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2012

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PubPol 659

PubPol 659: Risk Management and Policy - CANCELLED

**This course will not be offered in Fall 2012. We anticipate offering it in Fall 2013.** Modern societies are dealing with a growing array of risks, including environmental pollution and newly discovered...
PubPol 626

PubPol 626: The History and Future of Detroit

No metropolis played a greater role in shaping the Twentieth Century world than did Detroit. This course focuses upon the history and future of Detroit emphasizing the private and governmental policies that now seek to revitalize the...
PubPol 633

PubPol 633: Qualitative Methods

Megan Tompkins-Stange
This course serves as an introduction to qualitative methods for MPP/MPA students.  While we will examine a range of qualitative methodological approaches, the course's core focus will be on the case study method, with special emphasis on...
PubPol 612

PubPol 612: Human Security

At the core of human security are specific answers to security for whom, from what, and by what means.  Its fundamental assumptions are:  (a) That the individual is one of the referents for security; (b) That the security of the...
PubPol 521

PubPol 521: Introduction to Policy Writing

This course teaches the norms of policy writing to 1st year policy students through small workshops, students will analyze approaches to different types of policy writing.  They will produce a good deal of writing - and receive detailed...
PubPol 495.003

PubPol 495.003: Policy Seminar:

Susan Waltz
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 830

PubPol 830: Immersion in Research

Alan Deardorff
This course is designed to immerse students in a major research project of their own design. By the end of the two-semester course, students will be required to produce a polished paper, which can later be incorporated into their...
PubPol 475.003

PubPol 475.003: Topics: The History and Future of Detroit

Detroit was the nation’s most important city in the Twentieth Century because of the the auto industry, the emergence of the blue collar middle class and development of the New Deal. Now it is the most negatively stereotyped city in the...
PubPol 830

PubPol 830: Immersion in Research

Alan Deardorff
This course is designed to immerse students in a major research project of their own design. By the end of the two-semester course, students will be required to produce a polished paper, which can later be incorporated into their...
PubPol 778

PubPol 778: Project Skills Workshop

Elisabeth Gerber
This is a professional skills workshop that is required for students enrolled in the Applied Policy Seminar (APS, PP578) and open to other MPP/ Master’s students. The workshop will be offered each semester, concurrent with the...
PUBPOL 587-001

PUBPOL 587-001: Public Management

All three sections of 587 in Winter Term 2011 will continue to emphasize common themes such as performance management, strategic planning, and inter-institutional network...
PubPol 779

PubPol 779: Presentation Skills

An interactive class where students will learn how to develop a communication strategy, construct a clear presentation using data and visuals and make use of best practices for public...
PubPol 716-002

PubPol 716-002: Introduction to Chinese Policy Tour

In the second portion of the course, Ford School students will travel to Beijing, China for 12 days (depart May 1, 2011, return May 13, 2011) to learn more about China through meetings with business and government leaders, sessions with Renmin...
PubPol 716-001

PubPol 716-001: 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...