PLCY 511 Introduction to Public Policy Process
The course introduces the foundational concepts, theories, and frameworks that structure the field of Public Policy, with a focus on the theories of the public policy process and their application to concrete cases. Topics include the stages of the public policy cycle and their interactions with political processes, institutions, actors, and rules, in different policy areas. Students learn how to apply the diverse frameworks in order to understand, analyze, and strategically act in real world policy-making and implementation situations, obtaining a global view that helps structure the skills and competencies they acquire in the program.
Prerequisite
Open to students in the Masters in Public Policy program and to MPP 4+1 students with academic dean's office approval. Exceptions can be made based on the discretion of the director of the MPP program.