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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
In-depth examination of the methods and techniques used to assess the success/failure of public policies. Students learn how to evaluate, acquiring skills that could be applied to any policy area. Topics include choice of goals, identification of measures, collection of data, interpretation of data and use of an appropriate yardstick of success. Familiarity with statistics not required. Student learning reinforced by use of several case studies of specific evaluations.
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3.00 Credits
Investigation of the events and processes that have shaped the development and decline of U.S. cities. Topics include the evolution of cities, urban form and design, theories of urban planning, urban politics and governance, urban policy and economics, racial and socioeconomic isolation, urban unrest, and the impact of technology.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the politics and operation of the social welfare system in the United States. Emphasis on a policy analysis of current social welfare issues such as the Social Security crisis, welfare reform, the relationship between welfare and national economic policy, the functions of public welfare versus private charity, and the connections between direct service and social reform.
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3.00 Credits
Examines role of the Supreme Court and other courts in the shaping of public policies in such areas as school systems in desegregation cases, mental hospitals, prisons, and nursing homes. The course will choose from current cases involving major social policy issues such as abortion, prayer in public schools, affirmative action, and capital punishment in order to illustrate the dramatic and controversial role of the courts, especially the Supreme Court, in the shaping of policies in America.
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3.00 Credits
A synthesis of the political, ecological, economic, historical and cultural events and issues shaping U.S. and international environmental policy. A broad range of topics are covered, including environmental history, population growth, the global commons, environmental justice, natural hazards, nuclear growth, the role of business, and regulations governing endangered species and habitats, waste disposal, water and air.
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3.00 Credits
Examination in-depth of topics in public policy not falling within any other public policy course. May be taken more than once as topics vary.
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0.00 - 99.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
Prior selection required.
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3.00 - 12.00 Credits
Prior selection required.
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3.00 Credits
Prior selection required.
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