PUBPOL 5607

Global Policy Challenges

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course will provide an overview of critical global policy challenges, with a focus on their implications for international relations and international policy. Students will explore the complexities of effective policymaking in light of global climate change, demographic shifts, the changing role of the state and the new rise of the individual power broker, the challenges to multilateralism and international norms as well as the risks and opportunities brought on by artificial intelligence. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the knowledge and analytical skills necessary to address pressing global issues and propose informed policy solutions. (MPA-ENPO, MPA-INTPMN, MPA-PUBNON, MPA-SCITEC, MPA-SOCPOL)

Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: graduate and professional students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2024FA, 2023FA

Learning Outcomes

• Students will debate the complexities of international relations, global climate change, conflict trends, disruptive technologies, nuclear proliferation, the great power implications of the space race, and emerging global policy challenges.
• Students will conduct independent research and write a short policy report on a global challenge of their choice from the module syllabus, arguing why it is the most important challenge for policymakers today.

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