CMN 320 - Comm Controversy Public Policy

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Description:

Examines how public policy shapes American life, by providing an advanced exploration of the controversies, discourses and effects of public policy. Provides in-depth analysis of the definitions and histories of public policy and the tensions between public and private spheres that shape it. Explores the American landscape, energy sources and environment, food systems, and political process, with a focus on industry and government turn-style lobbying rules and reform. Develops a fundamental understanding of public versus private spheres; analyzes and critiques how public policy shapes American historical and cultural landscapes; increases skillfulness in oral and written analysis of controversies, institutions, political and economic power brokers, and social norms. Prerequisite: CMN 220 or consent of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.illinois.edu/

Phone Number:

(217) 333-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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