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PubPol 300 Persuasive Policy Writing: Depolarizing the Argument

Beth Chimera

Whether a cause or a symptom of democratic decline, America's extreme polarization should be a major concern for anyone invested in effective governance. This course, structured as a seminar and writing workshop, intensively develops students' abilit...

PubPol 577

PubPol 577 R for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is an introduction to programming in the R statistical language. R is a flexible, open-source statistics platform which has gained broad adoption in a variety of fields. Through interacting with R, RStudio, and elements of the Tidyverse (...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.106 Topics: Wealth and Public Policy

Megan Tompkins-Stange

PubPol 639

PubPol 639.102 Program Evaluation: Standard

Yusuf Neggers

If you waived out of or did not take PubPol 529, please contact [email protected] to enroll in this course.

PubPol 594

PubPol 594.333 Psychology of Communication and Persuasion

Mara Ostfeld

Enrollment in this course is restricted to Ford School Online MPA students. Requests for enrollment will be denied.

PubPol 423

PubPol 423 Political Campaign Strategy & Tactics

Gerald Hills

This course will introduce you to the art and science of political campaigning. Topics to be covered include a heavy emphasis on political communications, including speeches and debates, crafting and framing a message, earned media, paid media, digit...

PubPol 580

PubPol 580.001 Values & Ethics in Public Policy

Joy Rohde

This is a core course restricted to Ford School MPP and MPA students only. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

PubPol 475

PubPol 475.205 Topics: Crisis Management

PubPol 647

PubPol 647 Excel for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is an accelerated introduction to a variety of Public Policy research and analysis-related skills in the Microsoft Excel environment. This course is designed to familiarize students with core skills in data access, manipulation, analysis,...

PubPol 596

PubPol 596.333 Performance Management in Mission-Driven Organizations

Megan Tompkins-Stange

Enrollment in this course is restricted to Ford School Online MPA students. Requests for enrollment will be denied.

PubPol 447

PubPol 447 Excel for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is designed to familiarize students with core skills in data access, manipulation, analysis, and presentation using Excel (and Excel-like alternatives). Spreadsheet programs remain an important part of professional life, and this course w...

PubPol 580

PubPol 580.002 Values & Ethics in Public Policy

David Thacher

PubPol 477

PubPol 477 R for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

**Course will be held remotely, but 3117 Weill Hall will be reserved for students to use if they need access to the software** *Note: Instructor consent required*

PubPol 650

PubPol 650 Introduction to Science and Technology Policy Analysis

Shobita Parthasarathy

Science and technology intersect with multiple areas of public policy. Think of the growing concerns over technological surveillance, the debates over policy for climate change mitigation, the challenges posed by COVID-19, or the fear that American r...

PubPol 715

PubPol 715.333 Budgeting and Financial Planning

Stephanie Leiser

Enrollment in this course is restricted to Ford School Online MPA students. Requests for enrollment will be denied.

PubPol 457

PubPol 457 Data Visualization for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course will provide students with fundamental principles of and practical experience in presenting data in a visual form for communication and analysis. The class will cover collection of data, management of data for visualization, creating a wo...

PubPol 583

PubPol 583 Negotiation Basics for Public Policy

PubPol 480

PubPol 480.001 Global Engagement Seminar: European Politics and Policymaking

Jonathan Hanson

PubPol 480 is a 3-credit advanced undergraduate seminar designed to challenge public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context. It includes traditional coursework and a one-week policy study tour in an...

PubPol 674

PubPol 674.001 International Policy in Practice: International Development in Colombia

Amy Harris

PubPol 674: International Policy in Practice (IPP) is a 3-credit graduate level seminar designed to provide students with first-hand experiences and knowledge of international policy in action, focusing on the practical realities and impacts associat...

PubPol 510

PubPol 510 Politics of Public Policy

Ann Chih Lin

PubPol 474

PubPol 474.001 Values & Ethics: Immigration Policy

Kristina Fullerton Rico

More than 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, significant gender and ethno-racial inequality in the labor market remains. Why? This course relies on a multidisciplinary literature from sociology, economics, psychology, moral philosoph...

PubPol 588

PubPol 588.001 Public and Performance Management

Don Moynihan

The main goals of this course are (1) to help you deepen your appreciation of the importance of public management in our democratic scheme of governance; (2) to enhance your ability to think analytically about problems of public management; and (3) t...

PubPol 495

PubPol 495.001 Policy Seminar: Apologies

Yazier Henry

PUBPOL 495 (Policy Seminar) is for students currently enrolled in the Public Policy Undergraduate Program only, no exceptions. Enrollment is by permission only. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

PubPol 715

PubPol 715.001 Budgeting and Financial Planning

Stephanie Leiser

The management of financial resources to achieve public goals pervades every area of public policy, but budgeting and financial management is an area usually left to 'experts' who often seem to speak their own language. In today's environment of scar...

PubPol 510

PubPol 510 Politics of Public Policy

Ann Chih Lin

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students only. Registration is by permission only. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

PubPol 474

PubPol 474.002 Values & Ethics: Comparative Law

Valenta Kabo

V&E: Comparative Law: Because law is one of the means through which policies are enacted, understanding the different structures of legal systems is a necessary for understanding policy promulgation in different country-contexts. This course first in...

PubPol 588

PubPol 588.002 Public and Performance Management: International Development Management

Amy Harris

PubPol 495

PubPol 495.002 Policy Seminar: Poverty, Inequality, & Public Policy

Natasha Pilkauskas

PUBPOL 495 (Policy Seminar) is for students currently enrolled in the Public Policy Undergraduate Program only, no exceptions. Enrollment is by permission only.

PubPol 715

PubPol 715.002 Budgeting and Financial Planning

Stephanie Leiser

PubPol 534

PubPol 534 Economics of Developing Countries

Yusuf Neggers

This course surveys what we do and don't know about economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. We begin by discussing alternative perspectives on the goals of development. The substantive sections of the course address specific ...

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