Foundations of Public Policy
Enhance your understanding of the frameworks, strategies and skills associated with effective public policy-making. Drawing from political science, economics and public finance, this program exposes you to the tools and concepts essential to developing sound policy solutions and applies them to real-world policy problems from a variety of issue areas. Whether your role is to develop policy solutions, respond to proposals from the policy community, or implement policy changes, our diverse team of experts will help you enhance your capacity to:
- Ask the right questions and identify the strategic issues involved in complex policy problems
- Envision a more complete range of policy alternatives
- Understand how to evaluate the expected benefits of various policy alternatives
- Anticipate the issues likely to arise during policy deliberation
- Deliver, or create the conditions for, more effective public testimony
Gain practical knowledge
Faculty members include academic experts in public policy as well as capitol insiders with practice experience in the policy process. Sessions include:
- Introduction to Public Policy and the Political Context of Policy-Making
- Public Economics: Application of Economic Reasoning to Public Policy
- Public Finance: Paying for Public Services in a Voter-Constrained Environment
- Using Research Effectively in the Policy Process
- Designing an Effective Policy/Program Proposal
- Mock Hearing Exercise
Designed for professionals like you
This program is designed for those who work directly or indirectly in the policy process and would benefit from a broader foundation in public policy as a discipline and a process. This includes department/agency directors, program directors and managers, program consultants, fiscal and budget officers, finance analysts, communications and public affairs officers and legislative staff.
This course is not currently scheduled.
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