Public Policy: Analysis, Strategy, and Impact

Catalog description

Introduces public policy and policy analysis. The material builds practical skills for effecting change while developing a theoretical understanding of policymakers’ goals – and how these goals are pursued. Emphasizes methods and strategies applicable across policy spheres. Students will strengthen their proficiency in asking relevant questions, assessing problems from multiple perspectives, and using a variety of analytical tools (rooted in political science, economics, psychology, and more) to evaluate and solve policy problems.