PUBPOL 2301
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Classes
PUBPOL 2301
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.
The pressing issues of our time—from climate change to national security, from immigration to policing, from global economic development to domestic voting rights—are deeply intertwined with public policy decisions made by governments. In this course, we consider how societal conditions come to be defined as problems for governments to solve, the role of public and private actors in influencing policy processes, and how we know whether policies achieve their goals. Course readings, lectures, discussions, and experiential learning assignments provide opportunities for students to critically analyze public policy processes and outcomes from multiple disciplinary perspectives, including economics, political science, and sociology. The course also introduces students to key areas of public policy including technology policy; environmental and sustainability policy; global security; health policy; inequality and social policy; international development; and race, racism and public policy.
When Offered Fall, Spring.
Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both PUBPOL 2300 and PUBPOL 2301.
Distribution Category (SBA-HE) (SBA-AG)
- Students will be able to describe the various political institutions that create public policy and how stakeholders engage such institutions to shape the policy process.
- Students will be able to evaluate methods of policy analysis that can be used to identify the effects of public policies.
- Students will be able to critically examine public policy issues from multiple disciplinary, normative, and cultural perspectives.
- Students will be able to communicate effectively and respectfully about public policy in written and oral formats.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Savage Hall 100
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Avery, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
A portion of the seats in this class are reserved for Brooks School first-year students. If you have trouble enrolling, please check back in August during add/drop.
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Meeting Pattern
- F Human Ecology Building 201
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Avery, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Warren Hall 137
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Avery, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Emerson Hall 133
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Avery, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Kennedy Hall 105
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Avery, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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