Freshmen may enroll in 300 level courses only with permission of the instructor. Completion of all requirements established by the Education Department for teacher certification. Completion of all requirements established by the Education Department for teacher certification. An examination as to how government decides to address problems. The stages of the policy-making process.
Special attention is paid to the methods of program evaluation.
Substantive policy areas are discussed, with an emphasis on social welfare, health, education, urban, and environmental protection policies. Offered in alternate years. Approaches which draw upon Lockean liberalism, American exceptionalism, pluralism, class analysis, and the role of race and gender in American politics are compared. Special attention is given to such problems and policy areas as suburban development, race relations, local economic development and citizen action. The place of cities in the national economy and the future of Snowbelt and Sunbelt communities are also discussed.