Policy implementation, management, and evaluation in the American governmental system. Provides a basic understanding of the financial activities engaged in by governments at all levels in the United States. Quantitative modeling and statistical inference used for policy research, analysis, and management. Students may choose from a set of advanced quantitative topics. Year-long group research on a public policy problem, often involving the preparation of an analytic report for a client governmental agency.
Topics vary from year to year.
Twelve-week internship in an organization with a substantial public policy orientation. That class will include a writing component, for which the student will receive one additional hour of credit. Students are required to take Professional Responsibility, Advanced Constitutional Law, and a writing seminar after the first year. The remaining hours at the Law School are elective.