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Spring 2027
Recorded this term
2525courses with offerings
2121instructors recorded
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in the overview above.
The class involved a large group project and lots of readings, with students expecting a lot of work overall. One reviewer described the grading as arbitrary, while another noted the course was very difficult and advised against taking it for an easy A.
Energy Analysis and Policy Capstone is an interdisciplinary course where students apply energy knowledge to a real-world client analysis project, integrating technical, economic, political, and social factors in decision-making.
Public Management examines the role of administration in American government, focusing on organizational problems, bureaucracy, control mechanisms, and how public policy emerges from the administrative process.
A general primer on large-scale US federal and state policies, explaining the policy process and analyzing how funding is spent and its associated policy outcomes in contemporary areas.
Introduction to US health policy examining government roles in health care provision and regulation, covering economics, outcomes, quality, disparities, and special topics like the ACA.
Understand partisan conflict in modern American politics and explore tactics for managing policy conflict to advance decision-making in a divided America.
This course builds skills for using research and evidence in policymaking, covering how to judge research rigor, communicate findings via written and oral formats, and distinguish education-based from advocacy-based approaches.
Discovering What Works in Health Policy introduces conceptual and methodological tools for public program evaluation, focusing on causal inference and policy solutions for health and disease.
An administrative internship integrating classroom theory with practical application in a public policy professional setting, emphasizing reflection and skill development.
Overview of political actors and the policy process with a focus on implementation using public administration, management, and organizational behavior concepts.
Training in analytical skills and tools for complex public policy decisions, covering quantitative and qualitative analysis methods for policy decision-making.
Explores how US public policies shape the distribution of income, wealth, and opportunity, focusing on racial and ethnic disparities across labor, education, tax, health, housing, and justice systems.
A cross-disciplinary seminar series reviewing and discussing the latest research by public management, policy, and poverty scholars, including unpublished work and practitioner insights.
An administrative internship integrating classroom knowledge with practical application and skills development in a professional organizational setting.
Introduction to international macroeconomic and financial policies, emphasizing interactions between domestic policies and international financial markets, regulations, and institutions.
A policy-oriented course in international micro-economics and trade theory covering U.S. trade policy, the world trading system, and issues like regional trading, labor standards, and the environment.
Workshop in International Public Affairs where student teams work on real-world international issues for public, private, and non-profit agencies, teaching program evaluation, policy analysis, report writing, and presentations.
A workshop in program and policy analysis where student teams work on real problems for public agencies, developing analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
Introduction to Policy Analysis develops skills in policy analysis by setting out conceptual foundations for its role in democratic politics and providing training in policy analysis craft.
State and Local Government Finance explores spending and tax policies of state and local governments, focusing on public spending mixes and revenue sources.