Public Policy

Catalog description

This course examines modern public policymaking in the United States, including different forms of policy, the rules of different levels and branches of government, and the larger social, political, and economic environment shaping public policy. The course investigates how public policy issues are defined and earn a place on the policy agenda. The remainder of the course focuses on various criteria for evaluating policy and the use of evidence-based and value-based policy analysis. These issues will be addressd through a combination of guided class discussions and an on-going in-class simulation,