An introduction to primary and secondary education policy in the United States, and to research on education policy. Emphasizes history and qualitative political science, but also includes other methodological and disciplinary approaches.

This course focuses on how globalization, economic theory and domestic politics shape US public policy on international trade and the impact this has on American businesses, consumers and workers, as well as US international relations.

This course examines sociotechnical problems with existing modes of social media and works towards building new, affirmative visions for social media through technical and policy means. Students will examine interventions to address problems with contemporary social media and design and develop possible interventions.

This course (ProSem II) is designed to support you as you search for a job or internship. This class will provide structure, deadlines, and support from your instructor, peers, and alumni during your job/internship search. Whereas the required fall ProSem class provided the same foundational skills to all students, this class is driven by the individual job/internship search goals that each student will create.

The course integrates the subject matter interests of each student and the federal budget process by utilizing various federal agencies? current budgets as case studies. Students will become fluent in general budget terminology and the fiscal year budget schedule by exploring budget preparation, tracking, and execution. Emphasis will be put on developing the skills necessary to write clear succinct memos and presenting effective briefings.

This course will provide an overview of key contemporary environmental policy issues with a particular emphasis on their economic dimension. The course will cover the conceptual foundations of environmental economics, the methodologies adopted in designing environmental policies, as well as current debates and applications.

This course introduces the politics of policy-making in explicit cross-national focus. It satisfies a core requirement for SPP MPP/MPPA students. Focus is on how values, institutions, and choices shape outcome.

Students synthesize what they learned in the MPP/MPPA programs in a paper that addresses an important gap in knowledge about a particular issue in public policy or management.

Second-year project/seminar. Students interpret and analyze problems for public sector or non-profit clients. Also examines how problems affect public organizations, and the real constraints and opportunities that face such organizations. Small teams work on policy problems facing public organizations, then write and present a report to the seminar and the client.

Introduction to basic statistics including use and interpretation of statistics used in policy research. Topics include statistical methods, descriptive statistics, probability theory, analysis of tabular data, correlation and regression, and multiple regression.