Courses | UMD School of Public Policy

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5WWH0R4N5C"></script> <script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments)};gtag("js", new Date());gtag("set", "developer_id.dMDhkMT", true);gtag("config", "G-5WWH0R4N5C", {"groups":"default","page_placeholder":"PLACEHOLDER_page_location"});</script> <link rel="image_src" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/img/UMD_SPP_Social_Default_v2a.jpg" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="UMD School of Public Policy" /> <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Courses | UMD School of Public Policy" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/img/UMD_SPP_Social_Default_v2a.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:url" content="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/img/UMD_SPP_Social_Default_v2a.jpg" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="photo" /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/img/UMD_SPP_Social_Default_v2a.jpg" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)" /> <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="width" /> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <link rel="icon" href="/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://spp.umd.edu/your-education/courses" /> <link rel="shortlink" href="https://spp.umd.edu/node/33" /> <title>Courses | UMD School of Public Policy</title> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/align.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/fieldgroup.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/container-inline.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/clearfix.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/details.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/hidden.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/item-list.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/js.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/nowrap.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/position-container.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/reset-appearance.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/resize.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/system-status-counter.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/system-status-report-counters.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/system-status-report-general-info.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/tablesort.module.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/contrib/paragraphs/css/paragraphs.unpublished.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/idfive/css/index.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/css/index.css?sr9tco" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cloud.typography.com/6494276/6739012/css/fonts.css" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="57x57" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="114x114" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="72x72" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="144x144" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="60x60" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="120x120" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="76x76" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="152x152" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/favicon-196x196.png" sizes="196x196"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/favicon-128.png" sizes="128x128"> <meta name="application-name" content="UMD School of Public Policy"/> <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#FFFFFF"> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/mstile-144x144.png"> <meta name="msapplication-square70x70logo" content="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/mstile-70x70.png"> <meta name="msapplication-square150x150logo" content="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/mstile-150x150.png"> <meta name="msapplication-wide310x150logo" content="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/mstile-310x150.png"> <meta name="msapplication-square310x310logo" content="https://spp.umd.edu/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/favicons/mstile-310x310.png">  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-MNBSK27');</script>  </head> <body class="internal spp"> <a href="#main-content" class="visually-hidden focusable"> Skip to main content </a> <div class="dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas" data-off-canvas-main-canvas> <header class="site-header" aria-label="Site header"> <div class="site-header__compartment compartment compartment--full">  <div class="site-header__logo"> <a href="/"> <img src="/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/img/logos/spp-main.svg" alt="University of Maryland School of Public Policy Header Logo"> </a> </div>  <a href="#offcanvas-nav" class="site-header__offcanvas-toggle" role="button" aria-controls="offcanvas-nav"> <div class="site-header__hamburger-icon"> <div role="presentation"></div> <div role="presentation"></div> <div role="presentation"></div> <div role="presentation"></div> </div> </a> <div class="site-header__offcanvas" id="offcanvas-nav"> <nav class="mobile-header__nav" aria-label="Main mobile navigation"> <div class="mobile-header__nav-top"> <form action="/search/node" class="mobile-header__search" role="search" aria-label="Mobile search"> <input type="text" class="mobile-header__search-input" aria-label="Search criteria" name="keys" placeholder="Search..."> <button type="submit" class="visible-for-screen-readers">Search</button> </form> <div class="silc-popover mobile-header__info-popover"> <button class="silc-popover__trigger" aria-haspopup="true" aria-controls="info-for-popup-mobile">Info For...</button> <div id="info-for-popup-mobile" class="silc-popover__popup silc-popover__popup--right"> <ul class="list--unstyled"> <li > <a href="/info/students" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/23">Students</a> </li> <li > <a href="/info/faculty-staff" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/24">Faculty & Staff</a> </li> <li > <a href="/info/alumni" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/25">Alumni</a> </li> <li > <a href="/info/employers" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/26">Employers</a> </li> <li > <a href="/info/parents" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/27">Parents</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-header__nav-list"> <ul class="list--unstyled"> <li> <a href="/our-community" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/18">Our Community</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/our-community/public-policy-maryland-way" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/261">The Maryland Way</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/inclusion-and-belonging" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/266">Inclusion & Belonging</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/our-community/inclusion-belonging/resources" title="Inclusion Resources" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/11966">Resources</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/inclusion-belonging/community-expectations" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10353">Community Expectations</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/student-life" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/276">Student Life</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/our-community/student-life/policy-student-government-association" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/301">Policy Student Government Association</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/student-life/student-groups" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/306">Student Groups</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/student-life/kappa-omega-alpha-fraternity" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/311">Kappa Omega Alpha Fraternity</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/student-life/pi-alpha-alpha-honor-society" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/316">Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/our-new-home" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/326">Our New Home</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/school-leadership" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/281">School Leadership</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/our-community/school-leadership/deans-advisory-council" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/531">Dean's Advisory Council</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/school-leadership/strategic-plan" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/9792">Strategic Plan</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff?person_type%5B7%5D=7&person_type%5B8%5D=8" data-drupal-link-query="{"person_type":{"7":"7","8":"8"}}" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/15">Faculty & Staff</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/alumni" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/286">Alumni</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/our-community/alumni/meet-board" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6821">Meet the Board</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/partners" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/291">Partners</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/giving" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/296">Giving</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/our-community/giving/giving-opportunities" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7946">Giving Opportunities</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/19">Your Education</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/your-education/undergraduate" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/28">Undergraduate</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/your-education/undergraduate/public-policy-major" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/536">Public Policy Major</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/your-education/undergraduate/public-policy-major/plans-study" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10089">Plans of Study</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/undergraduate/minors" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/551">Minors</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/undergraduate/co-curricular-programs" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/641">Co-Curricular Programs</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/masters" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/29">Master's</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/your-education/masters/master-public-policy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/661">Master of Public Policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/masters/master-public-management" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/676">Master of Public Management</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/masters/mppmpm-specializations" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/671">MPP/MPM Specializations</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/masters/dual-degrees" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/691">Dual Degrees</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/your-education/masters/dual-degrees/bachelorsmaster-public-policy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/9027">Bachelor's/Master of Public Policy</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/masters/executive-master-public-management" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/681">Executive Master of Public Management</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/masters/master-professional-studies-public-administration" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/686">Master of Professional Studies - Public Administration</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/phd" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/30">PhD</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/executive-development" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/32">Executive Development</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/your-education/executive-development/state-and-local-government" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6601">State and Local Government</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/executive-development/international-programs" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6571">International Programs</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/executive-development/leadership-and-policy-programs" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/711">Leadership and Policy Programs</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/certificates" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/31">Certificates</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/your-education/certificates/nonprofit-management-certificate" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7206">Nonprofit Management and Leadership</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/courses" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/33" class="is-active" aria-current="page">Courses</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/experiential-learning" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/35">Experiential Learning</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/study-abroad" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/34">Study Abroad</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/your-education/study-abroad/france" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8906">France</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/study-abroad/indonesia" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7296">Indonesia</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/study-abroad/peru" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/556">Peru</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/admissions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/20">Admissions</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/admissions/undergraduate-admissions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/42">Undergraduate Admissions</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/undergraduate-prospective-students" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10277">Prospective Students</a> </li> <li> <a href="/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/admitted-students" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/11487">Admitted Students</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/admissions/masters-admissions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/39">Master's Admissions</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/admissions/masters-admissions/admitted-students" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8106">Admitted Students</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/admissions/phd-admissions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/40">PhD Admissions</a> </li> <li> <a href="/admissions/certificate-admissions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/36">Certificate Admissions</a> </li> <li> <a href="/admissions/financial-aid-scholarships" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/38">Financial Aid & Scholarships</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/admissions/financial-aid-scholarships/robertson-fellows-program" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8841">Robertson Fellows Program</a> </li> <li> <a href="/admissions/financial-aid-scholarships/coverdell-fellows-program" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8856">Coverdell Fellows Program</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/admissions/tuition-fees" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/41">Tuition & Fees</a> </li> <li> <a href="/admissions/connect-us" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/37">Connect with Us</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/16">Research & Impact</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/research-impact/centers-institutes" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/43">Centers & Institutes</a> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact/strategic-focus-areas" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/17">Strategic Focus Areas</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/research-impact/strategic-focus-areas/international-policy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/51">International Policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact/strategic-pillars/leadership-management" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/52">Leadership & Management</a> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact/strategic-focus-areas/philanthropy-nonprofit" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/53">Philanthropy & Nonprofit</a> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact/strategic-focus-areas/social-policy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/55">Social Policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact/strategic-focus-areas/sustainability" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/49">Sustainability</a> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact/strategic-focus-areas/science-technology-policy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/721">Science & Technology Policy</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact/projects-spp" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/45">Projects</a> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact/publications" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/46">Publications</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/career-connections" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/21">Career Connections</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/career-connections/build-your-career-strategy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/601">Build Your Career Strategy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/career-connections/broaden-your-experience" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/611">Broaden Your Experience</a> </li> <li> <a href="/career-connections/engage-professionals" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/606">Engage With Policy Professionals</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/news" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/13">News</a> </li> <li> <a href="/events" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14">Events</a> </li> <li> <a href="/contact-spp" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/22">Contact</a> </li> <li> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/15">Faculty & Staff</a> </li> <li> <a href="/research-impact/projects/accelerator-fellows" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/10082">Accelerator Fellows</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div>  <nav class="desktop-header__nav" aria-label="Main desktop navigation"> <div class="desktop-header__nav--secondary"> <ul class="list--unstyled"> <li class="desktop-header__nav-item"> <a href="/news" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/13">News</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__nav-item"> <a href="/events" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/14">Events</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__nav-item"> <a href="/contact-spp" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/22">Contact</a> </li> </ul> <form action="/search/node" class="desktop-header__search desktop-header__search--gray" role="search"> <a href="#desktop-header-search-input" class="desktop-header__search-button" aria-controls="desktop-header-search-input" role="button"> <span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Toggle Search</span> </a> <input tabindex="-1" type="text" class="desktop-header__search-input" id="desktop-header-search-input" name="keys" aria-label="Search criteria" placeholder="Search..."> <button type="submit" class="visible-for-screen-readers">Search</button> </form> <div class="silc-popover"> <button class="silc-popover__trigger" aria-haspopup="true" aria-controls="info-for-popup">Info For...</button> <div id="info-for-popup" class="silc-popover__popup silc-popover__popup--right"> <ul class="list--unstyled"> <li > <a href="/info/students" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/23">Students</a> </li> <li > <a href="/info/faculty-staff" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/24">Faculty & Staff</a> </li> <li > <a href="/info/alumni" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/25">Alumni</a> </li> <li > <a href="/info/employers" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/26">Employers</a> </li> <li > <a href="/info/parents" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/27">Parents</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="desktop-header__nav--primary"> <ul class="list--unstyled"> <li class="desktop-header__nav-item desktop-header__nav-item--lvl1"> <a href="/our-community">Our Community</a> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-compartment"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-tagline">Join a powerful network of Terps committed to making a difference.</div> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-list-container"> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/our-community/public-policy-maryland-way" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/261">The Maryland Way</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/our-community/inclusion-and-belonging" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/266">Diversity & Inclusion</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/our-community/student-life" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/276">Student Life</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/our-new-home" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/326">Our New Home</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/our-community/school-leadership" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/281">School Leadership</a> </li> </ul> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff?person_type%5B7%5D=7&person_type%5B8%5D=8" data-drupal-link-query="{"person_type":{"7":"7","8":"8"}}" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/15">Faculty & Staff</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/our-community/alumni" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/286">Alumni</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/our-community/partners" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/291">Partners</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/our-community/giving" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/296">Giving</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="desktop-header__nav-item desktop-header__nav-item--lvl1"> <a href="/your-education">Your Education</a> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-compartment"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-tagline">Gain the skills, experiences and networks you need to translate your passions to action.</div> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-list-container"> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/your-education/undergraduate" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/28">Undergraduate</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/your-education/masters" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/29">Master's</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/your-education/phd" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/30">PhD</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/your-education/executive-development" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/32">Executive Development</a> </li> </ul> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/your-education/certificates" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/31">Certificates</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/your-education/courses" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/33" class="is-active" aria-current="page">Courses</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/your-education/experiential-learning" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/35">Experiential Learning</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/your-education/study-abroad" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/34">Study Abroad</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="desktop-header__nav-item desktop-header__nav-item--lvl1"> <a href="/admissions">Admissions</a> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-compartment"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-tagline">Find your new home at the center of the policy world.</div> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-list-container"> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/admissions/undergraduate-admissions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/42">Undergraduate Admissions</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/admissions/masters-admissions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/39">Master's Admissions</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/admissions/phd-admissions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/40">PhD Admissions</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/admissions/certificate-admissions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/36">Certificates</a> </li> </ul> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/admissions/financial-aid-scholarships" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/38">Financial Aid & Scholarships</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/admissions/tuition-fees" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/41">Tuition & Fees</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/admissions/connect-us" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/37">Connect With Us</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="desktop-header__nav-item desktop-header__nav-item--lvl1"> <a href="/research-impact">Research & Impact</a> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-compartment"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-tagline">Learn how SPP is advancing the frontiers of knowledge at home and around the world.</div> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-list-container"> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/research-impact/centers-institutes" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/43">Centers & Institutes</a> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl3"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl3"> <a href="https://cgs.umd.edu/">Center for Global Sustainability</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl3"> <a href="https://cissm.umd.edu/">Center for International & Security Studies at Maryland</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl3"> <a href="https://gotech.umd.edu/">Center for Governance of Technology and Systems</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl3"> <a href="https://civic.umd.edu/">Civic Innovation Center</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl3"> <a href="https://dogood.umd.edu">Do Good Institute</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl3"> <a href="https://ipl.umd.edu/">Institute for Public Leadership </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/research-impact/strategic-focus-areas" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/17">Strategic Focus Areas</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/research-impact/projects-spp" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/45">Projects</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/research-impact/publications" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/46">Publications</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="desktop-header__nav-item desktop-header__nav-item--lvl1"> <a href="/career-connections">Career Connections</a> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-compartment"> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-tagline">Harness the power of your degree to take the next big step in your career.</div> <div class="desktop-header__dropdown-list-container"> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/career-connections/build-your-career-strategy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/601">Build Your Career Strategy</a> </li> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/career-connections/broaden-your-experience" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/611">Broaden Your Experience</a> </li> </ul> <ul class="list--unstyled desktop-header__dropdown-list desktop-header__dropdown-list--lvl2"> <li class="desktop-header__dropdown-item desktop-header__dropdown-item--lvl2"> <a href="/career-connections/engage-professionals" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/606">Engage with Policy Professionals</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div> </header> <main id="main-content"> <noscript> <p><strong>This site requires JavaScript. See <a href="https://www.enable-javascript.com">how to enable JavaScript in your browser</a>.</strong></p> </noscript> <div class="section silc-mtop--5 silc-mbottom--6"> <div class="compartment compartment--full"> <h1>Courses</h1> <div class="breadcrumb"> <ol class="breadcrumb__list"> <li class="breadcrumb__list-item"> <a href="/">Home</a> </li> <li class="breadcrumb__list-item"> <a href="/your-education">Your Education</a> </li> <li class="breadcrumb__list-item"> Courses </li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section silc-mtop--0"> <div class="compartment compartment--full"> <div class="silc-display--flex-800">  <nav class="sidebar-nav" aria-label="Sidebar Navigation"> <ul> <li> <a class="sidebar-nav__link" href="/your-education">Your Education</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/your-education/undergraduate" class="sidebar-nav__link sidebar-nav__link--collapsed" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/28">Undergraduate</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/masters" class="sidebar-nav__link sidebar-nav__link--collapsed" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/29">Master's</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/phd" class="sidebar-nav__link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/30">PhD</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/executive-development" class="sidebar-nav__link sidebar-nav__link--collapsed" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/32">Executive Development</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/certificates" class="sidebar-nav__link sidebar-nav__link--collapsed" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/31">Certificates</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/courses" class="sidebar-nav__link sidebar-nav__link--active is-active" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/33" aria-current="page">Courses</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/experiential-learning" class="sidebar-nav__link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/35">Experiential Learning</a> </li> <li> <a href="/your-education/study-abroad" class="sidebar-nav__link sidebar-nav__link--collapsed" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/34">Study Abroad</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="page-content"> <a href="https://spp.umd.edu/your-education/courses#graduate" class="link--cta"> Jump to Graduate Courses </a>  <section class="section" aria-labelledby="courses-6487e28d-e0b6-4ba4-9bfc-627e20c6a66c-heading"> <h2 class="h3 silc-mbottom--0 silc-mbottom--3-800" id="courses-6487e28d-e0b6-4ba4-9bfc-627e20c6a66c-heading">Undergraduate Courses</h2> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2561-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy100"> <span id="article-2561-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY100</span> <span>Foundations of Public Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">A survey course, focusing on public policy institutions and analytical issues as well as on overview of key public policy problems. Students will be introduced to public policy as a discipline, with a brief overview of the actors and institutions involved in the process, and familiarize themselves with the kinds of problems typically requiring public action. The course will examine these problems from a multijurisdictional and multisectoral perspective. Specific policy areas examined include education policy, health policy, economic and budgetary policy, criminal justice policy, environmental policy, and national and homeland security policy. The course should permit students to have broad foundational exposure to the field that will give them a solid base for more advanced courses.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/m-apolonia-calderon" hreflang="en">M. Apolonia Calderon</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/eric-luedtke" hreflang="en">Eric Luedtke</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2566-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy101"> <span id="article-2566-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY101</span> <span>Great Thinkers on Public Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Introduction to the intellectual foundations of public policy, from ancient theories on collective public action through the more contemporary development of public policy as a discipline. This may start as early as the ancient Greek philosophers and their views on public action through contemporary classics of public policy. Emphasis will be on the interdisciplinary foundations of public policy, through examining core disciplinary contributions from economics, political science, management, philosophy, and other relevant disciplines. At the conclusion of the course, students will have read classic works in the field and will master the key themes that have dominated the intellectual debates about public policy over its history.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/philip-joyce" hreflang="en">Philip Joyce</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/clay-ramsay" hreflang="en">Clay Ramsay</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2571-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy201"> <span id="article-2571-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY201</span> <span>Public Leaders and Active Citizens</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">This course aims to inspire, teach and engage students in the theory and practice of public leadership from the local to the national to the global level. Students will learn and apply diverse approaches to leadership in a multicultural society while developing an understanding of key frameworks and practices necessary to foster collective action across private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Students will also explore and assess their own personal values, beliefs, and purpose as they develop their leadership potential. Finally, students will understand the leadership skills and challenges particular to their role as a future policymaker.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/meg-brindle" hreflang="en">Meg Brindle</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/toby-egan" hreflang="en">Toby Egan</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/anne-kaiser" hreflang="en">Anne Kaiser</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/eric-luedtke" hreflang="en">Eric Luedtke</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/brandi-slaughter" hreflang="en">Brandi Slaughter</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2576-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy203"> <span id="article-2576-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY203</span> <span>Liberty and Justice for All: Ethics and Moral Issues in Public Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">This course will broaden students’ understanding of the moral dimensions of public policy as well as their own individual moral perspective. Discussions will include the ideal of a just society, and the place of liberty and equality in it, while focusing on contemporary theories of ethics and justice.  It will develop students’ appreciation of the ethical challenges unique to the public service sector while building their skills in ethical analysis and decision-making. We will explore the increasing ethical challenges in a world in which technology, global risks, and societal developments are accelerating faster than our understanding can keep pace. A framework for ethical decision making underpins the course.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/anne-kaiser" hreflang="en">Anne Kaiser</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/jennifer-littlefield" hreflang="en">Jennifer Littlefield</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2581-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy213"> <span id="article-2581-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY213</span> <span>Foundations of Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Through discussions of contemporary trends, challenges and issues, this course provides an introduction to the nonprofit and NGO sectors, social innovation, and the leadership and management skills required to achieve social impact. The course will explore the history, theories, and roles of philanthropy, the nonprofit sector, and social innovation in societies and cultures. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the process and principles of social entrepreneurship and social innovation. Additionally, the course will introduce students to topics in leadership, social innovation, resource development, community mobilization through networks, the role of policy-making in creating change, project management, and overall strategies for achieving social impact. The course will include mini hands-on learning experiences that allow them to apply key learning outcomes.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/ebonie-johnson-cooper" hreflang="en">Ebonie Johnson Cooper</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/claire-dunning" hreflang="en">Claire Dunning</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2586-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy214"> <span id="article-2586-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY214</span> <span>Leading and Investing in Social Change: Re-defining and Experimenting with Philanthropy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Defines philanthropy as an exploration of how one develops a vision of the public good and then deploys resources (including donations, volunteers, and voluntary associations) to achieve an impact. Restricted to students in the iGive program.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/patricia-bory" hreflang="en">Patricia Bory</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2591-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy215"> <span id="article-2591-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY215</span> <span>Innovation and Social Change: Creating Change for Good</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">A team-based, highly interactive and dynamic course that provides an opportunity for students to generate solutions to a wide range of problems facing many communities today. Students in the iGIVE Program will deepen their understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation practices by creating and implementing projects or ventures that address an issue of their choosing while learning topics such as communications, project management, teamwork, leadership, fundraising, project sustainability and next steps in social change. Restricted to students in the iGive program.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/patricia-bory" hreflang="en">Patricia Bory</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-10436-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy288a"> <span id="article-10436-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY288A</span> <span>Introduction to Public Policy Topics: 21st Century Racial Justice and Gender from the Bullhorn to the Ballot </span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>The intersection of gender and racial justice movements of the past two decades. Students will examine the representation and complication of gender within police reform, voting rights and environmental justice movements, among others. Particular attention will be given to the role gender has played as these issues and related policies have evolved in the modern era.</p> <p><a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-11843-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy288l"> <span id="article-11843-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY288L</span> <span>Introduction to Public Policy Topics; Law and Public Policy--Organizing and Advocating for Justice</span> </a> </div> <div> Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Students will gain a contextual understanding of how policy decisions and legal structures affect different people, as well as the role of law in organizing and advocating for just policy and social change. Students will analyze how structural inequities are shaped by historical, legal, social, and political factors, building on that knowledge to strategize solutions to problems requiring policy reform and systemic change.</p> <p><a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/brandi-slaughter" hreflang="en">Brandi Slaughter</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2596-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy300"> <span id="article-2596-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY300</span> <span>Governance: Collective Action in the Public Interest</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Examination of societal responses to public problems, including actions by government, non-profit and private sector actors, as well as civil society. Students will examine the roles of these various actors, as well as the nature of civic responsibility. The course will examine the various stages of the policy process, asking the following questions: How does something get defined as a problem that requires a public policy response? How do we think about what the options are for this response, and how do we choose among them? What are the factors that contribute to successful policy implementation? How do we evaluate the success of public policies? These questions will be addressed using examples of current public policy problems, and students will be expected to engage in individual and collaborative work to design responses to those problems. Restricted to students in a major in PLCY.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Prerequisite(s):  <span><a href="/your-education/courses/plcy100" hreflang="en">PLCY100</a></span> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/niambi-carter" hreflang="en">Niambi Carter</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/alana-hackshaw" hreflang="en">Alana Hackshaw</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/joannie-tremblay-boire" hreflang="en">Joannie Tremblay-Boire</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2601-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy301"> <span id="article-2601-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY301</span> <span>Sustainability</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Designed for students whose academic majors would be enhanced by the complementary study of a widely shared but hard-to-operationalize aspiration: that present choices should preserve or improve future options rather than foreclose or degrade them. How should we understand sustainability? How might we achieve it? How would we know if we had achieved it? And how could sustainability activists of a rising generation lead by example?<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/nathan-hultman" hreflang="en">Nathan Hultman</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2606-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy302"> <span id="article-2606-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY302</span> <span>Examining Pluralism in Public Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Understanding pluralism and how groups and individuals coexist in society is an essential part of the public policy process. This course will examine the ways in which the diverse experiences of race, gender, ethnicity, class, orientation, identity, and religion impact the understanding of and equitable delivery of public policy. The examination of how identity development shapes our understanding of society and influences the decision-making process is central to students’ shaping policy that is truly for the people. This course will equip students with the skills needed to analyze pluralism and draw conclusions about the application of various theories to public policy issues. <br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/ebonie-johnson-cooper" hreflang="en">Ebonie Johnson Cooper</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/toby-egan" hreflang="en">Toby Egan</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/alana-hackshaw" hreflang="en">Alana Hackshaw</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/nina-harris" hreflang="en">Nina Harris</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/eric-luedtke" hreflang="en">Eric Luedtke</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/brandi-slaughter" hreflang="en">Brandi Slaughter</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2611-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy303"> <span id="article-2611-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY303</span> <span>Public Economics: Raising and Spending the People’s Money</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Applied course in public finance, including introductions to resource mobilization (including taxation), macroeconomic policy, key public expenditure policies, and government budgetary processes and politics. The course will build on the foundations from ECON 200 to address the specific application of public finance principles to solving public problems. The course will focus on the principles of welfare economics (including market failure), economic principles as applied to particular spending programs and tax choices, and issues and institutions involved in the allocation and management of resources both at a national and subnational level. The focus of the course is on these issues from both a domestic and global perspective. At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to apply the tools of economics to inform societal and governmental choices, and understand how those choices are made in practice. <br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Prerequisite(s): ECON200</p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/philip-joyce" hreflang="en">Philip Joyce</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/juan-pablo-martinez-guzman" hreflang="en">Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/thomas-luke-spreen" hreflang="en">Thomas Luke Spreen</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2616-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy304"> <span id="article-2616-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY304</span> <span>Evaluating Evidence: Finding Truth in Numbers</span> </a> </div> <div>4 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Course designed to create intelligent consumers of policy research and enable students to understand the research done by others with a sufficiently skeptical eye to allow them to determine whether the findings of the research are valid given the assumptions made and methods used. This will involve, in part, thinking about the various problems in research design or conduct that could lead to faulty conclusions. It will also involve being able to differentiate between credible sources of information and those that are not objective. At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to differentiate objective evidence from political argumentation. Restricted to students in a major in PLCY. <br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Prerequisite(s): STAT100</p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/michael-busse" hreflang="en">Michael Busse</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2621-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy306"> <span id="article-2621-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY306</span> <span>Public Policy Analysis in Action</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Utilizes our unique location in the Washington, DC region to create a laboratory within which to analyze local, regional, national and international policy problems. Students will be put into teams and assigned to real and timely policy cases. The course will include meetings and field trips with local leaders in the field, ideally connected to the cases. Student will then expand and apply their use of policy analysis and evaluation skills to define those problems, analyze alternative responses, devise appropriate strategies for implementation, and evaluate the success of the proposed policy and implementation. The course will conclude with team presentations to local leaders and faculty. This distinctive course will serve to prepare students for their client- based senior capstone course. Restricted to students who have earned a minimum of 60 credits; and must be in a major in PLCY.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/angela-bies" hreflang="en">Angela Bies</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/alana-hackshaw" hreflang="en">Alana Hackshaw</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/alec-worsnop" hreflang="en">Alec Worsnop</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2626-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy309"> <span id="article-2626-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY309</span> <span>Internship in Political Institutions: State and Local</span> </a> </div> <div>3-6 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Offers students supervised internship placements in state and local political or public policy organizations. Permission Required.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2631-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy310"> <span id="article-2631-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY310</span> <span>Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation in Action</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Furthers students understanding of topics in leadership, social innovation, resource development, community mobilization through networks, and the role of policy making in creating change. This course will further students understanding of the creation and leadership of nonprofits, social ventures, governance and boards; strategic planning and partnerships; advocacy and public policy processes; community outreach; working in teams, effective communications, and cross-sector approaches to scaling up social impact.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/ebonie-johnson-cooper" hreflang="en">Ebonie Johnson Cooper</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2636-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy311"> <span id="article-2636-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY311</span> <span>Women in Leadership</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Examines the role of women in the leadership process including the participation of women as activists, voters, advocates, public leaders and as agents of change through various avenues including, among others, public service (elected and appointed), the media, community service, political organizations, and the nonprofit sector.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/anne-kaiser" hreflang="en">Anne Kaiser</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2641-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy313"> <span id="article-2641-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY313</span> <span>Advocacy in the American Political System</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Introduces students to the creation of law through the legislative process with a special focus on the Maryland General Assembly.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/gerard-evans" hreflang="en">Gerard Evans</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2671-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy380"> <span id="article-2671-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY380</span> <span>Special Topics in Public Policy, Innovation and Social Change: Do Good Now</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Introduces students to the concept of social innovation while exploring the many mechanisms for achieving social impact. It is team-based, highly interactive and dynamic, and provides an opportunity for students to generate solutions to a wide range of problems facing many communities today. Deepens the students understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation practices by guiding them through the creation and implementation process as applied to a project idea of their choice.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/katlin-gray" hreflang="en">Katlin Gray</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/joannie-tremblay-boire" hreflang="en">Joannie Tremblay-Boire</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2661-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy388a"> <span id="article-2661-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY388A</span> <span>Special Topics in Public Policy, Child and Family Policy Impact</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">For poor and low-income families, federal programs such as Medicaid, Child care, SNAP and child nutrition programs are a lifeline every day. Some programs also have policies that consider more than income eligibility, such as number of hours of work, disability, and immigration status. Budget choices have a significant impact on policy intentions. Students will learn about and analyze the major federal programs and federal budgets for these policy areas; understand from data the impact of such programs and policies; and be introduced to significant advocacy efforts and considerations that shaped hese policy decisions.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/brandi-slaughter" hreflang="en">Brandi Slaughter</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2666-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy388c"> <span id="article-2666-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY388C</span> <span>Special Topics in Public Policy; Cybersecurity Policy: Practical Hacking for Policymakers</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>This course explores the key issues facing policy makers attempting to manage the problem of cybersecurity from its technical foundations to domestic and international policy considerations surrounding governance, privacy, risk management, and operational orchestration. It is designed for students with no background in information technology, and will provide the principles to understand the current debates shaping a rapidly evolving security landscape.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/charles-harry" hreflang="en">Charles Harry</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2676-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy388f"> <span id="article-2676-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY388F</span> <span>Special Topics in Public Policy; Contemporary Issues Under the Rule of Law</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>"Fake news" and freedom of the press, money in electoral politics, voter photo ID laws and political gerrymandering, continued racial segregation in public schools, privacy on the street and in school, holding public officials accountable for egregious constitutional violations, and unequal justice for the poor are all thorny issues of public policy that have found their way into American courts. This course examines these and other current issues presented to the courts in a format where students evaluate and opine on the competing legal and policy arguments in class and in papers as if they were the empowered judicial authority. The course also provides a broad overview of the ways American courts function as well as an opportunity to visit with a federal judge, hear the experiences of former jurors, and possibly visit a landlord-tenant court in action.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2696-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy388v"> <span id="article-2696-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY388V</span> <span>Special Topics in Public Policy; Public Policy Challenges in Africa</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Introduces major public policy challenges in Africa today and includes a brief review of African history from 1600 through the post-colonial period to provide critical background. Catalyzing economic growth, promoting democratic governance, and reducing armed conflict will be discussed. Also covered are the role of African diasporas and migration in national development, managing the continent's rapid urbanization, and improving service delivery in key areas such as health and education.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/michael-woldemariam" hreflang="en">Michael Woldemariam</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2706-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy400"> <span id="article-2706-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY400</span> <span>Senior Capstone</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Public policy students will take the skills and knowledge gained through their curriculum and apply them through their senior capstone course. Students will work in teams on problems and issues presented by outside clients, with guidance from faculty facilitators and interaction with the clients. Each team will work with the client to address a particular problem and produce a mutually agreed upon outcome. These hands on projects will advance students' understanding of the analytical, leadership, communication and problem solving skills necessary to address today's policy problems while allowing them to gain professional level experience that could contribute to their success in their post UMD endeavors. The course will conclude with an event that allows all teams to present their findings and outcomes to their client while being evaluated by faculty and public policy professionals. Restricted to students who have earned a minimum of 90 credits. Permission required.<br> <a href="//app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Prerequisite(s):  <span><a href="/your-education/courses/plcy306" hreflang="en">PLCY306</a></span> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/ebonie-johnson-cooper" hreflang="en">Ebonie Johnson Cooper</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/jennifer-littlefield" hreflang="en">Jennifer Littlefield</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/shanna-pearson-merkowitz" hreflang="en"> Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2711-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy401"> <span id="article-2711-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY401</span> <span>Contemporary Issues in Public Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">An integrative course that allows policy students to explore the complexities of the policy-making process from the perspective of specific policy topics. They will learn about and discuss subject- based issues in a seminar format led by faculty and policy experts. Site visits to federal agencies, guest speakers, and round table sessions ensure that students receive a variety of real-world perspectives on their chosen policy area. Restricted to students who have earned a minimum of 90 credits.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/m-apolonia-calderon" hreflang="en">M. Apolonia Calderon</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/catherine-z-worsnop" hreflang="en">Catherine Z. Worsnop</a></span> </div> </article> </section> <section> <p><a></a></p> </section> <section class="section" aria-labelledby="courses-7a805dde-fb10-49b5-b785-f4f218438287-heading"> <h2 class="h3 silc-mbottom--0 silc-mbottom--3-800" id="courses-7a805dde-fb10-49b5-b785-f4f218438287-heading">Graduate Courses</h2> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2716-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy610"> <span id="article-2716-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY610</span> <span>Quantitative Analysis of Policy Issues</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Introduces statistical methods needed for evaluating and choosing among policy options. Topics include probability; decision-making under uncertainty; the organization, interpretation, and visual display of complex data; prediction and inferences about causality; hypothesis testing; and linear and multiple regression. Develops analytical skills and the ability to apply theory to complex, real-world problems.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/michael-busse" hreflang="en">Michael Busse</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2751-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy630-formerly-plcy688e"> <span id="article-2751-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY630 (formerly PLCY688E)</span> <span>Governance: Normative & Political Dimensions</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Restricted to PLCY majors or permission of instructor.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-8961-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy688g"> <span id="article-8961-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY631 (formerly PLCY688G) </span> <span>Governance: Leadership, Management & Accountability</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Equips students with the knowledge, insights, skills and abilities to successfully and responsibly lead and manage people and resources and to participate in and contribute to the public policy process. Emphasizes complex, multi-dimensional problem solving and development of necessary analytical, leadership and communication skills.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/elizabeth-m-betty-duke" hreflang="en">Elizabeth M. 'Betty' Duke</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2726-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy640"> <span id="article-2726-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY640</span> <span>Microeconomic and Policy Analysis</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Applies intermediate microeconomic theory to public policy issues: resource allocation by firms and consumers; the response of economic agents to changes in incentives; market allocations in competitive and non-competitive environments; and market failures and government remedies. Uses extended case studies of particular issues in such areas as the environment (acid rain), international trade (tariffs), industry regulation (cable TV), and the provision of public goods (highways).<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/michael-busse" hreflang="en">Michael Busse</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-10247-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy641"> <span id="article-10247-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY641</span> <span>Macroeconomics and Policy Analysis</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Studies the behavior of the economy as a whole: the level of national income, unemployment, and inflation; the vulnerability of the U.S. economy to external influences; possible federal influence over the level of economic activity; and the consequences for prices, employment and the U.S. trade deficit. Also examines possible U.S. policy responses to widespread debt crises in developing countries.</p> <p><a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/202101/PLCY">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/seth-weissman" hreflang="en">Seth Weissman</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-8951-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy670"> <span id="article-8951-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY670</span> <span>Public Budgeting and Financial Management</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Covers how governments raise, spend, borrow, invest, and transfer public funds. It reviews federal, state, and local budget processes and introduces analytical techniques including basic spreadsheet skills, evaluating alternative revenue sources, revenue and expenditure forecasting, cost allocation, break-even analysis, capital budgeting, cost-benefit analysis, choice over time (discounting, net present value, future value, internal rate of return), bond pricing, investment strategy, and cash management.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/juan-pablo-martinez-guzman" hreflang="en">Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2871-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy680-formerly-plcy699d"> <span id="article-2871-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY680 (formerly PLCY699D)</span> <span>Examining Social Identity and Pluralism in Public Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Understanding how groups and individuals develop and coexist in society is an essential part of public policy. Using the classroom as a laboratory, students will explore identity development and how the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other identities shape perceptions that inform decision-making and policy development. From historical scholars to current day movement leaders, this course equips students with tools necessary to critically analyze pluralism, power, and identity; and the skills needed to shape meaningful and equitable public policy and working and civic environments for all.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/patricia-bory" hreflang="en">Patricia Bory</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/claire-dunning" hreflang="en">Claire Dunning</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/michael-woldemariam" hreflang="en">Michael Woldemariam</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2756-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy688f"> <span id="article-2756-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY688F</span> <span>Nonprofit Financial Management</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Covers the fundamentals of accounting and financial management for public and nonprofit organizations. Through course readings, case studies, and short assignments, students will learn how to understand and use public sector financial information to inform decision making. The first half of the course will focus on: operating budgets, cash budgets, tools for evaluating capital budgeting decisions, and an introduction to accounting principles. Topics in the second half of the course include financial reporting, financial condition analysis, and unique aspects of accounting for public and nonprofit organizations. Along the way, students will gain familiarity with spreadsheet applications and financial calculations. By the end of the course, students should be able to read and interpret financial information and perform straightforward financial analyses. <br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Prerequisite(s): PLCY688R recommended</p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/nathan-dietz" hreflang="en">Nathan Dietz</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2776-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy688x"> <span id="article-2776-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY688X</span> <span>Human Dignity - Social Justice and Gender Equity</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">The Universal Declaration of Human Rights begins with “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” But what does “human dignity” mean, and does this concept really matter in the worlds of diplomacy, foreign aid, international and domestic policy, and concerns about gender equity and social justice? How have notions of human dignity changed since Aristotle and Cicero? How does dignity link to human rights, global climate change, leadership, status, grace, and other ethical concepts? Is dignity something that you are born with, something that you can lose, or something that you have to earn? Are we cheapening the notion of human dignity – and its effectiveness in public policy – by overusing it in our rhetoric? Without some consensus on a moral and philosophical foundation for dignity, and some more precision in its meaning, is dignity quickly becoming a useless notion? Or, to the contrary, is dignity an essential baseline for public policy.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2791-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy689e"> <span id="article-2791-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY689E</span> <span>Program Evaluation and Cost-Benefit Analysis</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand, describe, and critique program evaluations, and also to identify the policy implications of specific findings. Using examples from domestic policy and international development, the course covers (1) process and summative evaluation issues, including data collection, causal validity, and generalizability; (2) economic evaluations, including cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit studies; and (3) performance measurement of ongoing programs.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/douglas-besharov" hreflang="en">Douglas Besharov</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/douglas-call" hreflang="en">Douglas Call</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2801-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy689l"> <span id="article-2801-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY689L</span> <span>Influence of Science on Policy, and of Policy on Science</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">This course explores how scientific and technical information gets used (or not used) in the formation of public policy, and how public policy influences science and technology development. Students will come away from this course with a fundamental understanding of the institutional landscape of S&T policy, the instruments of S&T policy implementation, and the processes of S&T policy decision-making. The landscape encompasses government, business, academic institutions, and NGOs. The policy mechanisms include government subsidies for research and development, enforcement of intellectual property rights, encouragement of public understanding of S&T, and much more. The processes range from direct democracy and litigation to legislative and bureaucratic decision-making. Along the way, students will examine some of the most challenging S&T-linked public-policy issues of the 21st century – climate change, energy, national security, innovation, spectrum allocation, environmental monitoring, agricultural productivity, the pursuit of sustainable economic development – and will grapple with the interlinked issues of S&T education, and the level of public participation in S&T decision making.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/rosina-bierbaum" hreflang="en">Rosina Bierbaum</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/sylvester-james-gates-jr" hreflang="en">Sylvester James Gates, Jr.</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2821-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy689x"> <span id="article-2821-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY689X</span> <span>Performance Management - Leading for Results</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Provides frameworks, tools, and skills to improve program results in an environment where policy challenges span organizational boundaries and third parties implement programs. Several results-oriented frameworks and case illustrations will be examined in depth, including the Government Performance and Results Act, federal, state and local Performance-Stat systems and the use of performance dashboards, executive branch performance management initiatives, and international and US initiatives to foster civic engagement through open government and web based performance reporting.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/chris-mihm" hreflang="en">Chris Mihm</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2826-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy689y"> <span id="article-2826-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY689Y</span> <span>Public Policy Topics; Nonprofit Fundraising</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Introduces students to the fundamentals of fundraising. Identifies the major types of nonprofit funding models and assesses which fundraising methods are appropriate for each model. Explores motivations for giving; ethical concerns; types of funding sources; types of fundraising mechanisms and instruments; grant writing and the rise of strategic philanthropy and the new demands it places on nonprofit leaders - both to manage their programs and to raise funds.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/ebonie-johnson-cooper" hreflang="en">Ebonie Johnson Cooper</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2831-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy689z"> <span id="article-2831-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY689Z</span> <span>Strategic Management for Nonprofit and Public Organizations</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Serving as a successful leader for a nonprofit or public organization of any kind requires an understanding of the strategic management process and a well-developed and managed strategy. It is a key to an organization’s performance. This course provides an integrated approach to leadership theories and concepts, research, and modern practices related to strategic planning and execution. Leading strategy approaches are discussed and students gain a deep understanding of how strategy can be developed, implemented, and managed in these organizations. The course is relevant for students who want to work for and/or consult with nonprofit and government organizations. Restricted to PLCY majors or permission of instructor.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/robert-sheehan-jr" hreflang="en">Robert Sheehan Jr. </a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-10234-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy690-formerly-plcy699x"> <span id="article-10234-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY690 (formerly PLCY699X)</span> <span>Policy Engagement Project </span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Restricted to PLCY majors or permission required.<br><a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=201908&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p><p>Students undertake a complex policy or management challenge on behalf of a client, often of their choosing.</p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-backer" hreflang="en">David Backer</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/angela-bies" hreflang="en">Angela Bies</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/meg-brindle" hreflang="en">Meg Brindle</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/paul-brown" hreflang="en">Paul Brown</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/douglas-call" hreflang="en">Douglas Call</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/anand-patwardhan" hreflang="en">Anand Patwardhan</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-8981-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy692"> <span id="article-8981-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY692 </span> <span>Leadership Principles and Practices</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Emphasizes how understanding group and organizational life is a critical leadership competency. Using both practical and theoretical approaches, lectures, discussions, case studies, videos, surveys, readings and experiential activities, it examines the dynamics associated with the exercise of leadership and authority in organizational settings.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/meg-brindle" hreflang="en">Meg Brindle</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2841-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy698a"> <span id="article-2841-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY698A</span> <span>Poverty Measurement and Alleviation</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Examines how governments and policymakers define poverty and the extent and demographics of contemporary poverty in the United States, other developed countries, and developing countries. Looks in detail at the official U.S. poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure developed by the Obama administration, as well as those developed by the World Bank and other international organizations. Explores the causes of poverty in the developed and developing world, and efforts to alleviate poverty over the last fifty years, focusing in the U.S. on income transfers, civil rights and equal opportunity, and efforts to increase human and social capital (with a special focus on children, the elderly, and minorities), and focusing in the developing world on infrastructure development, governance, and corruption. Restricted to PLCY majors or permission of instructor.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/douglas-besharov" hreflang="en">Douglas Besharov</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/douglas-call" hreflang="en">Douglas Call</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2846-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy698c"> <span id="article-2846-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY698C</span> <span>Intelligence and Policy: Executive, Congressional and Public Dimensions</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Restricted to PLCY majors or permission of instructor.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/william-m-nolte" hreflang="en">William M. Nolte</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-10877-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy698d"> <span id="article-10877-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY698D</span> <span>Social Entrepreneurship</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Focuses on creating and building a successful social enterprise.  Features recorded interviews with recognized social entrepreneurs who have received global awards for building such organizations and lectures on such aspects as defining the social issue to be resolved, strategic planning, connecting with the impact target, fundraising (or revenue creating), establishing governance and advisory boards, building an effective management team, staff and interns, and managing time. Students write a short plan for a social enterprise.</p> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2851-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy698e"> <span id="article-2851-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY698E</span> <span>Pro-seminar: Normative Public Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Focuses on the theoretical and normative underpinnings of contemporary political philosophy, particularly theories of the legitimacy and proper function of nation states and global institutions. What role should ethics play in public policy formation and implementation? We will give special attention to ideals and institutions of national and global justice and how they are and should be related to ideals and institutions of democracy. What are the merits and demerits of democratic institutions in comparison with authoritarian ones? Do prosperous, liberal democratic states have reason to promote economic and political development in other countries and, if so, what are the best ways to do so? Key readings: Hobbes, Ober, Rawls, the Capability Approach (Robeyns), D. Bell, and Deveaux.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/r-h-sprinkle" hreflang="en">R. H. Sprinkle</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2856-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy698r"> <span id="article-2856-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY698R</span> <span>Development Challenges</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Over the last two decades the field of development economics has been revolutionized by the spread of experimental evaluations as well as the increased use of non-experimental evaluations to study policies and programs that work in promoting economic development. In this course we study the lessons for development that have arisen from these pilot studies concentrating on studies in the areas of education, health, labor markets, crime, governance, micro credit and productive projects. We begin with an introduction to the tools necessary to understand evaluation methodology.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/susan-w-parker" hreflang="en">Susan W. Parker</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2861-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy698t"> <span id="article-2861-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY698T</span> <span>Managing Across Sectors</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">The federal government implements virtually all of its programs in health, education, social services, labor, housing and welfare via states, local governments and not-for-profit organizations. This cross sector governance is the focus of the course and provides both theoretical understanding and practical grounding of it. This course focuses on the roles and relationships of institutions in each of these sectors in pursuing public purposes such as emergency management, economic development, environmental protection, transportation, education, and human investment. Restricted to PLCY majors or permission of instructor. <br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Prerequisite(s): PLCY711 or PLCY688G</p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/elizabeth-m-betty-duke" hreflang="en">Elizabeth M. 'Betty' Duke</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-8966-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy699f"> <span id="article-8966-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY699F</span> <span>Ethics of Public Administration</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Examines moral and ethical issues underlying public policy practices, decision-making, and policy objectives. Provides an overview of selected moral and political issues and methods of ethical deliberation, judgment and argument.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/joan-dubinsky" hreflang="en">Joan Dubinsky</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2876-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy699k"> <span id="article-2876-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY699K</span> <span>Civil Conflict</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Reviews the analytical literature on civil violence, episodes of intervention, and challenges associated with post-conflict reconstruction. Explores the logic that justifies intervention in some cases, and the requirements for effective stabilization and reconstruction.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/alec-worsnop" hreflang="en">Alec Worsnop</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2891-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy699z"> <span id="article-2891-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY699Z</span> <span>Energy Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the science, technology, economics, and politics of energy use in human societies. After an introduction to the scientific principles of transforming energy sources into usable services, we investigate specific technologies and discuss their impact on geopolitics and the environment. In doing so we seek to address these questions, among others: What is the role of energy in national security? What is the future of oil and how do new resources and new demand centers affect energy security? What are the implications of new, long-term supplies of unconventional gas from fracking? What role can nuclear power serve for the next century? Do wind and solar power have the potential to supplant other energy sources? What will climate change policy mean for our energy mix? How might developing countries undertake a low-carbon energy transition? What is the proper balance of regulation and free market operation in energy and electricity markets? What new technologies are on the horizon, and how promising are they? Given extensive current activity on this topic, the course will retain flexibility to take advantage of relevant DC-area academic, government, or agency events, hearings, and/or conferences.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/nathan-hultman" hreflang="en">Nathan Hultman</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-8996-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy711"> <span id="article-8996-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY711</span> <span>Public Management and Leadership</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Equips students with knowledge of management and leadership concepts essential to performing successfully and responsibly in public organizations. We will begin with discussion on the nature of public administration and move an examination of organizational structure issues, public sector innovation strategies and decision-making mechanisms. We will also examine the “people” side of government organizations as well as management and leadership roles within organizations. Many case studies are examined in depth to provide real life context for the course content.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/christopher-j-bonanti" hreflang="en">Christopher J. Bonanti</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2901-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy720"> <span id="article-2901-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY720</span> <span>International Security Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Reviews the principal features of international security as currently practiced. Traces the evolution of contemporary policy beginning with the initiation of nuclear weapons programs during World War II. Particular emphasis is given to experience of the United States and Russia, since the historical interaction between these two countries has disproportionately affected the international security conditions that all other countries now experience. Restricted to students in a major in PLCY.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/nancy-gallagher" hreflang="en">Nancy Gallagher</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2916-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy740"> <span id="article-2916-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY740</span> <span>Public Policy and the Environment</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">This course examines issues in U.S. environmental policy. It covers the history of the rise of the conservation and environmental movements in the United States, how the major environmental laws came to be enacted, and the specific requirements of each law. Leading scientific, economic, legal and ethical issues relating to the development and implementation of environmental legislation over the past 50 years are analyzed. The course explores a number of case studies in environmental policy, as well as the general policy concerns that have emerged.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2926-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy742"> <span id="article-2926-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY742</span> <span>Environmental Ethics and Justice</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Addressing the formidable challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and the unjust distribution of environmental harms and benefits necessitates a philosophical understanding and reassessment of the ethical frameworks, norms, and concepts that inform and drive public policy and shape society. This course examines diverse modes of valuation of and obligations to the natural environment, particularly as related to the normative bases of environmental policy. Topics discussed include the different roles of economic and environmental values and norms in policy, obligations to nonhuman animals and ecosystems, obligations to future generations, biodiversity conservation, and the “slow violence” of environmental harms towards the poor and marginalized. The course considers contemporary debates in climate justice, including questions about intergenerational and intragenerational justice, the distribution of responsibilities for mitigation and adaptation among countries, inequalities and vulnerabilities exacerbated by climate change, and moral hazard and other ethical problems involved in geoengineering solutions to the climate crisis.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/thomas-c-hilde" hreflang="en">Thomas C. Hilde</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2936-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy745"> <span id="article-2936-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY745</span> <span>Human Health and Environmental Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Reviews the major human physiological systems and their integrated toxicological functions; considers key bodily defenses; and discusses classic, emerging, and ambiguous risks; in all ecological context. Applies to scientific controversy, the methods of policy formation, such as risk analysis, social-cost analysis, "outcomes" analysis, and decision analysis, all in political-economic context.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/r-h-sprinkle" hreflang="en">R. H. Sprinkle</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2941-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy752"> <span id="article-2941-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY752</span> <span>Managing Differences:Resolving Conflict and Negotiating Agreements</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Enhances the student's negotiation and leadership skills for managing differences between individuals and groups. Students study the nature of conflict, learn how to handle two and multiparty conflicts, exerting leadership where there are no hierarchy leaders, and explore the impact of facilitators and mediators on the negotiating process. Blends skill building exercises and theory discussions about the behavior of groups and individuals in groups to understand negotiation dynamics. Restricted to students in a major in PLCY.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2951-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy780"> <span id="article-2951-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY780</span> <span>The American Foreign Policy-Making Process</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Survey and analysis of the governmental institutions and processes which shape U.S. global engagement on national security and international economic issues. Particular emphasis is given to executive-congressional relations and the broader domestic roots of foreign policy. Restricted to students in a major in PLCY.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/joshua-shifrinson" hreflang="en">Joshua Shifrinson</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2956-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy781"> <span id="article-2956-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY781</span> <span>International Economic Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Issues and choices facing the United States in today's global economy. Primary, but not exclusive, emphasis is given to "competitive interdependence" among advanced industrial societies. Restricted to students in a major in PLCY.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/phillip-l-swagel" hreflang="en">Phillip L. Swagel</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-2961-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy782"> <span id="article-2961-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY782</span> <span>International Development Economics</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Provides an overview of state of the art topics in development economics, in particular the main factors and variables that affect growth and well-being around the world. Topics include how to measure growth, education, health, gender discrimination, labor and migration, micro credit, agriculture and the role of institutions in development.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/susan-w-parker" hreflang="en">Susan W. Parker</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-9011-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy790"> <span id="article-9011-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY790</span> <span>Project Course</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>Building on their work in PLCY690, students undertake and present a complex policy or management analysis on behalf of a client, often of their choosing. <br><a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-backer" hreflang="en">David Backer</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/angela-bies" hreflang="en">Angela Bies</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/meg-brindle" hreflang="en">Meg Brindle</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/paul-brown" hreflang="en">Paul Brown</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/douglas-call" hreflang="en">Douglas Call</a>, </span> <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/anand-patwardhan" hreflang="en">Anand Patwardhan</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-3006-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy798m"> <span id="article-3006-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY798M</span> <span>Readings in Public Policy; Cooperative Security, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Permission required.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/nancy-gallagher" hreflang="en">Nancy Gallagher</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-9021-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy798r"> <span id="article-9021-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY798R</span> <span>Quantitative Research Methods and Public Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p>An overview of the state of the art in quantitative methods that are relevant to public policy research. Provides exposure to the state of the art in both econometric and survey research, and includes coverage of methods relevant to the particular students’ expected research and discussion sessions.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/yueming-lucy-qiu" hreflang="en">Yueming 'Lucy' Qiu</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-3021-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy798y"> <span id="article-3021-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY798Y</span> <span>Nonprofit Management and Leadership</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), philanthropy, civil society and social entrepreneurs are major players in how public policy gets developed and implemented as well as how change occurs in the United States as well as countries around the world. In the United States alone, the nonprofit sector encompasses over a million organizations, annually reports trillions of dollars in revenue and assets, represents approximately ten percent of the workforce, annually generates over four hundred billion dollars through donations and volunteers, and is primarily funded by government. The nonprofit sector is so heavily intertwined with the public sector that government executives will find themselves interacting and partnering with nonprofits on a regular basis. Through discussions of contemporary trends, challenges and issues, this course provides an introduction to the nonprofit sector and the leadership and management skills required to achieve social impact. Permission required.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/jeffrey-franco" hreflang="en">Jeffrey Franco</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-3026-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy798z"> <span id="article-3026-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY798Z</span> <span>Readings in Public Policy; Qualitative Research Methods and Public Policy</span> </a> </div> <div>3 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr">Permission required.<br> <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> <div>Faculty:  <span><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/peter-reuter" hreflang="en">Peter Reuter</a></span> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-3031-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy898"> <span id="article-3031-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY898</span> <span>Pre-Candidacy Research</span> </a> </div> <div>1-8 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-3036-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading silc-mbottom--4-799"> <a href="/your-education/courses/plcy899"> <span id="article-3036-title" class="silc-display--block silc-display--inline-block-800 silc-mbottom--1-799 silc-mright--2-800">PLCY899</span> <span>Doctoral Dissertation Research</span> </a> </div> <div>6 Credit(s)</div> <div class="silc-mbottom--5 silc-mbottom--2-800"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=PLCY&sectionId=&termId=202101&_openSectionsOnly=on&creditCompare=&credits=&courseLevelFilter=ALL&instructor=&_facetoface=on&_blended=on&_online=on&courseStartCompare=&courseStartHour=&courseStartMin=&courseStartAM=&courseEndHour=&courseEndMin=&courseEndAM=&teachingCenter=ALL&_classDay1=on&_classDay2=on&_classDay3=on&_classDay4=on&_classDay5=on">Schedule of Classes</a></p> </div> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="footer__main"> <div class="compartment"> <div class="footer__logos silc-mbottom--4-800"> <img src="/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/img/logos/spp-white.svg" alt="University of Maryland School of Public Policy Footer Logo" class="footer__site-logo"> <div class="footer__accreditations silc-display--none-799"> <img src="/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/img/logos/naspaa.svg" alt="NASPAA"> <img src="/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/img/logos/apsia.svg" alt="APSIA"> <img src="/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/img/logos/appam.svg" alt="APPAM"> </div> </div> <div class="footer__contact-info"> <address class="silc-mtop--2-800"> <p><strong>Thurgood Marshall Hall</strong><br /> 7805 Regents Drive<br /> College Park, MD 20742<br /> Phone: <a href="tel:+13014056330">301-405-6330</a></p> </address> <ul class="footer__social list--unstyled"> <li class="footer__social-item"> <a class="link--icon link--icon-yellow link--icon-facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/publicpolicy" target="_blank"> <span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Facebook</span> </a> </li> <li class="footer__social-item"> <a class="link--icon link--icon-yellow link--icon-twitter" href="https://twitter.com/umdpublicpolicy" target="_blank"> <span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Twitter</span> </a> </li> <li class="footer__social-item"> <a class="link--icon link--icon-yellow link--icon-instagram" href="https://www.instagram.com/umdpublicpolicy" target="_blank"> <span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Instagram</span> </a> </li> <li class="footer__social-item"> <a class="link--icon link--icon-yellow link--icon-youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/UMDPublicPolicy" target="_blank"> <span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Youtube</span> </a> </li> <li class="footer__social-item"> <a class="link--icon link--icon-yellow link--icon-linkedin" href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=46307" target="_blank"> <span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Linkedin</span> </a> </li> <li class="footer__social-item"> <a class="link--icon link--icon-yellow link--icon-flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marylandpublicpolicy/albums" target="_blank"> <span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Flickr</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer__bottom"> <div class="compartment"> <div class="footer__copyright"> © 2025 <span class="silc-display--none-799">UMD School of Public Policy</span> <span class="silc-display--none-800">UMD School of Public Policy</span> </div> <div class="footer__nav--secondary"> <ul class="list--unstyled"> <li><a href="/directions-parking">Directions & Parking</a></li> <li><a href="/our-community/faculty-staff">Directory</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.umd.edu/web-accessibility">Web Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://umd.edu/privacy-notice">Privacy Policy</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script type="application/json" data-drupal-selector="drupal-settings-json">{"path":{"baseUrl":"\/","pathPrefix":"","currentPath":"node\/33","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"isFront":false,"currentLanguage":"en"},"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","suppressDeprecationErrors":true,"google_analytics":{"account":"G-5WWH0R4N5C","trackOutbound":true,"trackMailto":true,"trackTel":true,"trackDownload":true,"trackDownloadExtensions":"7z|aac|arc|arj|asf|asx|avi|bin|csv|doc(x|m)?|dot(x|m)?|exe|flv|gif|gz|gzip|hqx|jar|jpe?g|js|mp(2|3|4|e?g)|mov(ie)?|msi|msp|pdf|phps|png|ppt(x|m)?|pot(x|m)?|pps(x|m)?|ppam|sld(x|m)?|thmx|qtm?|ra(m|r)?|sea|sit|tar|tgz|torrent|txt|wav|wma|wmv|wpd|xls(x|m|b)?|xlt(x|m)|xlam|xml|z|zip","trackDomainMode":1},"user":{"uid":0,"permissionsHash":"6df45db0fa860f4e032ac7815051b26feb4ec0094d674d1d2fc7edd678c11e73"}}</script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/drupalSettingsLoader.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/drupal.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/drupal.init.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/modules/contrib/google_analytics/js/google_analytics.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/themes/contrib/idfive/js/index.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/sites/default/themes/custom/umd_spp/idfive-component-library/build/js/index.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="https://js.adsrvr.org/up_loader.1.1.0.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> ttd_dom_ready( function() { if (typeof TTDUniversalPixelApi === 'function') { var universalPixelApi = new TTDUniversalPixelApi(); universalPixelApi.init("gag0g0k", ["xtrysrt"], "https://insight.adsrvr.org/track/up"); } }); </script> <script> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '590444765256022'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); </script> <noscript> <img height="1" width="1" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=590444765256022&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/> </noscript> <noscript> <iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MNBSK27" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe> </noscript> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Courses | UMD School of Public Policy