POLI 160AAIntroduction to Policy Analysis
(Same as USP 101) This course will explore the process by which the preferences of individuals are converted into public policy. Also included will be an examination of the complexity of policy problems, methods for designing better policies, and a review of tools used by analysts and policy makers.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “POLI 10 or 11.”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (5 programs).
Required in (5)
- Environmental Systems—Earth Sciences (B.S.)
- Environmental Systems—Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (B.S.)
- Environmental Systems—Environmental Chemistry (B.S.)
- Environmental Systems—Environmental Policy (B.A.)
- Political Science (Public Policy) (B.A.)
One of the options in (3)
- Global Health
- Global Health (GH26)
- Public Health (B.S.)
Courses that list POLI 160AA as a prerequisite (1)
- POLI 160AB Introduction to Policy Analysis