POL 218 - Intro to Public Policy Making

Institution:

Sage College of Albany

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Description:

How do issues and problems get placed on the public agenda? Why do some issues never make it to the agenda stage? How are agenda issues formulated into public policies? How are those policies shepherded through the political process? Why are some adopted into law while others are tabled or die? What happens to policies after they are adopted? This course will examine how public policy is made with special emphasis on agenda setting, policy formulation, the legislature process, and the budget process. Students monitor public policies and prepare their own. Prerequisite: POL 101

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sage.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 292-1717

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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