Course catalog

The History and Future of Detroit

Description:

This course draws on advances in social science and public administration to introduce you to tools and approaches for understanding and leading innovation in the public sector. The course will focus...

PUBPOL 626

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

21924

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Walter Reynolds Farley

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

8:30am - 9:50am

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Quantitative Methods of Program Evaluation

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Detroit was the nation's most important city in the Twentieth Century because of the auto industry, the emergence of the blue collar middle class and development of the New Deal. Now it is the most...

PUBPOL 639

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

20010

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Brian Jacob

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

8:30am - 9:50am

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Description:

This introduction to program evaluation and multiple regression analysis trains students to critically consume empirical studies and conduct their own empirical research. We use education data and...

PUBPOL 683

Elections and Campaigns

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

20011

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Instructor:

Gerald Hills

Course Section:

001

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Time:

5:30pm - 8:20pm

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Interdisciplinary Problem Solving

Description:

There is no policy without victory. More precisely, well-planned and well-executed political campaigns win elections and make governing possible. Therefore, an understanding of government must first...

PUBPOL 710

Fall 2018

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Interdisciplinary Problem Solving --- "Interdisciplinary Problem Solving" is a course offered at the Law School through the Problem Solving Initiative (PSI). ( https://problemsolving.law.umich.edu...

PUBPOL 712

Causal Inference in Education Policy Research: Preschool, Elementary and Secondary

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

26075

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Instructor:

Susan Dynarski

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

10:00am - 11:20am

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Description:

This course focuses on rigorous evaluation of policies and interventions intended to support children's early learning and success in K-12. Evaluations will be discussed in the context of the current...

PUBPOL 717

Social Activism, Democracy & Globalization: Perspective of the Global South

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

19400

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Instructor:

Yazier Henry

Course Section:

001

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Time:

4:00pm - 6:50pm

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Description:

How are the inherent and intersecting relations of power including inherent structures of dominance related to the experience of violence, oppression and resistance textured into the context of...

PUBPOL 744

Economics of the Public Sector

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

26113

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Instructor:

Betsey Stevenson

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

4:00pm - 5:20pm

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Description:

This is a course on how economists think about government revenue and government expenditures — how governments raise and spend public money. Public Finance is a subfield of microeconomics. In the...

Topics: Community Development Finance: Lessons from the Field

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

31928

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Dudley Benoit

Course Section:

501

Days:

Time:

9:00am - 11:50am

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Description:

Taught by Dudley Benoit Towsley Policymaker in Residence, Director of Community Development Investments at Santander The course is designed to introduce students to the field of community development...

Topics: Screen Arts & Cultures - Producing Voter Engagement

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

33552

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Instructor:

John Chamberlin

Course Section:

304

Days:

Time:

12:00pm - 3:50pm

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Description:

In this project-based course students will learn how to produce Public Service Announcements (PSAs) in support of public policy objectives. Students will study, conceive and produce a Public Service...

Topics: Michigan Politics and Policies

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

31781

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Instructor:

Debra Horner

Course Section:

303

Days:

M, W

Time:

2:30pm - 3:50pm

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Description:

This course is designed to familiarize students with the Michigan political system and learn about current policy issues at play both statewide and in local communities. We'll have an overview of...

Topics: Budget Literacy for Mission Driven Orgs

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

20442

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Denise Thal

Course Section:

201

Days:

Time:

4:00pm - 5:20pm

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Description:

This course is designed to give students an understanding of how budgeting and financial planning are used in the management of organizations for which money is the means to the end, but not the end...

Topics: The National Security Decision-Making Process

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

34995

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Javed Ali

Course Section:

502

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Time:

5:30pm - 8:20pm

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Global Issues: Drugs, Crime and Terrorism

Description:

The National Security Council (NSC) remains the pinnacle of national security decision-making more than 70 years after the National Security Act of 1947. The National Security Advisor and related NSC...

PUBPOL 763

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

31555

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Melvyn Levitsky

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

4:00pm - 5:20pm

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Description:

Students will explore the global issues of illegal drugs, and international drug trafficking, crime and terrorism. Course content emphasizes the study of organizations and networks, policy...

PUBPOL 778

Project Skills Workshop

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

20589

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Instructor:

Elisabeth Gerber

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

10:00am - 11:20am

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Description:

This is a professional skills workshop that will be required for students enrolled in the Applied Policy Seminar (APS, PP578) and open to other MPP/ Master's student. To be offered each semester,...

PUBPOL 810

PhD Policy Research Seminar

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

16787

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Instructor:

John Leahy

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

1:00pm - 2:20am

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Description:

A bi-weekly one-credit seminar that introduces students to applied policy research. For students in the Ford School Joint Ph.D. program. Students will meet on the following dates: 9/7, 9/21, 10/5, 10...

PUBPOL 830

Immersion in Research

Fall 2018

U-M Class#:

21697

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

John Leahy

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

1:00pm - 2:20pm

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Description:

This course is designed to immerse students in a major research project of their own design. By the end of the two-semester course, students will be required to produce a polished paper, which can...

PUBPOL 210

Health & Society

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31960

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

3:30pm - 5:30pm

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PUBPOL 300

Persuasive Policy Writing

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

29025

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Beth Chimera

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

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Description:

This course, structured as a seminar and writing workshop, intensively develops students’ persuasive writing and critical reading skills through abundant practice and feedback. Weekly writing...

PUBPOL 413

Professional Development

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

25796

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Instructor:

Surry Scheerer

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

8:30am - 2:30pm

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Description:

The goal of this course is to enhance the students' ability to bring about the individual and organizational changes they want to see. This course begins by addressing (1) what effective managers...

PUBPOL 423

Political Campaign Strategy and Tactics

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

23396

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Gerald Hills

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

5:30pm - 8:30pm

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Local Government Opprotunity for Activism

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PUBPOL 456

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31966

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Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

4:00pm - 5:30pm

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Description:

Taught by John Hieftje, former Mayor of Ann Arbor. Local government has more influence over our daily lives than politicians working in Washington and it is where activist residents can have the most...

PUBPOL 466

The History and Future of Detroit

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

22691

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Walter Reynolds Farley

Course Section:

001

Days:

M, W

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

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Description:

Detroit was the nation's most important city in the Twentieth Century because of the the auto industry, the emergence of the blue collar middle class and development of the New Deal. Now it is the...

PUBPOL 468

Oil & Gas Policy in the US

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

28503

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Daniel Raimi

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

4:00pm - 7:00pm

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Description:

Hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have made the United States the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas. What does that mean for the domestic economy, energy prices, foreign...

Topics: From the "Great Depression" to the "Great Recession"

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31968

Credit Hours:

1.5

Instructor:

Joshua Hausman

Course Section:

507

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

10:00am - 11:30am

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Description:

Since the 2008 financial crisis, developed countries have suffered high unemployment and slow growth. What are options for policymakers in this environment? This course will analyze central issues in...

Topics: Immigration Policy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31967

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Ann Lin

Course Section:

306

Days:

M, W

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

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Description:

Immigration is a phenomenon that touches upon every aspect of American society, from economic growth to neighborhood institutions to national culture. This seminar provides an overview of the effects...

Topics: Inequity at Work

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

24378

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Fabiana Silva

Course Section:

305

Days:

M, W

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

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Description:

More than 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, significant gender and ethno-racial inequality in the labor market remains. Why? This course relies on a multidisciplinary literature...

Topics: Comparative Law and Policy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

27990

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Valenta Kabo

Course Section:

302

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

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Description:

Because law is one of the means through which policies are enacted, understanding the different structures of legal systems is a necessary for understanding policy promulgation in different country-...

Topics: Social Justice, Political Conflicts, Democratic Practice and Leadership in the Spheres of Public Advocacy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

25804

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Yazier Henry

Course Section:

301

Days:

M, W

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

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Description:

This is a course for students interested in social justice and equality, social justice movements, anti-democratic movements and the intersections of public leadership, public policy, and the rule of...

Topics: The Role of Non-Government Organizations in Policy Formation

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

28708

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Hardy Vieux

Course Section:

204

Days:

Time:

11:30am - 1:30pm

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Description:

Taught by Towsley Policymaker in Residence Hardy Vieux (Legal Director at Human Rights First) This class will explore the role of non-governmental organizations in formulating policy. Globally, there...

PUBPOL 480

Global Engagement Seminar

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

32420

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Susan Waltz

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

10:00am - 11:30am

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Description:

This advanced seminar challenges public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-US context. (Costa Rica will be the initial focus and location of the study tour...

PUBPOL 481

Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

20038

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

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Description:

How should science and technology be used to solve social and policy problems? What values and assumptions underlie our current understandings of science and technology? Should only experts be...

PUBPOL 491

MIW Res Sem

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

24766

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Course Section:

001

Days:

Time:

1:00am - 1:00am

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Description:

PUBPOL 495

Policy Seminar: Energy and Environmental Policy

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31969

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Sarah Mills

Course Section:

003

Days:

M, W

Time:

11:30am - 1:00pm

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Policy Seminar: Global Financial Markets and Crises, and Policies

Description:

The course aims to actively engage students in environmental policy research, broadly defined to include not just conventional issues such as air and water pollution, but also–and especially–ever-...

PUBPOL 495

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

19903

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Kathryn Dominguez

Course Section:

002

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

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Description:

Global financial markets provide both opportunities and risks for macroeconomic policymakers. In this course we will explore the role of financial markets in economic development, the causes and...

PUBPOL 495

Policy Seminar: Philanthropic Foundations

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

19119

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Megan Tompkins-Stange

Course Section:

001

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

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The Politics of Public Policy

Description:

Private philanthropic foundations in the U.S. are fundamentally private organizations that operate within the public arena, and have long played central roles in advancing social change and shaping...

PUBPOL 510

Winter 2018

U-M Class#:

31970

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Course Section:

002

Days:

Tu, Th

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

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