Courses - Summer 2025
PLCY
Public Policy
Open Seats as of
04/19/2025 at 09:30 AM
PLCY301
Sustainability
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: AGNR301.
Credit only granted for: AGNR301, PUAF301, or PLCY301.
Formerly: PUAF301.
Designed for students whose academic majors would be enhanced by the complementary study of a widely shared but hard-to-operationalize aspiration: that present choices should preserve or improve future options rather than foreclose or degrade them. How should we understand sustainability? How might we achieve it? How would we know if we had achieved it? And how could sustainability activists of a rising generation lead by example?
PLCY309
Internship in Political Institutions: State and Local
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
PLCY620
Political Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in PLCY-School of Public Policy; or permission of PLCY-School of Public Policy.
Credit only granted for: PLCY620 or PUAF620.
Formerly: PUAF620.
Examination of politics as a process for allocating scarce resources among claimants for public benefits. Comparision of the allocative model of politics with other distributive processes, such as markets. Comparison of the model with behavior of different political institutions, such as Congress and the presidency. Study of politics as a process with distinctive concepts of rationality. The translation of voter and interest group preferences into public choices. The impact of political decisions on competing constituencies.
PLCY640
Microeconomic and Policy Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in PLCY-School of Public Policy; or permission of PLCY-School of Public Policy.
Credit only granted for: PLCY640 or PUAF640.
Formerly: PUAF640.
Applies intermediate microeconomic theory to public policy issues: resource allocation by firms and consumers; the response of economic agents to changes in incentives; market allocations in competitive and non-competitive environments; and market failures and government remedies. Uses extended case studies of particular issues in such areas as the environment (acid rain), international trade (tariffs), industry regulation (cable TV), and the provision of public goods (highways).
PLCY641
Macroeconomics and Policy Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in PLCY-School of Public Policy; or permission of PLCY-School of Public Policy.
Credit only granted for: PLCY641 or PUAF641.
Formerly: PUAF641.
Studies the behavior of the economy as a whole: the level of national income, unemployment, and inflation; the vulnerability of the U.S. economy to external influences; possible federal influence over the level of economic activity; and the consequences for prices, employment and the U.S. trade deficit. Also examines possible U.S. policy responses to widespread debt crises in developing countries.
PLCY680
Examining Social Identity and Pluralism in Public Policy
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in PLCY-School of Public Policy; or permission of PLCY-School of Public Policy.
Credit only granted for: PLCY680 or PLCY699D.
Formerly: PLCY699D.
Understanding how groups and individuals develop and coexist in society is an essential part of public policy. Using the classroom as a laboratory, students will explore identity development and how the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other identities shape perceptions that inform decision-making and policy development. From historical scholars to current day movement leaders, this course equips students with tools necessary to critically analyze pluralism, power, and identity; and the skills needed to shape meaningful and equitable public policy and working and civic environments for all.
PLCY689Y
Public Policy Topics; Nonprofit Fundraising
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
PLCY698T
Selected Topics in Public Affairs; Managing Across Sectors
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
PLCY699G
Selected Topics Public Policy; Leadership in Groups and Organizations
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
PLCY752
Managing Differences:Resolving Conflict and Negotiating Agreements
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in PLCY-School of Public Policy; or permission of PLCY-School of Public Policy.
Credit only granted for: PLCY752 or PUAF752.
Formerly: PUAF752.
Enhances the student's negotiation and leadership skills for managing differences between individuals and groups. Students study the nature of conflict, learn how to handle two and multiparty conflicts, exerting leadership where there are no hierarchy leaders, and explore the impact of facilitators and mediators on the negotiating process. Blends skill building exercises and theory discussions about the behavior of groups and individuals in groups to understand negotiation dynamics.
PLCY790
Project Course
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major in PLCY-School of Public Policy; or permission of PLCY-School of Public Policy.
Credit only granted for: PLCY790 or PUAF790.
Formerly: PUAF790.
Students work at a sponsoring government agency or private firm researching problem of interest to sponsor and relevant to concentration. Emphasis on problem definition, organizing information, and both oral and written presentation of results.
Restricted to students in one of the following programs: MPPA, EXPM, EMPM.
PLCY798A
Readings in Public Policy
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
PLCY798N
Readings in Public Policy; Energy Economics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
PLCY898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
PLCY899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
S-F
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