UMass Boston

Multi-Disciplinary Topics: Policy Orgs, & Soc Change

Course #: PPOL-G 711, Class #: 2894, Section #: 01

Description

PPOL-G 711 is a multi-disciplinary course which will take advantage of policy expertise among the department faculty to address current policy topics. The course introduces students to inter-disciplinary perspectives on a current policy topic. The course will consider how theoretic and methodological frameworks employed to examine specific policies may be transferable to other the study of other policy arenas. Examples of current topics and the Public Policy department faculty might teach about include (this is a non-exhaustive illustrative list): - immigration policy - housing policy - education policy - nonprofits and public policy - international development - gender and public policy - social welfare policy