Instructor: Gerald J. Kauffman
Explores how the processes of public policy operate from agenda-setting through formulation and legitimation to implementation and eventual evaluation with examples drawn from several areas of policy (e.g., health, education, environment). Focus primarily on domestic public policy. (1) Students will understand the basic structure and political processes of the US government and its theoretical underpinnings. (2) Students will become familiar with the relationships between different levels of the US government. (3) Students will learn how problems rise to the level of public problems. (4) Students will recognize the roles of key players in the policy process including the executive, judicial and legislative branches, special interest groups/lobbyists, political parties, and the media. (5) Students will have the opportunity to develop critical reading skills as they read several types of public policy documents and readings from a variety of sources. (6) Students will learn how to make analytical and practical policy assessments, utilizing a number of skills including critical thinking, writing, and public presentation.
- Course Syllabus (3 cr.) (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 NCLB and School Choice, Jenna DeMaio (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Pregnancy while in Custody Rachel Henry (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Problems in the Foster Care System Camron Chappel (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Saving our Bees Kat von Duyke (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 School Counselor Maureen Stone (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 SNAP Program Sophie (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Solar Investment Tax Credit Kylie Tugend (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 State Media Cooper Feeny (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 The Climate Crisis on Migration Miranda Askey (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 US Abortion Policy Rachel Jaffe (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 US Minimum Wage Amaya Michael (pdf)
- UAPP 226 S22 No Child Left Behind Virginia Henderson (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Access to Medical Care Shannon (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Clean Air Act Matt Ourand (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Fair Labor Standards (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Family and Medical Leave Act Laney Moore (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Catherine Gilman (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Justice Reform Nicole Berube (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Juvenile Justice Bridget O’Donnell (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Killing the Death Penalty Leandro Gio Lopez (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Low Voter Turnout Thomas McGalliard (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Media Ownership Gabriella Viacara (pdf)
- UAPP 225 S22 Minimum Wage Jacob Egloff (pdf)