2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSCI 213 - Policy Analysis


How can society better determine what public problems exist? What policies will respond best to those problems? What impacts have public policies had? These are the questions that animate the policy analysis enterprise, which aims to improve public decision making. Introduces the structure, methods and subject matter of the field, helps students sharpen their analytic skills and explores several important public-policy issues. Students present and discuss concepts and methods and engage in an intense analysis simulation.

(US)

Prerequisites: PSCI 107  or other social-science methods course, or permission of instructor. Limited to juniors and seniors.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year