Courses

Instructors: Ren Farley and Lisa Neidert Course meets in 1230 Weill on March 10, 12, 17,19, 24. Census Lab meets in 3117 Weill on March 12 and March 19...

PUBPOL 750.007

PUBPOL 750.007: Topics: Exercising Influence: Corporate, Governmental, and NGO Diplomacy

This course is co-taught by Carolyn Brehm and Richard...

PUBPOL 750.006

PUBPOL 750.006: Topics: Diversity Initiatives in Higher Education

Stephanie Sanders

The Diversity Initiatives in Higher Education course will provide graduate students with insight into policy issues related to diversity and inclusion efforts at public institutions in the United...

PUBPOL 750.004

PUBPOL 750.004: Topics: Health Insurance Reform in the U.S.

Marianne Udow-Phillips

This course will explore the history, structure and politics around health insurance in the...

PUBPOL 750.003

PUBPOL 750.003: Topics: From the Great Depression to the Great Recession

Joshua Hausman

Since the 2008 financial crisis, developed countries have suffered high unemployment and slow growth. What are options for policymakers in this...

PUBPOL 750.009

PUBPOL 750.009: Topics: Campaign Finance Reform

Richard Hall

Federal election spending from all sources has doubled over the last twenty years and the 2018 election continued the...

PUBPOL 750.002

PUBPOL 750.002: Topics: FinTech Entrepreneurship

Adrienne Harris

Total global fintech investment increased from $50.8 billion in 2017 to a full $111.8 billion in 2018, according to KPMG?s The Pulse of Fintech, and there are no signs that growth in this sector will slow...

PUBPOL 750.005

PUBPOL 750.005: Topics: Smart Cities and the Future of Mobility

Robert Hampshire

What are smart cities? What makes them smart? Are they equitable and accessible? The aim of this hands-on applied policy course is to introduce students to smart cities and the rapidly evolving mobility...

PUBPOL 639.102

PUBPOL 639.102: Quantitative Methods of Program Evaluation (Augmented)

This course introduces students to multiple regression analysis and other tools of causal inference and program evaluation. The course will focus on applying these tools to real data on various policy...

PUBPOL 647

PUBPOL 647: Excel for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is an accelerated introduction to a variety of Public Policy research and analysis-related skills in the Microsoft Excel...

pubpol 650

PUBPOL 650:Intro to Science & Technology Policy Analysis

Joy Rohde

Drawing on an interdisciplinary social science literature, this course introduces theories and methodologies for science and technology policy analysis and familiarizes students with the landscape of science and technology policymaking in the US...

PUBPOL 674

PUBPOL 674:Economic and Social Policies in an Emerging Market

Susan Waltz

This course developed from an initiative of the International Policy Students Association (IPSA) at the Ford School of Public Policy. It will be in two...

PUBPOL 676

PUBPOL 676: International Politics of Poverty

Susan Waltz

This course examines alternative approaches to the study of poverty and development. Attention is directed primarily to problems confronted in the global South, with some comparative perspective on Western industrialized...

PUBPOL 713

PUBPOL 713: Causal Inference in Education Policy Research: Postsecondary

Instructors: Susan Dynarski and Kevin...

PUBPOL 715

PUBPOL 715: Budgeting & Financial Planning

Stephanie Leiser

Budgeting and financial planning impacts nearly all aspects of organizational life in the public service...

PUBPOL 716

PUBPOL 716: Introduction to Chinese Policy

This first portion of the course, held in Ann Arbor, will introduce students to China and its policy and economic environments. Drawing on the expertise of Ford School faculty and outside guests, each class will focus on a different policy...

PUBPOL 716.002

PUBPOL 716.002: Introduction to Chinese Policy (Tour)

Ann Chih Lin

Enrollment by permission only - students selected through China Trip application...

PUBPOL 750.001

PubPol 750.001: Topics: Introduction to Financial Technology and the Future of Financial Services

Adrienne Harris

Throughout history, financial services has played a vital role in the global economy, and similarly, technology has been an integral part of financial...

PUBPOL 744

PUBPOL 744: Economics of the Public Sector

Instructor: Adam...

PUBPOL 746

PUBPOL 746: Social Welfare Policy

Luke Shaefer

This course examines U.S. social welfare programs and policies targeting the nonelderly poor, emphasizing what we know from social science research about the strengths and weaknesses and the intended and unintended effects of these...

PUBPOL 725

PUBPOL 725: Applied Analysis and Consulting in Public Affairs

Paula Lantz

MPA...