Department of Public Policy
RICHARD N.L. ANDREWS, Chair
Professors
Richard N. L. Andrews, Environmental Policy
David D. Dill, Higher Education Policy, Concepts and Principles of Policy Analysis, Ethics and Public Policy
Maryann P. Feldman, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education and the Commercialization of Academic Research, and the Factors that Promote Technological Change and Economic Growth
Gary T. Henry, Education Policy, Child Policy, Policy and Program Evaluation, Quantitative Research Methods
Associate Professors
Daniel P. Gitterman, American Politics and Public Policy, Social and Health Policy
Sudhanshu Handa, Human Resource Economics, Poverty, Impact Evaluation, Development, Applied Microeconomics
Krista M. Perreira, Family, Health and Social Policy, Racial and Gender Disparities, Immigration
Assistant Professors
Christine P. Durrance, Public and Applied Microeconomics, Health Economics and Policy, Industrial Organization/Anti-trust Policy
Douglas L. Lauen, Education Policy, Organizational Theory, Stratification
John C. Scott, Lobbying Organizations, Social Networks, Aging and Retirement Policy
Lecturer
Gail A. Corrado, Educational Policy, Persistent Achievement Gaps Between Groups
Professors of the Practice
Anthony Brown, Leadership, Public, Nonprofit, and Social Entrepreneurship
W. Hodding Carter III, Public Policy and Leadership, the Media, the Emergent South
Adjunct Faculty
Douglas J. Crawford-Brown, Environmental Policy, Risk Analysis, Science and Technology Policy
Harvey A. Goldstein, Economic Development, Technology Policy, Design of Policy Research, Planning Theory
J. Ferrel Guillory, Southern Politics, Media and Public Life
John W. Hardin, American Politics, Public Policy, Policy Analysis
Kathleen Harris, Social Demography, Poverty, Family, Public Policy
Margaret A. Jablonski, Student Affairs, Student Learning and Development in Community
James H. Johnson Jr., Interregional Black Migration, Interethnic Minority Conflict in Advanced Industrial Societies, Minority- and Women-Owned Business Development, Workplace Diversity Issues
John D. Kasarda, Air Transport, Cargo and Logistics Policy, International Business, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Urban Development, Demographics
Michael I. Luger, Regional Economic Development, Technology Policy, Environmental Infrastructure and Finance, Urban Economics
Douglas E. MacLean, Practical Ethics, Moral and Political Theory, Influence of Values on Personal Decisions and Public Policies
Michael C. Munger, Policy Analysis, Statistical Methods, Political Institutions
Dennis K. Orthner, Social Psychology, Work and Family Welfare Policy
David Podoff, Social Security, Health Care Reform, Federal Budget Policy
David H. Schanzer, Immigration and Migration, National Security and Defense
Joel J. Schwartz, American Social Policy
Catherine F. Smith, Discourse Theory and Analysis, Public Policy, Democracy Education, Cultural-historical Rhetoric, Professional Discourse, Digital Composition
Charles Thompson, Educational Leadership, Policy, Research Methods
Professors Emeriti
Duncan MacRae Jr., Public Policy Analysis, Health Policy, Education Policy
Michael A. Stegman, National Housing Policy, National Urban Policy, Community Capitalism
Doctor of Philosophy
The Department of Public Policy offers the Ph.D. degree to students who wish to increase understanding of public policy problems, contribute new knowledge to the understanding of public policy decision making and institutions and develop and justify proposals for public policy solutions to societal problems. Graduates of the program are prepared to conduct sophisticated policy research that provides useful information to decision makers and to advance the bodies of knowledge both about public policy making in general and about their specific specialization field. Doctoral graduates of the Department of Public Policy hold academic positions in major universities, research positions in policy research organizations and senior policy staff positions in government agencies and other policy development organizations.
The Ph.D. in public policy combines core foundations in theory, empirical and normative analysis, public policy institutions and processes and research methods with a field specialization area that is chosen and developed by the student with the approval of an individualized doctoral program committee. The curriculum is designed to help each doctoral student develop and use appropriate analytical approaches to solve problems in public policy areas such as economic development, education, health, children and families, environment, employment, innovation and entrepreneurship, industry and international affairs.
Admission
Students are admitted to the doctoral program in public policy from diverse backgrounds in both academic preparation and experience, and such diversity is strongly welcomed. In preparation for doctoral study, applicants are encouraged to take preparatory courses in intermediate microeconomics, basic statistics and quantitative analysis (including calculus); a master's degree and some public policy-related work experience are desirable. All entering students also normally take a course in basic quantitative techniques in economics during the August before the beginning of their first semester.
Applications for admission in the fall semester are received and reviewed throughout the year. However, applications must be received by January 1 for the following fall semester to receive full consideration for Graduate School competitive awards. All prospective students must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and applicants from non-English-speaking countries who do not have a degree from a U.S. institution must also submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Factors considered in the application review include the academic transcript, GRE scores, class rank, references, strength of undergraduate institution and statements of interest and professional experience.
Applicants are encouraged to visit the campus for a personal interview with the faculty and to meet current students in the program.
Degree Requirements
Core courses. Once enrolled, each student completes a set of doctoral-level core courses in applications of economic and institutional theory to public policy issues, as well as research design, appropriate research methods and a specialization in a particular subject area of public policy. Doctoral students are required to complete 50 hours of course work, including 23 hours in core courses common to all students and 27 hours in a self-defined policy specialization field. Core courses include PLCY 710, 716, 780, 785, 788, 789, 801 and 810. Students who have successfully completed graduate courses elsewhere that approximate these required courses may petition to have up to nine such hours counted toward the Ph.D. in public policy. Courses proposed for transfer must be approved as part of the student's program within the department, and material from those courses may be included as part of the comprehensive doctoral examinations. Students normally spend approximately two years in full-time course work, and somewhat longer if they enter the program without key prerequisite courses or a master's degree in a related field. A dissertation is required.
Policy field. Each student designs an individual course of study for a policy field. The 27 credit hour requirement gives students rigorous training in the theory, methods and subject matter of policy analysis within a substantive policy field. The specialization area course of study must include both doctoral-level understanding of the subject matter of the policy specialization area and at least nine hours of research methods, including at least six hours of quantitative methods through multivariate statistics. Students take no less than nine credit hours of courses related to the theory and subject matter of their policy concentration, plus at least three credits (in addition to the core course on institutions) on politics and policy institutions related to the policy field specialization; up to six hours of specialization area credits may be taken as independent studies. The remaining six hours of required field specialization credits are normally completed as PLCY 994 during dissertation research. The student's research methods courses should provide the student with the ability to design and carry out dissertation research, to continue making scholarly contributions in his or her chosen field and to conduct policy analyses. Each student is assisted by an individualized program committee in identifying courses, independent readings and other sources of information to acquire both the substantive knowledge and the quantitative and other analytical skills appropriate for the student's policy field specialization.
Public Policy Research Seminar (PLCY 810). The department offers a weekly seminar course in which faculty, public policy scholars, government officials and public policy doctoral students present their research and share their perspectives on policy issues. Each student is expected to enroll in this one-credit seminar for two semesters.
Professional experience. It is the policy of this program to require all Ph.D. students to have obtained practical experience in a public policy making or policy research organization in the United States by the time of their graduation. This experience may include internships or other project work for a local, state or national government, directly or through a third party (or international agency such as the World Bank) or policy research for a client. Experience gained prior to enrolling in the program may also be used to satisfy this requirement.
Graduate Minor
Doctoral and master's students not enrolled in the Department of Public Policy may elect to minor in public policy. Requirements for the minor include 16 hours of approved course work in public policy analysis for doctoral students, or 12 credits for master's students, approved by the Department of Public Policy and the student's major department. (These may not include double-counting of courses required for the student's major.) Prerequisite courses are intermediate microeconomics and probability and statistics. More information is available on the department's Web site at www.unc.edu/depts/pubpol/gradminor.htm.
Research: Faculty Expertise and Related Units
Students can tap the considerable resources of the UNC community to support a wide range of policy interests. The Department of Public Policy has developed particular strengths in five broad areas of policy research and application:
Education and Child Policy. The department has a strong and highly productive cluster of faculty research expertise in the area of education policy, including evaluation of federal and state policies for K–12 education, pre-kindergarten education and higher education. The State of North Carolina provides access available on K–12 education, and our faculty and students also have opportunities for interaction with UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, the James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy and other nearby educational research and policy making organizations. (Related faculty: Dill, Henry, Lauen, Perreira, Thompson.)
Environmental Policy. Recent faculty and doctoral student research includes particular emphasis on state climate change and energy policies and on environmental management policies and procedures in business supply chains. The Department of Public Policy cooperates in environmental research and public service activities as well as teaching with the UNC Institute for the Environment, the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, the Department of City and Regional Planning, the UNC Environmental Finance Center, the Center for Sustainable Enterprise in the Kenan–Flagler Business School and numerous other academic units with environmental interests. Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle area are two of the premier regions in the world for environmental research and policy, including multiple EPA laboratories, the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Institute and active collaboration with state agencies as well as complementary strengths at Duke and North Carolina State University. (Related faculty: Andrews, Crawford-Brown.)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Economic Development and Science and Technology Policy. The department's faculty includes particular research expertise in the regional clustering of scientific knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship, the commercialization of academic research and factors that promote technological change and economic growth. The Research Triangle region is itself internationally recognized as a premier example of knowledge-based economic development. The department also works closely with other key units on campus with strength in economic development, innovation and entrepreneurship, and science and technology policy, including the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, the departments of City and Regional Planning, Economics and Sociology, and the schools of Business, Government, Law and Public Health. Students have ample opportunities to work with economic development and science and technology organizations located in the region, including the Research Triangle Institute, Southern Growth Policies Board, the Rural Economic Development Center, the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology and others. (Related faculty: Dill, Feldman, Goldstein, Hardin, Johnson, Kasarda.)
Social Policy, Including Social Safety Net Policies and Low-Income Communities. The department's faculty includes particular research expertise in U.S. social safety-net policies for low-income families and retirees, needs and outcomes for immigrant youth and their families, and innovative policy incentives such as contingent cash transfer incentives in developing countries. This area of research also includes collaborative activities with the UNC Center for Community Capitalism, the Institute on Aging and the Jordan Institute of Family Policy in the School of Social Work. The Center for Community Capitalism explores ways to apply private sector approaches to revitalization of America's distressed communities, focusing on policy strategies that are both effective in building wealth and assets in disadvantaged communities and sustainable from a business perspective. The Jordan Institute for Families develops and tests policies that strengthen families and engage communities. (Related faculty: Dill, Gitterman, Handa, Harris, Johnson, Orthner, Perreira, Podoff, Schwartz, Scott.)
Health Policy. Faculty in public policy study issues relating to mental health and substance abuse, AIDS, environmental health, health insurance and managed care, and health issues in developing countries, all with a focus on achieving better health outcomes and on the economic and institutional basis of good policies. Public Policy faculty and doctoral students also collaborate with considerable expertise and resources in the School of Global Public Health, the Department of Social Medicine, the Carolina Population Center, the Cecil Sheps Center for Health Services Research, neighboring universities, contract research organizations and international donor organizations. (Related faculty: Durrance, Gitterman, Handa, Perreira, Schwartz.)
Financial Assistance
When admitted, students are automatically considered for a range of financial support, including Graduate School fellowships, teaching assistantships and research assistantships. Many awards grant full tuition privileges and medical insurance coverage, substantially increasing their value to the student. Prospective students are encouraged to contact faculty members whose research is in areas of their potential interest and experience.
Resources
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a distinguished tradition in public policy. A charter member of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, the Department of Public Policy currently has an 11-member core faculty including nationally and internationally recognized expertise in policies for education, environment, health, immigrant populations, innovation and economic development, entrepreneurship, institutional design and other policy areas. Many combine scholarship with governmental experience and direct engagement in public leadership, and many also hold joint appointments in related academic units. In addition to the Ph.D., the department offers a strong undergraduate major in public policy, a graduate minor for interested students in other academic units and close cooperation with other policy-related graduate programs at both the master's and doctoral levels offered by the departments of City and Regional Planning, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Health Policy and Administration, the Public Administration program and the schools of Business, Education, Law, Social Work and Medicine. Doctoral students in the department may also enroll in classes at Duke University (to which there is a regular bus service) as well as nearby North Carolina State University without additional cost.
Visiting Scholars
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosts visiting public policy scholars and postdoctoral research fellows from around the world and exchanges students and faculty with several universities in Europe and Asia.
Research Centers and Institutes
A wide range of University of North Carolina research centers and institutes, many of which conduct nationally and internationally distinguished policy-related research, also extend research opportunities. Examples include:
The Carolina Institute for Public Policy
Established in 2007, the Carolina Institute for Public Policy facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations on policy-relevant research among faculty and graduate students from multiple academic units, promotes opportunities for faculty and students to interact with policy makers and other public leaders on public policy questions, and serves as a broker for public policy research opportunities at the state, regional, national and international levels. The institute is located and staffed jointly with the department.
The Institute for the Environment
Organizes and supports interdisciplinary environmental science and decision-making research across and beyond the campus on global, national and North Carolina environmental problems.
Carolina Population Center
Conducts internationally distinguished research to benefit world populations, train the next generation of population scholars, build skills, capacity and improved methodologies, and disseminate data and findings to population professionals, policy makers and the public.
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Conducts interdisciplinary research to improve the health of individuals, families and populations by understanding the problems, issues and alternatives in the design and delivery of health care services.
Center for Urban and Regional Studies
Conducts research on urban issues and processes of urbanization, such as new community development, housing market dynamics and national home ownership policies, models of urban growth, residential preferences, coastal zone management and planning for natural hazards.
Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
Conducts research and technical assistance on projects to help businesses turn obstacles into opportunities and to help countries and communities identify their competitive strengths and develop innovative strategies and partnerships to achieve their goals.
Center for Community Capitalism
Conducts research to help reduce poverty and inequality by creating more effective strategies to reintegrate America's disadvantaged communities and their residents into the market economy.
Carolina Center for Competitive Economies
Conducts applied research and policy analysis to help address problems of economic competitiveness, primarily within the state of North Carolina. C3E is a pan-University activity and is housed in the Kenan Institute for Private Enterprise.
Howard W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science (IRSS)
The oldest institute in the United States for the cooperative study of problems in the general field of social sciences; maintains extensive survey and census archives and assists in design and analysis of social research.
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Pursues research to create new knowledge to enhance the lives of children and their families.
Highway Safety Research Center
Conducts research on prevention of collisions and injuries for state and local highway safety agencies.
Institute for Transportation Research and Education
Provides highway and transportation engineering research and technology transfer to local, state and federal government agencies.
Jordan Institute for Families
Created in 1996 in the School of Social Work, the Jordan Institute promotes research and development efforts to improve the quality of services delivered to communities across the state and nation. It maintains four basic missions: 1) to facilitate faculty research, 2) to provide opportunities for students to work on research and development projects in the areas of human services, 3) to build professional relationships with research laboratories and centers across the campus and 4) to serve as a resource to human service departments and programs in North Carolina.
School of Government
Provides teaching, research and consultation to North Carolina state and local government officials.
Water Resources Research Institute
Formulates research programs responsive to state water resource problems. Provides local, state and federal agencies with research to make better decisions in managing water resources.
For more information, contact Admissions, Department of Public Policy, CB #3435, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3435. Telephone: (919) 962-1600. E-mail: lcarrier@email.unc.edu. Web site: www.unc.edu/depts/pubpol.
Courses for Graduates and Advanced Undergraduates
460 [175] QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC POLICY (3). Prerequisite, STOR 155 or equivalent. Application of statistical techniques, including regression analysis, in public policy program evaluation; research design; and data collection and management. Fall and spring. Handa, Lauen.
470 BUSINESS, COMPETITION AND PUBLIC POLICY (3). This course focuses on competition policy in the United States using relevant Supreme Court decisions as well as economic and policy-related motivation for specific business behavior. Some of the topics include public and private enforcement of the antitrust laws, market power and market definition, predatory pricing, collusion, price discrimination and other special topics. Spring. Durrance.
480 [120] ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING (ENST 480) (3). Introduces factors shaping environmental decision making by individuals, businesses, governments, advocacy groups and international institutions. Explores public policy incentives and action strategies for influencing them. Spring. Andrews.
490 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (3). Special topics in public policy for undergraduate and graduate students. Fall or spring. Staff.
496 INDEPENDENT STUDY/READING IN PUBLIC POLICY (1–6). By special arrangement and permission of the instructor. Independent reading in public policy. Fall or spring. Staff.
499 SELECTED TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (3). Selected topics in public policy. Fall or spring. Staff.
510 [183] POLICY ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE (ENST 510) (3). Provides a real-world and relevant case study in which to apply material from multiple disciplines including public policy, economics, environmental science and international studies. Teaches techniques for building policy models not covered elsewhere. Fall or spring. Staff.
520 ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (ENST 520, INTS 520) (3). Reviews environmental problems in developing countries. Analyzes proposed solutions, such as legal remedies, market instruments, corporate voluntary approaches, international agreements and development policies. Discusses the link between trade and environment, environmental cases from the World Trade Organization and sustainable development. Fall or spring. Staff.
Courses for Graduates
526 PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC FINANCE FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND PLANNING (PLAN 526) (1.5). Provides the foundation of state and local government finance necessary to understand new developments in the provision of infrastructure for economic development. Spring. Staff.
527 APPLIED PUBLIC FINANCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (PLAN 527) (1.5). Explores the role of infrastructure in economic development, including innovations in finance, management and technology. Covers traditional and knowledge infrastructure. Addresses trade-off between environmental protection and economic growth. Spring. Staff.
530 EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS AND POLICY SOLUTIONS (3) A critical review of current debates and policy solutions in education. Topics analyzed through three of the most commonly used evaluative criteria in policy analysis: equity, efficiency and effectiveness. Topics covered include equality of educational opportunity, racial segregation, the black-white test score gap, school choice and the use of student and teacher incentives to promote increased performance. Lecture, case studies, discussion. Fall or Spring.. Lauen.
585 [185] AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (ENST 585, ENVR 585, PLAN 585) (3). Intensive introduction to environmental management and policy, including environmental and health risks, policy institutions, processes, and instruments, policy analysis and major elements of American environmental policy. Lectures and case studies. Fall. Andrews.
590 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (3). Special topics in public policy for undergraduate and graduate students. Fall or spring. Staff.
596 INDEPENDENT STUDY/READING IN PUBLIC POLICY (1–6). By special arrangement and permission of the instructor. Independent reading in public policy. Fall or spring. Staff.
599 SELECTED TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (3). Selected topics in public policy. Fall or spring. Staff.
686 [186] POLICY INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (ENST 686, ENVR 686, PLAN 686) (3). Prerequisite, ECON 410 or PLAN 710, or equivalent. Design of public policy instruments as incentives for sustainable management of environmental resources and ecosystems, and comparison of the effects and effectiveness of alternative policies. Spring. Andrews.
690 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (3). Special topics in public policy for graduate or undergraduate students. Fall or spring. Staff.
696 INDEPENDENT STUDY/READING IN PUBLIC POLICY (1–6). By special arrangement and permission of the instructor. Independent reading in public policy. Fall or spring. Staff.
698 [094] PRACTICUM IN PUBLIC POLICY (3). Prerequisite, PLCY 460. For senior public policy majors and other seniors having a strong background and/or interest in analysis of public policy. The course involves an in-depth analysis of a public policy problem by each member of the class. Fall and spring. Corrado.
699 SELECTED TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (3). Selected topics in public policy.
701 [204] AMERICAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS (POLI 701) (3). Theory and practice of political institutions in the American context. Fall and spring. Staff.
710 [205] PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS (3). The roles of expertise in policy discourse; the place of values in policy analysis; summarizing preferences; benefits and costs; policy models; policy expertise and democratic political systems. Fall. Feldman, Perreira.
716 [216] NEW INSTITUTIONALISM: POLITICS, INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY (POLI 716) (3). Examines leading theoretical approaches to study institutions and public policy. Draws on "new institutionalism" scholarship from political science, economics and sociology to analyze public policy in historical and comparative perspectives. Emphasis on applying these theoretical insights to substantive public policy issues. Spring. Gitterman, Scott.
731 [701] SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY (SOWO 731) (3). Prerequisite, doctoral standing or permission of the instructor. Review of developments in United States welfare policy and economic, social and political forces undergirding reform initiatives since the 1960s. Analysis of data on impacts of welfare policies and programs. Orthner.
761 [260] COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT VENTURE (MBA 850) (1.5). Seminar explores community capitalism perspectives, with emphasis on capital formation and innovations in community development finance and business-driven investment strategies. Spring. Staff.
768 [258] SEMINAR IN COMMUNITY CAPITALISM (PLAN 768) (3). Limited to graduate students. Reflects the convergence of business and community development interests. Seminar explores theory and applications in inner city business and capital markets, development finance and urban policies. Requires major research project. Fall. Staff.
780 [231] NORMATIVE DIMENSIONS OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH: THEORIES, METHODS AND ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS (3). Ethical considerations are integrated with formal analytical approaches in policy advising. Topics include criteria for policy choice, user participation and analysts' obligations in political situations. First semester: noneconomic techniques. Fall. Staff.
785 [232] PUBLIC INVESTMENT THEORY AND TECHNIQUES (PLAN 785, ENVR 785) (3). Theory and techniques of public investment planning and cost-benefit analysis involving synthesis of economic, political and technologic aspects. Special focus on project and program evaluation in the Third World. Spring. Staff.
787 [233] ETHICS AND FORMAL ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES II (3). Ethical considerations are integrated with formal analytical approaches in policy advising. Topics include criteria for policy choice, user participation and analysts' obligations in political situations. Second semester: mainly cost-benefit analysis. Spring. Staff.
788 [288] ADVANCED ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC POLICY I (PLAN 788) (3). Economic theory applied to policy issues. Policy issues analyzed require microeconomic theory, including theory of utility and demand, organization and operation of product and factor markets, production theory, regulation and welfare economics. Fall. Durrance, Handa.
789 [289] ADVANCED ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC POLICY II (PLAN 789) (3). Prerequisite, PLCY 788. Additional public policy issues addressed to study further applications of economic theory. Issues require knowledge of risk and uncertainty, fiscal and monetary theory, and macro income determination. Spring. Durrance, Handa.
799 SELECTED TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (Var.). Fall and spring. Staff.
801 [301] DESIGN OF POLICY-ORIENTED RESEARCH (PLAN 801) (3). Logic of designing research for the analysis of planning problems and the formulation of public policies. Elements of research design, case study, survey research, quasi-experimental designs and the social experiment are covered. Fall. Henry.
802 [302] ADVANCED SEMINAR IN RESEARCH DESIGN: DATA, METHODS AND EVALUATION (PLAN 802) (3). Prerequisite, PLCY 301. Three main objectives: to deepen students' understanding of important issues and topics in the design of empirical research, to further develop students' ability to critically evaluate research designs and policy-related products and to aid in developing a research paper, dissertation or other product. Spring. Henry.
805 [298] PUBLIC POLICY WORKSHOP (1–3). For graduate students in public policy analysis who are undertaking team projects under faculty supervision. Projects vary from year to year. All will relate to public policy and will involve interaction with real clients. The intent is to provide students with an opportunity to apply theory and techniques of policy analysis in actual problem situations. Fall and spring. Staff.
810 [310] PUBLIC POLICY SEMINAR (1). Weekly forum for public policy scholars and officials to discuss the relationships between policy research and policy outcomes. Presentations by invited speakers and doctoral students. Fall or spring. Staff.
820 [220] AMERICAN WELFARE STATE (3). This course will examine the American welfare state through a wide-ranging investigation of the origins, development and future of the most critical features of U.S. politics, social policy and law. Spring. Gitterman.
892 [353] PH.D. SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY (ENVR 892, PLAN 892) (3). Prerequisites, doctoral standing and permission of the instructor. Ph.D. seminar on theory, methods and current research and literature in environmental management and policy. One to two seminar hours per week. Fall or spring. Andrews.
895 [295] TOPICS IN POVERTY AND HUMAN RESOURCES (3). Topics covered include poverty, welfare and human resources from an economic perspective. For students wanting to specialize in social and behavioral approaches to the study of population and demographic phenomena. Spring. Handa.
901 [299] INDEPENDENT STUDY (Var.). This course allows graduate students in public policy analysis to receive credit for work on individual projects, designed in conjunction with a faculty supervisor. It is intended for students who are interested in pursuing academic topics not covered in scheduled courses. Fall and spring. Staff.
910 [300] THE USE OF RESEARCH IN THE POLICY PROCESS (3). Systematically examines use and abuse of policy-relevant research in policy process; connects design and execution of policy research with participants in policy process; policy cases are emphasized. Fall. Staff.
955 [355] SEMINAR IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY (3). Prerequisites, doctoral standing and permission of the instructor. Explores current issues in economic development and science and technology policy through a series of scholarly presentations and student research projects. Spring. Staff.
994 [394] DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (Var.). Fall, spring and summer. Staff.