0 Credits
Emerging theory as well as real-life demographics indicate that the world is becoming heavily urbanized. Though the US has been and continues to be less urbanized than the rest of the world, American cities have re-emerged as very attractive economic, cultural and social engines; they are understood to be an essential ‘working unit’ of how we live. With that, comes a concomitant belief that cities are where most of the pressing problems of the day will need to be solved: in sustainability, in education, in economic development and in poverty and economic inequality. Students will be expected to read select articles and books, produce weekly blog-posts in response to readings and presentations and produce a final paper on a topic of their choosing from within the course outline.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PLCY 571 Science and Technology Policy 3.0 Credits
This graduate seminar examines how science informs public policy, and how public policies foster advances in science and technology. Topics addressed include public trust in science, and democratic participation in science- and technology-related decisions.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
PLCY I599 Independent Study in PLCY 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PLCY I699 Independent Study in PLCY 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PLCY I799 Independent Study in PLCY- 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PLCY I899 Independent Study in PLCY 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PLCY I999 Independent Study in PLCY 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PLCY T580 Special Topics in Public Policy 0.0-9.0 Credits
Course covers on a rotating basis a variety of topics of interest to students in public policy, including (though not limited to) urban policy, environmental policy, and technology.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PLCY T680 Special Topics in Public Policy 0.0-9.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PLCY T780 Special Topics in Public Policy 0.0-9.0 Credits
College/Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PLCY T880 Special Topics in Public Policy 0.0-9.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
PLCY T980 Special Topics in Public Policy 0.0-9.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
