Comparative and International Policy Analysis

Sample courses for Comparative and International Policy Analysis focus

Please note:
These are an example of the courses that would fulfill this complimentary policy requirement.
We cannot guarantee when or if these courses will be offered.

Political Science

510. Pro-Seminar in American Government and Politics. (3)
Course emphasizes investigation, evaluation, and discussion of areas of specialized knowledge or inquiry relevant to the profession or field of study

520. Pro-Seminar in Comparative Politics. (3)

521. Research Seminar in Comparative Politics. (3, no limit Δ)
Course emphasizes investigation, evaluation, and discussion of areas of specialized knowledge or inquiry relevant to the profession or field of study.

540. Pro-Seminar in International Relations. (3)
 Course emphasizes investigation, evaluation, and discussion of areas of specialized knowledge or inquiry relevant to the profession or field of study.

Economics

582. Topics in International and Sustainable Development. (3)
Topics in international/sustainable development. Emphasis on empirical modeling and analysis, using data for developing countries, including large-scale surveys. Exposure to econometric methods, simulations, GIS applications, and macro/micro-development modeling tools.

585. Sustainable Development. (3)
Overview of sustainable development concepts, models, and policy issues, with an emphasis on sustainable uses of all types of capital - physical, human, social, and environmental - in an international context.

Community and Regional Planning

574. Culture, Place and Power in Community Development. (3)
Theories of community development and democratic practice in places marked by racial, ethnic, cultural and other forms of difference, through a global comparative frame and with attention to relationships of power. Relevant to B.A.E.P.D.

Public Administration

535. Comparative Public Administration. (3)
Examination on a comparative basis of national systems of administration in developed and developing countries, focusing on the organization and behavior of public bureaucracies, with special emphasis on Latin America.