SHARE WITH STUDENTS: Fall 2021 Public Policy Gen Ed and Elective Courses
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Looking for an interesting Gen Ed or Elective with a good instructor this fall? Consider one of the policy courses below and learn how YOU can make a change!
Fall 2021
Public Policy Gen Ed and Electives Courses
PPOL 100 Individual Action and Democratic Citizenship
Seeks to enhance understanding of the role of the individual as a democratic citizen in shaping policy issues and outcomes in today’s world
PPOL 105 Programming and Data Analysis for Public Policy I
Introduces students to key programming skills in Excel and R for data management, data visualization, and descriptive statistical analysis for policymaking
PPOL 210 Intro to Public Policy
Introduces students to public policy and the policy-making process.
PPOL 230 Nonprofits Organizations and Civil Society
Introduction to the US nonprofit sector and examines the social, political, and economic impact of these organizations in American society from roughly 1870 to today. Historical emphasis on events that have shaped the modern American nonprofit sector
PPOL 231 Intro to Social Policy
Provides a basic introduction to social welfare policy in the United States, examines the history of social welfare policies and programs in the US and explores American cultural values and attitudes.
PPOL 232 International Development Policy
Provides a basic introduction to globalization and international development, and how public policy can shape and address them.
PPOL 240 Environmental Policy
Provides an introduction to political, economic, and social dimensions of environmental policy and teaches methods needed to understand, evaluate, design, and implement environmental policies, especially in the US.
PPOL 296 Environmental Justice
In this course, students 1) learn to analyze and evaluate the social, political, and economic roots of several contemporary environmental justice issues, 2) identify and discuss social movements and public policy efforts to address environmental injustices, and 3) develop critical thinking skills through weekly memos, small group discussion, and a final project.