Public Policy Courses

Below is a list of PhD courses for Public Policy (minor only field) and the most recent syllabi. REQ are courses that students in the field are expected to take; REC are courses that most students in the field take; OPT are courses that some students in the field may take depending on scheduling, previous coursework, and intellectual interests. This listing does not replace advising by the field convenor or the Director of Graduate Studies.

A full list of political science courses, with descriptions, can be found in University Bulletin Graduate Programs.
ยป Course Descriptions

CODE   TITLE   REQ   INSTRUCTOR   SYLL  
PSC 8103 Approaches to Public Policy Analysis Req Stoker  
PSC 8229 Politics and Public Policy Req Wolman  
PSC 8212 Urban Policy Problems Opt Wolman  
PSC 8213 Judicial Politics Opt Wahlbeck  
PSC 8218 Legislative Politics Opt Deering  
PSC 8218 Legislative Politics Opt Binder  
PSC 8220 Public Opinion and Political Psychology Opt Sides  
PSC 8226 Politics and Organizations Opt Finnemore  
PSC 6442 Politics and Practice of International Institutions Opt Finnemore  
PSC 6346 The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy Opt Sutter  
PSC 6347 U.S. Foreign Policy Traditions Opt Nau  
PSC 6348 Politics of U.S. National Security Policy Opt  Cushman  
PSC 6372 Foreign Policy of China Opt Shambaugh  
PSC 8454 Advanced Theories of Foreign Policy Decision-Making Opt Saunders  
IAff 6145 U.S. Space Policy Opt  Pace  
IAff 6151 Environmental Policy Opt  Rycroft  
IAff 6153 Science, Technology and National Security Policy Opt  Hays  
IAff 6158 Issues in U.S. Space Policy: Tools and Scenarios Opt  Pace