PUBLPOL 309: Practicum
Applied policy exercises in various fields. Multidisciplinary student teams apply skills to a contemporary problem in a major policy exercise with a public sector client such as a government agency. Problem analysis, interaction with the client and experts, and presentations. Emphasis is on effective written and oral communication to lay audiences of recommendations based on policy analysis.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Chee, C. (PI)
;
Nation, J. (PI)
PUBLPOL 309X: Public Policy Research Project
Supervised research internship. Individual students perform policy research for outside client, applying analytical skills from core curriculum. Requires permission of program director.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors:
Nation, J. (PI)
PUBLPOL 310: Master of Arts Thesis
Restricted to students writing a master's thesis in Public Policy. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
1 times
(up to 5 units total)
Instructors:
Admati, A. (PI)
;
Jain, R. (PI)
;
Klausner, M. (PI)
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Instructors:
Admati, A. (PI)
;
Jain, R. (PI)
;
Klausner, M. (PI)
;
Krishnamurthy, A. (PI)
;
Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI)
PUBLPOL 311: Public Policy Colloquium
Weekly colloquia speaker series required for M.P.P. and M.A. in Public Policy students. Themes vary each quarter. Open only to Public Policy graduate students; permission number required to enroll.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 4 units total)
Instructors:
Rosston, G. (PI)
PUBLPOL 313: Issues in Science Policy
Lecture series on significant issues in science and technology policy. Guest speakers will discuss issues including but not limited to: who should make science policy, educational dimension of science policy, manufacturing and science policy, California's stem cell policy, immigration and science policy, and the role of industry in science policy.
Last offered: Winter 2011
PUBLPOL 315: Practical Training
Qualified Public Policy students obtain employment in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree programs. Prior to enrolling students must get internship approved by the Public Policy Program. At the start of the quarter, students must submit a one page statement showing the relevance of the employment to the degree program along with an offer letter. At the end of the quarter, a three page final report must be supplied documenting work done and relevance to degree program. Meets the requirements for Curricular Practical Training for students on F-1 visas. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
PUBLPOL 316: Global Education Policy & Organization (EDUC 306B)
Education policy, politics, and development. Topics include: politics, interests, institutions, policy, and civil society; how schools and school systems operate as political systems; how policy making occurs in educational systems; and theories of development.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Bromley, P. (PI)
PUBLPOL 317: Comparing Institutional Forms: Public, Private, and Nonprofit (EDUC 377, GSBGEN 346, SOC 377)
For students interested in the nonprofit sector, those in the joint Business and Education program, and for Public Policy MA students. The focus is on the missions, functions, and capabilities of nonprofit, public, and private organizations, and the managerial challenges inherent in the different sectors. Focus is on sectors with significant competition among institutional forms, including health care, social services, the arts, and education. Sources include scholarly articles, cases, and historical materials.
Last offered: Spring 2012
PUBLPOL 319: Legislation
(Same as
LAW 319) Lawyers work in a legal system largely defined by statutes, and constantly shaped by the application of legislative power. This course is about statutes and the legislative institutions that create them. It discusses some of the key laws governing access to legislative power and the procedures that culminate in the production of statutes in the legislature. The course is divided into two parts. The first part will focus on the acquisition of legislative power. Key topics include bribery laws, lobbying and indirect influence on legislative activity, and campaign finance regulations. The second part will focus on the exercise of legislative power. Through a number of public policy case studies, students will better understand the organization of the U.S. Congress, the ways in which power is exercised in that institution, and the intersection between politics, the law, and policymaking. Elements used in grading: Class participation and final exam.
Last offered: Spring 2015
PUBLPOL 342: Energy Efficiency: Technology, Policy, and Investment (MS&E 442)
Provide students with a basic understanding of the technologies, policies, and investments behind energy efficiency. Explores each of these dimensions, and their interplay, through structured lectures and expert perspectives from leading professionals and practitioners. The seminar will first survey energy efficiency historically, reviewing technology and policy development, funding support, accomplishments at the state and federal levels, and key stakeholders. The second part of the seminar will focus on innovation in energy efficiency, including its role in climate change. Three areas are anticipated for study: new technologies and energy efficiency's role in the changing grid, new policies and the use of data analytics, and new entrants and investment strategies. Limited to 15 students.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Sweeney, J. (PI)
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