COURSE: Modern Problems
AREA OF STUDY: History
COURSE LENGTH: One Semester
COURSE TYPE: Required
PREREQUISITE: None
GRADE AVAILABILITY: 12
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course focuses on the public policy process in the United States: how potential ideas for government action are translated from concepts into reality. Students will know what public policy problems are, some theoretical explanations for why they happen, and how we solve them through political processes. Students will study public policy problems of current importance and perspectives on what to do about them, and be able to compare and analyze solutions to policy problems from various approaches to policy analysis. Students will also be able to clearly communicate ideas through writing and classroom discussions.
