Public Policy

2026-2027

79 courses

PLCY 100Foundations of Public Policy
PLCY 101Great Thinkers on Public Policy
PLCY 170War, Peace, and Crisis: The Dynamics of Global and Foreign Policy
PLCY 200Introduction to Research Methods for Policy Analysis
PLCY 201Public Leaders and Active Citizens
PLCY 203Liberty and Justice for All: Ethics and Moral Issues in Public Policy
PLCY 213Foundations of Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation
PLCY 214Leading and Investing in Social Change: Re-defining and Experimenting with Philanthropy
PLCY 215Innovation and Social Change: Creating Change for Good
PLCY 240Ethical, Policy and Social Implications of Science and Technology
PLCY 288Introduction to Public Policy Topics
PLCY 288PWar, Peace, and Crisis: The Dynamics of Global and Foreign Policy
PLCY 300Governance: Collective Action in the Public Interest
PLCY 301Sustainability
PLCY 302Examining Pluralism in Public Policy
PLCY 303Public Economics Raising and Spending the People's Money
PLCY 304Evaluating Evidence: Finding Truth in Numbers
PLCY 306Public Policy Analysis in Action
PLCY 309Internship in Public and Nonprofit Institutions
PLCY 310Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation in Action
PLCY 311Women in Leadership
PLCY 313Advocacy in the American Political System
PLCY 359Special Topics in Study Abroad
PLCY 380Innovation and Social Change: Do Good Now
PLCY 386Experiential Learning
PLCY 388Special Topics in Public Policy
PLCY 396Fellowship Program in Political Leadership
PLCY 398Fellowship Program in Political Leadership
PLCY 399Directed Study in Public Policy
PLCY 400Senior Capstone
PLCY 401Making Policy Work: Contemporary Challenges and Solutions
PLCY 459Advanced Special Topics in Study Abroad
PLCY 488Advanced Special Topics in Public Policy
PLCY 610Quantitative Aspects of Public Policy
PLCY 611Quantitative Analysis of Policy Issues
PLCY 620Political Analysis
PLCY 630Normative and Political Dimensions of Public Policy
PLCY 631Governance: Leadership, Management and Accountability
PLCY 640Microeconomic and Policy Analysis
PLCY 641Macroeconomics and Policy Analysis
PLCY 650Moral Dimensions of Public Policy
PLCY 659Special Topics in Study Abroad
PLCY 660Environmental Policy Workshop
PLCY 670Public Budgeting & Financial Management
PLCY 680Examining Social Identity and Pluralism in Public Policy
PLCY 688Topics in Public Policy
PLCY 689Public Policy Topics
PLCY 690Policy Engagement Project
PLCY 692Leadership Principles and Practices
PLCY 698Selected Topics in Public Affairs
PLCY 699Selected Topics Public Policy
PLCY 700Trade Policy, Geopolitics, Development and Climate
PLCY 706Public Policymaking for Journalists
PLCY 711Public Management and Leadership
PLCY 715Government and Non-Profit Accounting
PLCY 717Federal Budgeting: Policy and Process
PLCY 720International Security Policy
PLCY 724Problems of Global Security
PLCY 732Policy and Politics of Education Reform
PLCY 734Foundations of Social Policy
PLCY 735Health Policy
PLCY 736Managing Social Services
PLCY 740Public Policy and the Environment
PLCY 741Global Environmental Problems
PLCY 742Environmental Ethics
PLCY 743Ecological Economics
PLCY 744Environment and Development
PLCY 745Human Health and Environmental Policy
PLCY 746Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policy Making
PLCY 752Managing Differences:Resolving Conflict and Negotiating Agreements
PLCY 780The American Foreign Policy-Making Process
PLCY 781International Economic Policy
PLCY 782International Development Economics
PLCY 783Development and Foreign Aid
PLCY 784Disease, Disaster, and Development
PLCY 790Project Course
PLCY 798Readings in Public Policy
PLCY 898Pre-Candidacy Research
PLCY 899Doctoral Dissertation Research