Policy Studies Courses

Course Offerings Fall 2013

Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
LAWP 228-01	Economic Analysis of Policy Instructor: Tricia Hawks Course Description: Cross-listed with ECON 228-01 and PMGT 228-01.	1030:MR ALTHSE 110
LAWP 240-01	Criminal Procedure Instructor: John Cherry Course Description: This course will examine the constitutional rights that suspects and defendants have in the criminal justice system. Special attention will be given to the right against unreasonable searches and seizures, the right against self- incrimination, and the right to an attorney. Prerequisites: POSC 120 or permission of the instructor.	1630:W DENNY 203
LAWP 255-01	Philosophy of Law Instructor: Douglas Edlin Course Description: Cross-listed with PHIL 255-01.	0930:MWF DENNY 103
LAWP 290-01	The Legislative Process Instructor: Vanessa Tyson Course Description: Cross-listed with POSC 246-01. An analysis of the legislative branch of government, especially Congress. Emphasis is placed upon the legislature as a social system, the decision-making process, the interrelationships with the political parties and interest groups, the executive and the judiciary.	1330:MW DENNY 110
LAWP 290-02	Comparative Law Instructor: Douglas Edlin Course Description: Cross-listed with POSC 290-01. This course explores most of the major legal traditions of the world. We will begin by considering the concepts, functions and methods of comparative legal study. We will consider broad and specific distinctions between the common law and civil law traditions, with special emphasis on two common law systems (the United States and the United Kingdom) and two civil law systems (France and Germany). We then examine the EU legal system. We conclude by evaluating the historical and institutional development of legal cultures by considering the systems of Jewish, Islamic and Hindu law. Some of the questions we will try to answer are: Why did certain societies develop certain legal cultures? Are certain legal systems best suited to certain social arrangements? What is the relationship between religious law and municipal law? How do different legal traditions attempt to achieve the sometimes competing social, legal and governmental goals of order and justice? What role do constitutions and courts play in maintaining the rule of law?	0900:TR DENNY 110
LAWP 500-01	Independent Study Instructor: Douglas Edlin Course Description:	:
Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
PMGT 228-01	Economic Analysis of Policy Instructor: Tricia Hawks Course Description: Cross-listed with ECON 228-01 and LAWP 228-01.	1030:MR ALTHSE 110
PMGT 301-01	Policy and Leadership Instructor: James Hoefler Course Description: This course will focus both on traditional (top-down)and other less traditional models of leadership (bottom-up, e.g., grass roots advocacy, consensus building, and other less hierarchical models of shared leadership). Leadership in a variety of organizational contexts (e.g., public, private, and non-profit sectors) will be covered, and ethics will be an important theme woven throughout the course. Prerequisite: LPPM 200.	1330:R DENNY 212
PMGT 401-01	Policy Management Seminar Instructor: James Hoefler Course Description: This course will serve as a capstone experience for Policy Management majors. It will echo the key principles covered in the Foundations class, including an appreciation for (1) fluid interdisciplinarity, (2) the contingent nature of knowledge, (3) connections to the wider world beyond the college, (4) principle-based models of leadership, (5) the meaningful application of ethics, and (6) the role of stakeholder values in problem analysis and decision making processes. Emphasis will be placed on acclimating students to the processes of complex problem solving that exist in a variety of contexts, including the public, non-profit, and private sectors, as well as in various comparative cross-cultural settings. "Policy Management" majors conclude their academic study of the various frameworks, orientations, stakeholders, and value sets that exist in different policy contexts by completing a comprehensive, hands-on policy management exercise. Prerequisites: LPPM 200.	1330:T DENNY 212