Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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LPA 4850 - Policy Analysis for Public Affairs and Leadership
Focused upon key aspects of public policymaking and analysis, and designed to introduce you to ways of systematically thinking about public policies. Because one cannot analyze a policy without understanding the roots of the policy in question, in this course we spend some time understanding the key actors and forces in the policy arena, understanding how to develop an appropriate framework for analysis, and the limitations of each analytical framework.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate mastery of core approaches to, and techniques of, public policy analysis.
- Understand how to craft an appropriate framework for analyzing a specific public policy.
- Understand the essential history of social, economic, educational, and health policies in the United States.
- Understand the role of governmental systems, political participation, human nature, and political and economic forces in shaping public policies.
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