Hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have made the United States the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas. What does that mean for the domestic economy, energy prices, foreign policy, climate change, and local...
This course, structured as a seminar and writing workshop, intensively develops students' persuasive writing and critical reading skills through abundant practice and...
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...
This course considers the range of state and local policies that impact renewable energy development, understanding how these policies interact, and understanding the politics at play behind their adoption. It covers not just on policies...
This is a professional skills workshop that will be required for students enrolled in the Applied Policy Seminar (APS, PP478). To be offered each semester, concurrent with the...
The Applied Policy Seminar (APS) is an opportunity for students to conduct a faculty-supervised consulting project for a public, private, or non-profit sector policy organization at the local, state, national or international...
A bi-weekly one-credit seminar that introduces students to applied policy research. For students in the Ford School Joint Ph.D. program. Open to PhD students...
This is a professional skills workshop that will be required for students enrolled in the Applied Policy Seminar (APS, PP578) and open to other MPP/ Master's student. To be offered each semester, concurrent with the...
This course will provide an overview of recent Japanese economic history and the current state of the Japanese economy. We will consider what economic policymakers around the world can learn from...
Federal election spending from all sources has doubled over the last twenty years and the 2018 election continued the trend. Campaign spending in the midterms exceeded $5 billion for the first time, much of it coming...
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...
Applied Policy Seminar (APS) (now called Strategic Public Policy Consulting or SPPC) is an opportunity for students to conduct a faculty-supervised consulting project for a public, private, or non-profit sector policy organization at the...
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...
This course focuses on rigorous evaluation of policies and interventions related to postsecondary education. Evaluations will be discussed in the context of the current and historical...
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...
