POEC 402
Political Economy of Public Policy Issues
Spring 2014
Division II
This is not the current course catalog
Class Details
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
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
group policy projects including 80-100 page paper and 2-hour presentation
Prerequisites:
POEC 253 or ECON 255, POEC 250, POEC 401; open only to Political Economy majors
Unit Notes:
required in the Political Economy major
Distributions:
Division II
Attributes:
EXPE Experiential Education Courses
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POEC 402 - 01 (S) SEM Pol Econ Public Policy Issues
POEC 402 - 01 (S) SEM Pol Econ Public Policy IssuesDivision IIMR 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
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