POEC 402
Political Economy of Public Policy Issues Spring 2013
Division II
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The core of this course consists of analyses by student study groups of current issues of public policy. The student groups investigate the interacting political and economic aspects of an issue, do extensive reading, conduct interviews in Washington (during spring recess) with public and private officials, write a major report on their findings and recommendations, and defend it orally in a public session. Students visit Washington, D.C. Sunday night through Wednesday of the first week of spring vacation to conduct interviews relating to their group projects. This is a course requirement.
The Class: Format: seminar with student presentations
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: group policy projects including 80-100 page paper and 2-hour presentation
Prerequisites: Political Economy 253 or Economics 255
Unit Notes: required in the Political Economy major
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: EXPE Experiential Education Courses

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