PubPol 674: International Policy in Practice (IPP) is a 3-credit graduate level seminar designed to provide students with first-hand experiences and knowledge of international policy in action, focusing on the practical realities and impacts associated with a given policy's design and/or implementation. Students will explore key policy areas in a specific country other than the United States as well as bilateral and multilateral policies and programs. The course includes both traditional classroom study and a one-week trip abroad. Prior to travel, coursework explores the chosen country's history, current social and economic policies as relevant to the learning objectives, and future policy goals and priorities. Students also engage in directed reflection of study travel, and set individual and collective intentions for ethically-minded travel and international policy engagement. While abroad, students meet with stakeholders with relevant knowledge, lived experience and expertise in the policy areas of focus, including key policy professionals working on policy design, implementation and/or evaluation. Upon return, students complete a set of curricular and applied deliverables.
