Explore key concepts and debates in the study of public policy. Review foundational historical texts, influential theoretical writings, and important case studies. Discover a range of policy issues, both domestic and international.

Examine how US policymakers and staff in local, state, and federal government formulate and manage public policy, including the processes for creating and adopting public policy and the processes for implementing and governing public policy.

Survey various introductory topics in public affairs and policy.

Explore the ideational landscape of international development, including the main "schools of thought" in development over time, as well how the beliefs and assumptions within these schools inform particular policy solutions. Analyze the institutional landscape with respect to the actors, organizations, and transnational communities that shape how global development has been practiced at the local, national and international levels. Examine the indicator landscape concerning how data on development can be found, interpreted and used to pursue evidence-based analysis and decision making in this space. Survey contemporary development policy issues.

Explore the actors, processes, and current challenges of U.S. national security. Examine policy formulation, the instruments of national security and their integration, and legal and ethical tensions. Learn about the array of current state and non-state actors threatening national and global security.

Survey a variety of qualitative empirical methods, drawn from the fields of history, anthropology, political science, and sociology, that are essential for making and evaluating public policies and programs.

Survey a variety of quantitative empirical methods, drawn from the fields of data science and management science, that are essential for making and evaluating public policies and programs.

Use the tools of microeconomics to analyze the public policymaking role of governments. Examine rationales for policy interventions including addressing market failures, distributional goals, generating revenue, among other objectives. Explore specific policy interventions and topics relevant to contemporary public policy debates such as taxation, health, social welfare, energy and the environment, and income inequality.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Develop strategies to engage with policy audiences outside of academic circles by practicing clear concise communication. Evaluate and practice various genres of policy communication with an emphasis on learning by doing.

Survey various topics in public affairs and policy.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Practice entering the professional realm of policymaking through a series of workshops that focus on different aspects of professional development such as resume-writing, mock job interviews, drafting cover letters for jobs and internships, and professional networking.

Discover the basic skills of effective public and nonprofit leadership that promote well-being and strengthen civil society. Determine the characteristics of good leaders, including personal and social responsibility, inclusivity, and ethics. Develop and refine a guiding personal philosophy of leadership for navigating real world applications to advance social and policy change.

Examine various advanced topics in public affairs and policy.

Explore advanced qualitative or quantitative methods to better shape and evaluate public policies.

Participate in fieldwork at an organization focused on public affairs.

Current issues in public policy.

Explore various topics about the practice of policymaking by United States federal institutions, international organizations, and non-state actors in Washington, DC.

Apply principles of policy analysis and development, as well as skills in policy communication and leadership, to tackle a contemporary policy problem.

Undertake supervised individual research on a special topic in the field of public affairs.

Various aspects of policy making, policy development, and communications at a variety of levels.

Examines effective policy making at all levels of government, including consideration of the legal process which provides critical context; the policy development process and its relationship to the rule of law; and key elements of public policy development, including ethics, decision making, leadership, and policy implementation.

Thorough examination of ethical issues and professional responsibilities and development of written and oral communication skills that are preparatory for field placement in policy and law.

Examines the interconnection of public policy and law and how the two disciplines approach related issues; how legal structures and precedent shape and constrain policy choices; and how public policy informs the work of the courts.

Interdisciplinary research on a contemporary policy problem involving interaction with sponsoring organizations.

Interdisciplinary research on a contemporary policy problem involving interaction with an agency of government.

Interdisciplinary research on a contemporary global policy problem involving interaction with sponsoring organizations.

Introduction to how public policy is developed and adopted in government systems. Covers the role of politics and institutions in implementing and managing policy. Normally taken during the first year.

Introduction to how public policy develops and is adopted in the American government system.

History, politics, and organization of how the United States makes and implements foreign policy decisions.

Covers the development and implementation of policy within an organization environment, including the role of political and institutional factors, organization and management concepts, and human information resource issues. Normally taken during the first year.

Develop and implement policy within an organizational environment in the public and nonprofit sectors including the role of political and institutional actors, organization and management concepts, and human resource information issues.

Explore various advanced public management topics related to the development and implementation of policy within an organizational environment in the public and nonprofit sectors including the role of political and institutional actors, organization and management concepts, and human resource information issues.

Introduces systematic analysis of global policy, factors that motivate foreign policies and private decisions, and instruments used in the conduct of international relations.

Issues in political values and ethics and in natural resources, transportation, health, environmental, international, regulatory, urban, and labor and human resources policy.

Typical topics include issues in political values and ethics and issues in transportation, health, environmental, international, regulatory, urban, and labor and human resources policy.

Covers the art and science of policy formulation in the areas of economics, national security, monetary policy, science, technology, and trade. Examines the relationships among policy development processes at the federal, state, and local levels of government.

Typical topics include issues in political values and ethics and in natural resources, transportation, health, environmental, international, regulatory, urban, and labor and human resources policy.

Individual instruction related to selected aspects of professional theory and practice.

Individual instruction related to selected aspects of professional theory and practice.

Integrative portfolio course organized around a project incorporating previous studies, academic research and practical application of work in a professional internship.

Study of research methods, with a focus on those needed by doctoral students in public policy. Includes discussions of broad controversies in social science methodology and subjects not commonly covered in other first-year graduate courses.

Development and preparation of the dissertation proposal.

Designed to provide a structured framework in which students can develop and apply methods training and produce a research paper.

Instruction in the writing styles appropriate for professional careers in international settings.

The budget process, budgetary methods, governmental accounting analysis of financial statements, government revenues, debt management, and other financial management techniques for public and nonprofit programs.

Explore various advanced public financial management topics that may include budgetary methods, government accounting analysis of financial statements, government revenues, debt management, and other financial management techniques for public and nonprofit programs.

Explores the theoretical foundations of public policy. Includes political philosophy concepts and various theoretical approaches to the policy-making process.

Principles of markets and market failures relevant to global policy studies.

Comparative advantage, international trade, international trade institutions, and agreements.

Comparative advantage, international trade, international trade institutions, and agreements.

The use of economic reasoning in the development and implementation of public policy.

Advanced topics in the application of economic reasoning to the development and implementation of policy.

Introduction to research and design methods in public affairs/policy.

Guest lectures on topics to be announced.

Supervised, individual policy research experience on a topic chosen by the supervising faculty member.

Continuing study of research and design methods for students at the doctoral level.

Supervised role-playing exercises on global policy.

Supervised role-playing exercises on public policy.

Supervised, individual practical public service experience in an area chosen by the supervising faculty member.

Supervised participation in and observation of international issues as a working member of the staff in an agency of government, a nonprofit organization, or a public policy-related unit in the private sector.

Supervised participation and observation as a working member of the staff in an agency of government, a nonprofit organization, or a public policy-related unit in the private sector.

Survey of the application of a broad range of quantitative models to policy analysis and managerial decision-making: optimization techniques based on calculus and linear programming, probability theory and decision analysis, sampling theory and hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and forecasting.

Research methods, specialized empirical techniques, and data analysis as used in policy analysis and management.

Descriptive statistics, inference, multivariate regression, qualitative methods, and case study methods applicable to global policy research.

Certification course for students enrolled in Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs interdisciplinary joint degree programs.

Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.

Group meetings with the instructor, individual consultations, and reports. Mandatory for students seeking teaching assistant positions.