Exec Branch Pol/Policymaking

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course is designed to be a seminar, where students examine the nature and history of bureaucracy as an institution of government, the different models and processes of government decisions vis-a-vis public policy-making, the context in which the executive branch operates, the executive branch's relationship to other institutions of government, and the unique policy execution and management issues the executive branch faces. Several specific policy arenas are also examined in an effort to apply theories learned throughout the semester. Students are expected to share their insights from the readings and from their personal experiences.