Courses | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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PUBPOL 587

PUBPOL 587.001: Public Management

All sections of public management emphasize common themes such as performance management, strategic planning, and inter-institutional network...
PUBPOL 687

PUBPOL 687.001: Negotiations

This course examines negotiation and social influence strategies for policy makers in the public, non-profit, and for-profit...
PUBPOL 716

PUBPOL 716.002: Intro Chinese Policy

Ann Chih Lin
In the second portion of the course, Ford School students will travel to Beijing, China for 12 days to learn more about China through meetings with business and government leaders, sessions with Renmin faculty, and exploration of...
PUBPOL 735

PUBPOL 735.001: Professional Development

Researchers who study successful people agree on the following: Your IQ and cognitive intelligence are at best moderate predictors of your success in...
PUBPOL 746

PUBPOL 746.001: Social Welfare Policy

Luke Shaefer
During the twentieth century, the U.S. both saw the development of a social welfare system to serve nonelderly families and a subsequent dramatic overhaul of the cash welfare part of that...
PUBPOL 750

PUBPOL 750.002: Topics: Diplomacy & Economic Influence

A semester-long course based on simulations and discussions to practice the skills of diplomacy in the modern world by analyzing events and their players.  Each class should involve about 45 minutes of role playing or presentations, with the...
PUBPOL 750

PUBPOL 750.005: Topics: Population Health Policy

Paula Lantz
The primary purpose of this seminar course is to develop the tools needed to assess the feasibility, potential impact, unintended consequences and legal/ethical ramifications of novel policies designed to improve population health and reduce...
PUBPOL 750

PUBPOL 750.006: Topics: Identity & Bias

Mara Ostfeld
This course is a seminar on how our identities shape and are shaped by political institutions, with a particular emphasis placed on how this interplay affects the distribution of social, political and economic...
PUBPOL 750

PUBPOL 750.011: Topics: Running, Serving, and Leading

This course will give students a practical understanding of what it takes to run for office, serve as an officeholder, and what leadership amongst leaders means. It takes leadership to change, impact, create and implement...