Faculty First Year Seminars 197POL20 - Controversies in Public Policy
Fall
2017
01
1.00
John Hird
W 4:00PM 4:50PM
UMass Amherst
42263
This course will discuss multiple perspectives involving contemporary public issues and problems. The topics covered will be defined by the students, but could include immigration, marijuana legalization, student loan debt, climate change, women in politics, divestment, healthcare policy, transgender rights, etc.
The class will be discussion-based and students are expected to participate each week. Students will use facts and evidence to form perspectives and positions, and will develop the capacity to persuade and to disagree agreeably. The class will cover one topic each week, so over the course of the semester we?ll cover a range of issues important to students in the class.
The class will be discussion-based and students are expected to participate each week. Students will use facts and evidence to form perspectives and positions, and will develop the capacity to persuade and to disagree agreeably. The class will cover one topic each week, so over the course of the semester we?ll cover a range of issues important to students in the class.
Freshmen Only