Washington DC Policy Seminar

Catalog description

An exploration of the public policy-making process in the U.S. with attention to select contemporary issues in American policy debates (environment, energy, health, economic management, etc.). Course content includes the study of how citizens (voters, groups and elected officials) participate in developing and implementing policy in local, state and national government. The course also provides experiential learning opportunities by exposing students to high level political contexts and venues with direct access to state and national policymakers and policy-influencers in Madison and Washington, D.C.