Winter

PhD Students

Dyanne Vaught

Dyanne Vaught is a PhD candidate in Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan, with interests in international trade, macroeconomics, and trade and foreign policy. Her research focuses on the impacts of temporary trade policies,…

PubPol 577

PubPol 577 R for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

**Course will be held remotely, but 3117 Weill Hall will be reserved for students to use if they need access to the software** *Note: Instructor consent...

PubPol 741

PubPol 741 Principles of Finance and Global Financial Markets

Joshua Hausman

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PubPol 716

PubPol 716 Introduction to Chinese Policy

Ann Chih Lin

This course 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 477

PubPol 477 R for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

**Course will be held remotely, but 3117 Weill Hall will be reserved for students to use if they need access to the software** *Note: Instructor consent...

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 587

PubPol 587 Public Management: Leadership Skills for Mission-Driven Organizations

Brian Flanagan

Today's organizations face more volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity than ever...

PubPol 447

PubPol 447 Excel for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is designed to familiarize students with core skills in data access, manipulation, analysis, and presentation using Excel (and Excel-like...

PubPol 638

PubPol 638 Integrated Policy Exercise

Amy Harris

The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. All students participate as part of a team representing different constituencies with an interest in the problem being...

PubPol 510

PubPol 510 Politics of Public Policy

Ann Chih Lin

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PubPol 475

PubPol 475.011 Topics: Climate Change

Devin Judge-Lord

In the past century—the blink of an eye in ecological time—a small portion of humans concentrated in wealthier and more industrialized countries began to radically transform the ecology of our planet at an unprecedented...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.010 Topics: The History and Politics of Health Care Reform

Jonathan Cohn

This class will focus on answering the question of what it takes to pass a major piece of legislation -- and what that answer says about the structure of American government and nature of U.S....

PubPol 495

PubPol 495.003 Policy Seminar: Supreme Court

Valenta Kabo

PUBPOL 495 (Policy Seminar) is for students currently enrolled in the Public Policy Undergraduate Program only, no exceptions. Enrollment is by permission...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.008 Topics: Race, Technology & Public Policy

Yousif Hassan

Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and big data can reinforce and exacerbate racial inequality and injustice in society, from access to financial and social services to housing, hiring, and policing in...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.006 Topics: US Foreign Policy in Africa

Kamissa Camara

This course offers a focused analysis of US foreign policy in Africa, unpacking the continent's political, economic, and security complexities and their intersection with American strategic...

PubPol 589

PubPol 589 Conflict Resolution in the Public Sector

Katherine Walsh

Conflict is an inevitable part of the human experience: in relationships, at the workplace, in public administration, and especially in the public policy making...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.005 Topics: Policy Frameworks in National Security

Javed Ali

The decision-making process for national security is a complex subject that involves the intersection of several factors to include the role of the President, the National Security Council,...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.004 Topics: Lessons from the Japanese Economy

Joshua Hausman

Topics: 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...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.003 Topics: Government Regulation of Industry and the Environment

Catherine Hausman

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PubPol 475

PubPol 475.012 Topics: Great Power Rivalry

Kamissa Camara

Great power rivalry is a critical concept that frames current perceptions of international affairs around China's rise, Russia's resurgence and the United States relative...

PubPol 534

PubPol 534 Economics of Developing Countries

Yusuf Neggers

This course surveys what we do and don't know about economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. We begin by discussing alternative perspectives on the goals of...

PubPol 556

PubPol 556 Macroeconomics

Joshua Hausman

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

PubPol 557

PubPol 557 Data Visualization for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course will provide students with fundamental principles of and practical experience in presenting data in a visual form for communication and...

PubPol 558

PubPol 558 Economic Analysis in the Practice of Public Policy

Helen Levy

A continuation of PubPol 555 (Microeconomics for Public Policy), this course will deepen students' understanding of key economic concepts and principles and, importantly, apply them to the practice of policy...

PubPol 563

PubPol 563 Politics of Environmental Regulation

Barry Rabe

This course will consider the capacity of North American political institutions to shape effective environmental protection policies, devoting primary emphasis to the United States but also examining Canada and...

PubPol 567

PubPol 567 STATA for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

his course is an introduction to programming and working in STATA, a core statistical program in the social sciences. In a variety of fields, STATA remains the baseline program for analysis, data management, and...

PubPol 580

PubPol 580 Values & Ethics in Public Policy

David Thacher

This is a core course restricted to Ford School MPP and MPA students only. Please contact [email protected] with any...

PubPol 583

PubPol 583 Negotiations

Attia Qureshi

Negotiation Basics for Public Policy will provide students with an understanding of the theory and processes of negotiation as practiced in a variety of...

PubPol 586

PubPol 586 Public Management: Performance Management

Bethany Morrison

This course is intended to introduce students to a series of fundamental challenges linked to the implementation of public policies through governmental departments and agencies. We will consider the extent to which performance...

PubPol 474

PubPol 474.001 Values & Ethics: Immigration Politics and Policy, A View from Europe

Charlotte Cavaillé

Values & Ethics: Immigration Politics and Policy, A View from...