Public Policy ((4 Credits))

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This study involves the analysis and evaluation of public policy in the United States. Topics include the nature of the cycle of policy creation, implementation and evaluation, the role of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches in the creation of policy, the nature of policy formation, the importance of legislative or judicial intent, the character of bureaucratic decision-making, problems of jurisdiction, questions of personnel development, issues of oversight, the role of policy consumers and advocates, the impact of lobbying and interest groups, the nature of policy evaluation, the importance of policy analysis. Prerequisites: Familiarity with Research Methods in the social sciences or history and/or at least one introductory course in American Government.