Department of Public Policy
RICHARD N.L. ANDREWS, Chair
Professors
Richard N.L. Andrews, Maryann P. Feldman, Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa, Gary T. Henry.
Associate Professors
Daniel P. Gitterman, Krista M. Perreira.
Assistant Professors
Christine P. Durrance, Pamela Jagger, Douglas L. Lauen, Benjamin Mason Meier, John C. Scott.
Professors of the Practice
W. Hodding Carter III, Pope (Mac) McCorkle.
Adjunct Faculty
Douglas Crawford-Brown, J. Ferrel Guillory, John W. Hardin, Kathleen Harris, James H. Johnson, Arne Kalleberg, John D. Kasarda, Michael I. Luger, Douglas E. MacLean, Roberto Quercia, David H. Schanzer, Catherine F. Smith, Joel J. Schwartz, John Stewart, Charles Thompson.
Lecturer
Gail A. Corrado.
Professors Emeriti
David D. Dill, Michael A. Stegman.
Introduction
The Department of Public Policy offers instruction leading to a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree. Public policy is an interdisciplinary social science major designed to provide students with the theoretical perspective, analytical skill, and substantive knowledge needed to respond to major domestic and international policy problems. The core coursework includes exposure to multiple disciplinary fields, including economics, statistics, political science, history, and policy analysis. The core curriculum is designed to fulfill three objectives: 1) provide students with a command of the tools of policy analysis; 2) offer students an understanding of the politics of public policy; and 3) allow students to develop knowledge in a core domestic or international policy field.
The undergraduate major does not aim to train a student in the particulars of a given career. Instead its goal is to develop conceptual and analytical skills that our students can bring to bear in whatever work or professions they eventually choose and for informed citizenship. The combination of a general liberal arts education, the development of conceptual, writing and analytical abilities, and the acquisition of knowledge in a domestic or international policy area forms an excellent foundation for graduate work in the professions (law, business, social work, public health, city and regional planning) or public policy as well as for a career in domestic or international public affairs.
Programs of Study
The degree offered is the bachelor of arts with a major in public policy. The department also offers a minor in public policy and sponsors the social entrepreneurship course (PLCY 326 Social Ventures) of the entrepreneurship minor.
Majoring in Public Policy: Bachelor of Arts
Core Requirements
• ECON 310 or 410, or PLCY 410 Microeconomics Foundations for Public Policy Analysis
• PLCY 210/210H Policy Innovation and Analysis (formerly PLCY 201)
• PLCY 220 The Politics of Public Policy
• PLCY 340 Justice in Public Policy (formerly PLCY 240)
• PLCY 460 Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy
• PLCY 691 Research Design for Public Policy or PLCY 691H Honors Research Design for Public Policy
• PLCY 698 Capstone or PLCY 692H Honors Thesis in Public Policy
• At least six credit hours of required electives. Three credit hours may be for PLCY 101. The remaining three credit hours must be for a field course at the 300 level or above. PLCY 320 and 325 may not count as electives for the public policy major.
• Field Concentration (optional): Students who complete an additional three credit hours in a specific policy field may elect to graduate with a concentration. These additional three credit hours must be at the 300 level or above. PLCY 320 and 325 may not count as an optional field course. Common field concentrations include advanced policy methods; child and family policy; economics, business policy, and community development; education policy; environment and sustainability; global studies; global and United States health policy; law, governance, and the policy process; poverty and social justice; and social innovation and entrepreneurship.
Additionally, students may select courses across fields and design their own concentration with the approval of their faculty adviser. For information on which elective courses are recommended for each field concentration, please speak with your public policy advisor or the department’s student services manager. Students electing a concentration will receive a B.A. degree with a major in public policy with a concentration. The particular title for a concentration is not listed on students’ diplomas or transcripts. The department keeps records of student concentrations and students may list their concentrations on their résumés.
The following courses satisfy the electives requirement and optional field course:
AFAM 422, 474, 569; AFRI 416, 474, 521, 522, 523, 524, 540; AMST 386, 390, 486; ANTH 312, 318, 319, 344, 360, 377, 380, 422, 429, 439, 440, 441, 460, 470, 491, 502, 537, 567, 585; BUSI 404, 405, 500, 503, 504, 506, 513, 515, 550, 551, 610, 611; COMM 312, 325, 372, 375, 376, 470, 521, 524, 525, 571, 572, 574, 575, 576, 624, 625, 652; ECON 320, 325, 363, 380, 385, 423, 430, 440, 445, 450, 454, 460, 465, 480, 511, 586; EDUC 401, 441, 521, 535; ENGL 364, 365; ENST 306, 307, 309, 330, 350, 351, 368, 370, 380, 470, 474, 585, 586, 685, 686, 698; GEOG 370, 391, 414, 416, 423, 428, 430, 435, 445, 446, 447, 448, 450, 457, 458, 460, 470, 480, 481, 491, 541, 542; HIST 365, 564, 566, 568, 569, 577, 580, 584, 589, 625; HPM 310, 330, 340, 350, 351, 352, 465, 470; INLS 382, 461, 515; INTS 319, 360, 388, 390, 394, 405, 406, 447, 560; JOMC 340, 441, 442, 443, 445, 446, 451, 458, 551, 560; MASC 310, 314; MNGT 345, 365, 380, 410, 412, 415, 427; PHIL 364, 368, 370, 384, 473, 480, 698; PLAN 330, 574, 585, 636, 637, 641, 651, 685; PLCY 101, 326, 327, 349, 360, 361, 364, 370, 390, 395, 396, 399, 420, 455, 470, 475, 480, 485, 490, 496, 499, 520, 526, 530, 565, 570, 575, 580, 585, 590, 596, 599, 686, 690, 696, 699; POLI 400, 401, 405, 406, 411, 412, 414, 416, 418, 419H, 420, 430, 431, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 442, 443, 444, 446, 447, 449, 457, 470; PSYC 465, 467, 469, 470, 471, 500, 502, 504, 512, 514, 515, 530, 531, 532, 561, 565, 601; PUBH 510, 680; PWAD 350, 368, 395, 416, 443, 444, 453, 455, 460, 469, 574, 575, 577; RELI 423, 443; STOR 305, 358, 415, 455, 456; SOCI 410, 412, 415, 416, 418, 420, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 431, 442, 444, 468, 469, 490; WMST 368, 388, 410, 436, 569, 610, 662.
Additional Requirements
Students also must complete all General Education requirements, including STOR 155 (quantitative reasoning Foundations) and ECON 101 (social and behavior sciences Approaches), or their equivalent, which are prerequisites for the major. STOR 155 is a prerequisite for PLCY 460, and ECON 101 is a prerequisite for ECON 310, ECON 410, and PLCY 410. MATH 231 or STOR 113 is a prerequisite for ECON 410. PLCY 460 is a prerequisite for PLCY 698. In fulfilling General Education requirements, majors should consider PLCY 101 as helpful preparation for the major. PLCY 101 can satisfy a General Education requirement (social sciences Approaches) and can be counted as an elective to fulfill the elective requirement for the major. Note: Only 24 hours total can be taken outside the College of Arts and Sciences toward the B.A. degree.
Program Restrictions
PLCY 320 and 325 may not count as electives for a public policy major or field concentration. A maximum of one three-credit independent study course (PLCY 395, 396, 496, 596, or 696) may be counted toward the elective for a public policy major or field concentration. A maximum of one three-credit transfer or study abroad course, or two Washington Domestic and Foreign Policy Burch Field Seminars may be counted toward the elective for a public policy major or field concentration. For credit toward the major, an independent study proposal form must be completed by the student, approved by the student’s independent study instructor, and submitted to the department’s student services manager.
Minoring in Public Policy
The undergraduate minor in public policy consists of five courses:
• ECON 310 or 410, or PLCY 410 Microeconomics Foundations for Public Policy Analysis
• PLCY 210/210H Policy Innovation and Analysis
• PLCY 220 Politics of Public Policy
• PLCY 340 Justice in Public Policy
• PLCY 460 Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy
The regulations governing a minor in an interdisciplinary department, as set forth in this bulletin, apply to the minor in public policy.
Honors in Public Policy
An honors program is available to students who have demonstrated their ability to perform distinguished work. The honors program provides public policy majors the opportunity to pursue an independent research project over a two-semester period.
Students begin the program by taking PLCY 691H Honors Seminar in Research Design in the spring semester of their junior year. Students who expect to study abroad in the spring semester of their junior year are strongly encouraged to complete PLCY 691H (offered as a section of PLCY 691) in the fall of their junior year. During this course students will complete their research proposals, obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for their research proposals, and complete the first two chapters of their proposed thesis. These chapters will describe the aims of the research, summarize its significance to the field, and critique the relevant literature.
If the research proposal is approved by the IRB and the first two chapters are approved by the thesis adviser, students continue their thesis research in the senior year under the direction of a faculty adviser in PLCY 692H. Upon successful completion of the written thesis and an oral examination of the thesis research, the student may graduate with honors or highest honors.
Core public policy courses include ECON 310 or 401, or PLCY 410; and PLCY 210, 220, 320, and 460. To be admitted to the honors program, students must have at least a 3.2 overall grade point average and 3.5 in core public policy courses, not including PLCY 210. They should also have completed at least four core courses in the public policy major, including the prerequisites for PLCY 692H (i.e. PLCY 691H and PLCY 460). In addition, they should have a written recommendation from at least one faculty member in public policy agreeing to serve as their thesis adviser. Students interested in participating in the honors program should contact the department’s director of undergraduate studies or the director of the department’s honors program and submit an application form prior to registering for enrolment in PLCY 692H. Please see the department Web site or student services manager for an application form.
The honors thesis provides a total of six credit hours toward the major. In addition to completing a thesis, honors thesis students are also expected to elect a field concentration. For December graduates, the honors thesis must be submitted to the department and approved by early November. For May graduates, the honors thesis must be submitted to the department and approved by early April.
Special Opportunities in Public Policy
Undergraduate Research
The honors thesis process enables students to undertake a major independent policy research project. In addition, students who identify a topic of interest can work with a faculty member on a research project through independent study.
Experiential Education
Students are encouraged to gain experience through their senior capstone course, through internship placements, and through other experiential education opportunities. PLCY 295, 320, 325, 691H, 692H, and 698 are all approved as experiential education courses.
Capstone Course
The senior capstone course (PLCY 698) is required of all majors except those writing an honors thesis. It provides students with the experience of working together to produce a policy analysis for a community organization. The projects provide students with a unique opportunity to apply their academic training in a client-centered policy environment.
Internships
Public policy majors have the option to complete an internship. Students may receive academic credit for an approved internship if it provides an academically relevant experience in policy analysis or research. PLCY 320 is a Pass/Fail course and is used for internship placement. PLCY 325 is graded and can be used for other internship placements that must be graded.
To receive credit for an external internship, the student must provide in advance to the instructor of record a one-page letter of intent to complete an internship. Upon formal approval and within two weeks of starting the internship, students should prepare a contract, to be agreed upon in writing by the instructor, the internship supervisor, and the student, specifying the name of the organization and direct supervisor, the types of activities to be performed, the duration of the placement (number of hours over what period), the terms of the employment, and the expected work products. The work products can consist of a policy research paper or memo or a series of shorter memos on different topics. For more details on internships, see publicpolicy.unc.edu/?q=node/169.
Student Leadership
Students created a Majors Union in 1988 to serve as a link to the faculty and to sponsor extracurricular events and programs of interest to public policy majors, minors, and other students. Among other activities, the Majors Union sponsors student opportunities to interact with policy leaders and scholars, policy writing workshops, and career fairs. For more information, see publicpolicy.unc.edu/node/39.
Interested students also are encouraged to participate in UNC–Chapel Hill’s chapter of the Roosevelt Institution, a nonpartisan national network of campus-based student think tanks. Its members conduct policy research on pressing domestic and international issues. For more information, see unc.rooseveltinstitution.org.
Opportunities for Study Outside the University
Public policy students are encouraged to study in Washington, DC, or abroad. The director of undergraduate studies works with students to bring relevant credits into the department, depending on the program of study.
Public policy students are encouraged to consider enrolling in the Washington Domestic and Foreign Policy Semester, offered as a Burch Field Research Seminar through the Honors Program. The program offers students the opportunity to spend a semester participating in public policy education and research in Washington, DC. Students participate in separate daylong colloquia led by faculty instructors, complete internships for course credit, and live together in a home located in a historic Capitol Hill neighborhood. For further information, see studyabroad.unc.edu/programs.cfm?pk=1838.
Visiting Speakers
The department sponsors the Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Lecture on Public Policy and other visiting speakers during the academic year. These events typically are centered on public policy themes and often are cosponsored with other units on campus.
Graduate School and Career Opportunities
The major forms an excellent foundation for graduate work in the professions (law, business, social work, public health, city and regional planning) or public policy as well as for a career in domestic or international public affairs. An excellent guide to education and graduate study opportunities in public policy can be found on the Web site of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management at www.appam.org/education/students.asp. Students considering a Ph.D. in public policy are strongly advised to complete one year of calculus and ECON 410 with calculus.
For examples of alumni careers after graduation, see publicpolicy.unc.edu/node/30.
Contact Information
The following faculty and staff may be contacted for further information: Agatha Buell, Student Services Manager, abuell@email.unc.edu; Professor Krista Perreira, Director of Undergraduate Studies, krista_perreira@unc.edu; Professor Richard Andrews, Chair, pete_andrews@unc.edu.
Department office: CB# 3435, 214 Abernethy Hall, (919) 962-1600. Web site: publicpolicy.unc.edu.
PLCY
50 First-Year Seminar: Environment and Labor in the Global Economy (3). Rapid recent globalization raises important public policy issues concerning impacts on the environment, labor, and communities. The seminar provides an opportunity to explore the implications of living in an increasingly global economy and the ethical and policy issues that these trends pose.
55H First-Year Seminar: The Crisis of the University: Academic Values and Policy Choice (3). Introduces students to core values of a research university through analysis of university history, case discussions of university policy issues, computer simulation of university decision making, and an original case study.
57 First-Year Seminar: American Foreign Policy, American Media: Who Sets the Agenda? (3). This course will examine the relationship between government and the media, and the effects of that relationship on American foreign policy.
61 First-Year Seminar: Policy Entrepreneurship and Public/Private Partnerships (3). This seminar will define a policy entrepreneur and examine strategies used by policy entrepreneurs to achieve policy change or innovation in the policy making process. We will also explore models of innovative public-private partnerships in the delivery of public goods.
65 First-Year Seminar: The Politics of Numbers: How Do We Know How Many People Are Poor? (3). Explores what lies behind official government measures: racial diversity, global warming, how we know how many people are poor, welfare reform, Social Security reform, costs and benefits of immigration.
70 First-Year Seminar: National Policy: Who Sets the Agenda? (3). Who and what actually set our nation’s policy agenda? The President? Congress? The media? Special interests? This seminar will address these questions, looking closely at current events and case histories drawn from the past three decades.
75 First-Year Seminar: Two Nations: The Growing Divide in American Society (3). Examines the public policies leading to the growing disparities in American society during the past 25 years. Addresses the political and nonpolitical factors that have led to these inequalities.
80 First-Year Seminar: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth (3). This seminar provides an introduction to entrepreneurship and innovation and considers their relationship to economic growth.
85 First-Year Seminar: Reforming America’s High Schools (3). In this course we will examine the main problems that are occurring in America’s high schools and three popular reform strategies: increasing resources; improving leadership and teacher working conditions; and structural reforms.
101 Making Public Policy (PWAD 101) (3). Overview of the study and making of American public policy. Study of the political and policy challenges in substantive areas such as health and social policy, environment, national security, education, regulation, and law and public policy.
150 Robertson Scholars Colloquium (1). Robertson Scholars Colloquium will explore current policy issues and academic facets of motivation, personal development, ethics, and leadership.
190 Selected Topics in Public Policy (3). Selected topics in public policy.
195 Research in Public Policy (1–6). Permission of the instructor. Undergraduate research in public policy.
196 Independent Study/Reading in Public Policy (1–6). Supervised study for students interested in public policy.
201 Introduction to Public Policy (PWAD 201) (3). Introduction to the elements of policy analysis by citizens, including definition of problems, criteria, alternatives, models, decision procedures, and political feasibility. Illustrated by case studies.
205 Public Policy Communication (3). Students choose a societal problem and communicate the problem as demanded by governmental process. Simulated public hearings; write/revise documents (problem definition memo, witness testimony); write/revise organization’s public comment on proposed legislation/regulation.
210 Policy Innovation and Analysis (3). Students will develop a working knowledge of the foundational theories of the public policy discipline and the integral institutions of public policy. Incorporates current substantive issues in the United States and international policy. Students will explore, summarize, and evaluate alternative policy solutions.
220 The Politics of Public Policy (PWAD 220) (3). Examines approaches to American politics and public policy and analyzes why government responds to problems in predictable ways.
290 Special Topics in Public Policy (3). Special topics in public policy for undergraduates.
295 Seminar in Domestic Policy (POLI 295) (3). Taught as part of the UNC–Chapel Hill Washington Policy Seminar, the course introduces students to domestic policy making from the federal perspective using readings and lectures from the Washington policy making community.
296 Independent Study/Reading in Public Policy (1–6). Permission of the instructor. Independent reading/study in public policy.
299 Selected Topics in Public Policy (3). Selected topics in public policy.
320 Internship in Public Policy (1–6). Permission of the instructor. Approved internship experience with reports and other material required.
325 Internship (1–6). Permission of the instructor. Supervised internship with written reports required. This course is offered for graded credit.
326 Social Ventures (PLAN 326) (3). See PLAN 326 for description.
327 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3). A historical overview of the role and importance of entrepreneurship in the economy and society, and a survey of the critical competencies all entrepreneurs (social, commercial, or artistic) must possess.
340 Justice in Public Policy (3). This seminar explores arguments about moral issues in public policy. Students examine both the means used to implement policies and policy ends through discussions of case studies of policy choice.
349 New Immigration and the South: Immigration Policy in the 21st Century (INTS 249) (3). The objective of this course is to enhance students’ understanding of the causes and consequences of United States immigration within a social, historical, political, and economic context.
360 State and Local Politics (3). A range of public policy topics at the state and local level.
361 Health Policy and Politics (3). An analysis of the evolution of American medical care with special emphasis on current health care policy issues and debates about future directions. Compares other national models to those of the United States.
364 Ethics and Economics (PHIL 364) (3). See PHIL 364 for description.
370 Global Environment: Policy Analysis and Solutions (ENST 270, INTS 270) (3). Explores linkages among actors, institutions, and the environmental problems they cause and seek to rectify. Introduces pressing challenges of the global environment and perspectives of actors involved in crafting policy solutions.
390 Special Topics in Public Policy (Undergraduate) (3). Special topics in public policy for undergraduate students.
395 Research in Public Policy (1–6). Permission of the instructor. Research in public policy for undergraduates.
396 Independent Study/Reading in Public Policy (1–6). By special arrangement and permission of the instructor. Independent reading in public policy.
399 Selected Topics in Public Policy (3). Selected topics in public policy.
410 Microeconomic Foundations of Public Policy (3). Prerequisite, ECON 101. This course allows students to enhance their working knowledge of microeconomic theory, explore microeconomic theory as a methodology to solve policy problems, understand market failures and the role of collective action in markets, apply economic models to a variety of policy situations, and evaluate and critique economic analyses.
420 Taxation and Public Policy (3). This course examines United States tax policy in terms of the historical and institutional development of tax systems; theories of consent; the use of tax-based instruments such as tax credits and subsidies for social policy; and outcomes associated with taxation, particularly from racial and gendered perspectives.
455 9/11 and Its Aftermath (PWAD 455) (3). Examines the nature of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism and strategies for addressing it, including analysis of post-9/11 changes to United States national security strategy, law enforcement and intelligence, and homeland security.
460 Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy (3). Prerequisite, STOR 155. Application of statistical techniques, including regression analysis, in public policy program evaluation; research design; and data collection and management.
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.
475 Political Economy of Food (3). This course examines the political and economic dimensions of the food we eat, how it’s produced, who eats what, and the related social and environmental issues, both domestic and international, affecting the production, pricing, trade, distribution, and consumption of food.
480 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.
485 Poverty, Health, and Human Development in Low Income Countries (3). Prerequisite, ECON 101. This course provides an understanding of how poverty is defined, the consequences of poverty, and policies to reduce poverty. It explores the determinants of human development outcomes from an interdisciplinary perspective (with a heavy economics focus).
490 Special Topics in Public Policy (3). Special topics in public policy for undergraduate and graduate students.
496 Independent Study/Reading in Public Policy (1–6). Permission of the instructor. Independent reading in public policy.
499 Selected Topics in Public Policy (3). Selected topics in public policy.
510 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.
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.
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.
527 Applied Public Finance for Infrastructure and Economic Development (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.
530 Educational Problems and Policy Solutions (3). Reviews current debates and policy solutions in education. Topics analyzed through three of the most commonly used evaluative criteria: equity, efficiency, and effectiveness. Topics: equality of educational opportunity, racial segregation, the black-white test score gap, school choice, and the use of incentives to promote increased performance. Lecture, case studies, discussion.
565 Global Health Policy (3). Coursework will focus on public policy approaches to global health, employing interdisciplinary methodologies to understand selected public health policies, programs, and interventions. For students who have a basic understanding of public health.
570 Health and Human Rights (3). Course focuses on rights-based approaches to health, applying a human rights perspective to selected public health policies, programs, and interventions. Students will apply a formalistic human rights framework to critical public health issues, exploring human rights as both a safeguard against harm and a catalyst for health promotion.
575 Science and Public Policy: The Social, Economic, and Political Context of Science (3). Introduction to analysis of science policy. Course explores how events transformed science’s role in American life and how science relates to industry and economic development. Topics include the mechanisms of allocating scientific resources, the commercialization of academic discoveries, regulating emerging technology, and achieving consensus on controversial scientific issues.
580 Implementing Change: Barriers and Opportunities in Policy, Government, and the Nonprofit Sector (3). An introduction to some of the sectors within which social change work occurs: education, healthcare, local policy, philanthropy and non-profit direct-service. Students will learn the fundamental systems of governance and accountability that guide them, and the opportunities or barriers that motivate and de-motivate people working within them.
585 American Environmental Policy (ENST 585, ENVR 585, PLAN 585) (3). See ENVR 585 for description.
590 Special Topics in Public Policy (3). Special topics for undergraduate and graduate students.
596 Independent Study/Reading in Public Policy (1–6). Permission of the instructor. Independent reading in public policy.
599 Selected Topics in Public Policy (3). Selected topics in public policy.
650 Robertson Scholars Capstone (1). The central focus of the capstone course will be that the scholars will learn from and about each other.
686 Policy Instruments for Environmental Management (ENST 686, ENVR 686, PLAN 686) (3). Prerequisite, ECON 410 or PLAN 710. 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.
690 Special Topics in Public Policy (3). Special topics for graduate or undergraduate students.
691 Research Design for Policy (3). Students will explore the scientific method as applied to policy research, formulate relevant and testable policy questions, become familiar with a variety of methods for conducting policy research, think critically about causal inferences and the generalizability of results, and understand the process of conducting research.
691H Honors in Public Policy (3). Directed research for honors theses.
692H Honors in Public Policy (3). Directed research for honors theses.
696 Independent Study/Reading in Public Policy (1–6). Permission of the instructor. Independent reading in public policy.
698 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.
699 Selected Topics in Public Policy (3). Selected topics in public policy.