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PUBPOL 810: Policy Research Seminar

A bi-weekly one-credit seminar that introduces students to applied policy research. For students in the Ford School Joint Ph.D....

PUBPOL 542

PUBPOL 542: International Financial Policy

Kathryn Dominguez

This course provides an overview of international financial economics, developing analytic tools and concepts that can be used to analyze world economic policy...

PUBPOL 556

PUBPOL 556: Macroeconomics

Kathryn Dominguez

This course teaches students the basic tools of macroeconomics and how to apply them to real world economic...

PUBPOL 558

PUBPOL 558: Microeconomics B: Economic Decision-Making

This course aims to teach students how to use and conduct benefit-cost analysis. To do this, students must possess the ability to model economic behavior in the real...

PUBPOL 564

PUBPOL 564: Government Regulation of Industry and Environment

Basic economic principles and methods are used to identify the circumstances in which government intervention can improve industrial efficiency, and to investigate successful and unsuccessful regulatory...

PUBPOL 572

PUBPOL 572: Policy Models (Econometrics II)

The purpose of this course is to provide a forum for learning about and discussing (primarily) micro-economic applications. It is intended for those students who have completed PubPol 571 or an...

PUBPOL 575/BE 570

PUBPOL 575/BE 570: Tax Policy and Business

An analysis, from the business and government policy perspectives, of some of the largest government programs that shape the economic...

PUBPOL 631

PUBPOL 631: Economics of Education

Brian Jacob

This course examines a number of popular approaches to education reform, using an economic lens to understand the theoretical rationale and potential impact of...

PUBPOL 632

PUBPOL 632: Practicum in Education Policy

Brian Jacob

The goal of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to get their hands dirty with actual policy work, both as a way to utilize some of the skills they have learned in their other courses as well as to help them learn about many of...

PUBPOL 638

PUBPOL 638: Integrated Policy Exercise

The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. The course is held the first week in...

PUBPOL 653

PUBPOL 653: Global Environment Governance

In the past 50 years, states have signed hundreds of international environmental...

PUBPOL 654

PUBPOL 654: Science and Technology in International Affairs

This course examines the many ways in which international affairs is intertwined with science and technology, both in theory and in practice. The course proceeds in three...

PUBPOL 672/BA 519

PUBPOL 672/BA 519: Managing the Nonprofit Organization

This course explores the special challenges of management of a nonprofit...

PUBPOL 674-001

PUBPOL 674-001: Economic and Social Policies in a Selected Emerging Market Economy

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 674-002

PUBPOL 674-002: Economic and Social Policies in a Selected Emerging Market Economy

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 677

PUBPOL 677: Immigration Policy

Ann Chih Lin

Immigration is a phenomenon that touches upon every aspect of American society, from economic growth to neighborhood institutions to national...

PUBPOL 678

PUBPOL 678: Policy Advocacy

Richard Hall

A course on the strategy and tactics of governmental outsiders who seek to influence public...

PUBPOL 682

PUBPOL 682: Politics and Policies at the State Level

This course examines the interaction of politics and policymaking at the state...

PUBPOL 687

PUBPOL 687: Negotiation and Conflict Management

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

PUBPOL 695

PUBPOL 695: Education Policy

David Cohen

This course focuses on three issues that are at the heart of current efforts to reform American...

PUBPOL 715

PUBPOL 715: Elements of Public Budgeting

Paul Courant

Budgeting takes place at every level in public organizations, from projects through offices and departments, to whole...

PUBPOL 718

PUBPOL 718: Real World Sustainability--Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities

“Susatinability” can mean many different things. But how does sustainability work in the “real world” and what are the tradeoffs that can often be made? Are they appropriate? Do they “sell” the concept of sustainability...

PUBPOL 719

PUBPOL 719: Policymaking in Context: Latinos, Immigrants, Tools of Civil Rights Organizations

Surveys the major political challenges facing Latinos and immigrants in the United States, paying particular attention to the tools civil rights advocates use to influence the legislative process and public dialogue on key...

PUBPOL 721

PUBPOL 721: Special Topics in Race and Civil Rights Policy

This course examines the origins, development, and impact of selected civil rights policies concerning race. Major topics include employment, education, voting, and...

PUBPOL 732

PUBPOL 732: Public Policy in Post-Secondary Education

This course examines contemporary higher education public policy issues and provides a general introduction to the policymaking process in the United...

PUBPOL 744

PUBPOL 744: Economics of the Public Sector

This course analyzes the role and effect of government fiscal policy on the...

PUBPOL 746

PUBPOL 746: Social Welfare Policy

Programs to serve the poor have evolved sporadically in the...

PUBPOL 754

PUBPOL 754: Research Seminar in Science, Tech and Public Policy

In memoriam: James Duderstadt

The aim of this course is to introduce students to topical issues in science and technology policy. The course will meet weekly for a formal...

PUBPOL 755

PUBPOL 755: Congressional Oversight & Executive Branch

This seminar will examine the theory, history, law and politics of congressional oversight of the executive...

PUBPOL 763

PUBPOL 763: GLobal Issues: Drugs, Crime, and Terrorism

This course will explore the global issues of illegal drugs, crime and terrorism. Course content emphasizes policy options, formulation and implementation, and the tools and skills needed to produce effective recommendations for decision...