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PubPol 475-001

PubPol 475-001: Topics: The U.S. Presidency

The President is at the center of almost every major policy enacted by the government. But how each president chooses to exercise that power and utilize their office is very...

PubPol 475-003

PubPol 475-003: Senior Colloquium

John Chamberlin

The Senior Colloquium will follow the debate that ensues from the release of the Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform on December...

PubPol 495-001

PubPol 495-001: Policy Seminar: Energy Policy

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PUBPOL 201

PUBPOL 201: Systematic Thinking About The Problems of the Day

Paul Courant

The main idea that we want to get across is implicit in the title: Systematic thinking - largely from the social sciences, but with the application of scientific methods and knowledge more generally - can make a significant difference in the way...

PUBPOL 320

PUBPOL 320: Politics, Political Institutions, and Public Policy

This course prepares students to understand the political and institutional environmental within which public policy is formulated and...

PUBPOL 330

PUBPOL 330: Microeconomics for Public Policy

This course develops students' abilities to use microeconomic analysis to further our understanding of public...

PUBPOL 422

PUBPOL 422: Congress and State Legislatures: Effective or Outmoded?

John Schwarz

Is Congress too partisan? Can Congress fulfill its legislative and oversight functions? Do the executive and judicial branches effectively control public policy formulation? Have the State Legislatures become the true "laboratories of...

PUBPOL 423

PUBPOL 423: Political Campaign Strategies and Tactics

Gerald Hills

There is no policy without victory. More precisely, well-planned and well-executed political campaigns win elections and make governing...

PUBPOL 456

PUBPOL 456: Local Government, Opportunity for Activism

John Hieftje

What goes on in city government is in many ways more important to our lives than what happens in Washington. This course goes beyond the structure and theory of municipal government to look at how things really happen at the local...

PUBPOL 495-001

PUBPOL 495-001: Policy Seminar: Political Advocacy

Richard Hall

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PUBPOL 495-002

PUBPOL 495-002: Policy Seminar: Apology, Reconciliation, Reparations, and Public Policy

Yazier Henry

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PubPol 495-003

PubPol 495-003: Policy Seminar: Human Rights and International Public Policy

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PUBPOL 423

PUBPOL 423: Political Campaign Strategies and Tactics

Gerald Hills

There is no policy without victory. More precisely, well-planned and well-executed political campaigns win elections and make governing...

PUBPOL 481

PUBPOL 481: Science, Technology, and Public Policy

James Duderstadt

The aim of this lecture course is to introduce students to the manner in which science and technology issues both shape and are shaped by public...

PubPol 432

PubPol 432: Urban Economics and Policy

This course seeks to deepen students’ understanding of the form and function of cities through the use of economic models and use those models to understand the likely effects of policies often applied to urban areas across several contexts...

PubPol 495 -002

PubPol 495 -002: Policy Seminar: Climate Change Governance

Barry Rabe

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PubPol 495 -001

PubPol 495 -001: Policy Seminar: Apology, Reconciliation, Reparations and Public Policy

Yazier Henry

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PUBPOL 201

PUBPOL 201: Systematic Thinking About The Problems of the Day

Paul Courant

PUBPOL 320

PUBPOL 320: Politics, Political Institutions, and Public Policy

This course prepares students to understand the political and institutional environmental within which public policy is formulated and...

PUBPOL 330

PUBPOL 330: Microeconomics for Public Policy

Dean Yang

This course develops students' abilities to use microeconomic analysis to further our understanding of public...

PUBPOL 422

PUBPOL 422: Congress and State Legislatures: Effective or Outmoded?

John Schwarz

PUBPOL 456

PUBPOL 456: Local Government, Opportunity for Activism

John Hieftje

PUBPOL 495-001

PUBPOL 495-001: Policy Seminar: Poverty and Social Welfare Programs in the U.S.

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PUBPOL 495-002

PUBPOL 495-002: Policy Seminar: Ethics and International Politics

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PUBPOL 495-003/ENVIR302

PUBPOL 495-003/ENVIR302: Policy Seminar: Environmental Values and Public Policy

John Chamberlin

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PUBPOL 495-001

PUBPOL 495-001: Policy Seminar: Apology, Reconciliation, Reparations and Public Policy

Yazier Henry

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PUBPOL 431

PUBPOL 431: Economics of Sports Policy

This course gives an overview of the economic implications of public policy that deals with sports and sports...

PUBPOL 495-002

PUBPOL 495-002: Policy Seminar: K-12 Education Policy

Brian Jacob

Policy seminars are open only to undergraduates enrolled in the Ford School. These small, interdisciplinary courses will focus on particular public policy issues as reflected in the title of the...

PUBPOL 481

PUBPOL 481: Science, Technology, and Public Policy

James Duderstadt

The aim of this lecture course is to introduce students to the manner in which science and technology issues both shape and are shaped by public...

PUBPOL 201

PUBPOL 201: Systematic Thinking About The Problems of the Day

Paul Courant

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