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 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 587

PubPol 587.001 Public Management: Advanced Negotiations

Attia Qureshi

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PubPol 587

PubPol 587.002 Public Management: Managing Policy and Project Implementation

Amy Harris

Once a policy is passed or a project selected, the hard work of implementation...

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 741

PubPol 741 Principles of Finance and Global Financial Markets

Joshua Hausman

Finance is fundamental to many public policy questions. When the financial sector works well, it transfers resources from savers to borrowers, allowing individuals to save and businesses to...

PubPol 750

PubPol 750.018 Topics: International Financial Architecture

Developing countries are working to meet the demands of their populations for shared prosperity and the protection of global public...

PubPol 586

PubPol 586.002 Public Management: Performance Management

Fabiana Silva

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PubPol 556

PubPol 556 Macroeconomics

John Leahy

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

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.001 Topics: Psychology of Climate Change

Kaitlin Raimi

Climate change often feels like a problem that our brains have been hardwired to ignore. Climate change is abstract and complex, making it hard for non-scientists (including policy-makers) to...

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 521

PubPol 521.003 Introduction to Policy Writing

Alex Ralph

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

PubPol 521

PubPol 521.002 Introduction to Policy Writing

Beth Chimera

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

PubPol 521

PubPol 521.001 Introduction to Policy Writing

Molly Spencer

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

PubPol 510

PubPol 510 Politics of Public Policy

Kamissa Camara

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students only. Registration is by permission only. Please contact [email protected] with any...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.005 Topics: Diplomacy and Statecraft in an age of Globalization

Susan Page

Diplomacy (using non-lethal means to manage interstate relations and foreign threats) and statecraft (managing state power to promote national interests) are the key tools by which a nation's foreign policy is...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.009 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 475.008 Topics: Policy Frameworks in National Security

Javed Ali

The history of intelligence in the United States is long and complex, beginning with the origins of the Republic through the modern era both before and after 9/11. Over this stretch of time, tensions have existed between balancing the need...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.006 Topics: Gender, Sexuality & Public Policy

Dom Adams-Santos

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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 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 558

PubPol 558 Economic Analysis in the Practice of Public Policy

Kevin Stange

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 564

PubPol 564 Government Regulation of Industry and the Environment

Catherine Hausman

This course focuses on the economics of energy and environmental regulations in the United...

PubPol 577

PubPol 577 R for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is an introduction to programming in the R statistical language. R is a flexible, open-source statistics platform which has gained broad adoption in a variety of...

PubPol 582

PubPol 582 Leading Organizations

Morela Hernandez

This course will introduce you to the fundamental leadership concepts and skills you need to successfully navigate and shape dynamic policy...

PubPol 423

PubPol 423 Political Campaign Strategy & Tactics

Gerald Hills

This course will introduce you to the art and science of political...

PubPol 300

PubPol 300 Persuasive Policy Writing

Molly Spencer

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PubPol 201

PubPol 201.001 Systematic Thinking

Brian Jacob

This course provides an introduction to public policy design and analysis using "systematic thinking" from the social sciences and humanities, with the application of scientific methods and knowledge more...

PubPol 474

PubPol 474.002 Values & Ethics: Science, Technology, and the Public Good

Joy Rohde

Researchers, policymakers, and publics look to science and technology to address some of society's most pressing challenges, from climate change to national security to economic growth. But such efforts are also...

PubPol 495

PubPol 495.004 Policy Seminar: Police Reform

David Thacher

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