POLS 3350 - Public Policy in the United States

3 hour(s)

Analyzes the nature of the policy-making process with an emphasis on the political interactions among the various individual and institutional actors involved at all levels in the U.S. federal system. It examines both the processes through which public policies evolve over time and the various social, economic, and political factors that influence the content of public policy. Case studies of policy making and general models of the determinants of public policies are discussed, as well as the role of grassroots organizing in shaping policy proposals and outcomes.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Is this course repeatable for credit? No
Offered: As Needed.