POL SC95 - Public Policy - Experiential Learning

    Recent Professors
    Tahvildaranjess R. A.
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.7Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    1
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course builds upon the content of Political Science 31, Introduction to Public Policy, to provide the student with field experience in the discipline. This course addresses the theoretical underpinnings of democratic civic engagement and is a practicum in public policy in a local setting. In this hands-on course, the student will engage in experiential learning through various governmental and nongovernmental agencies which have a role in developing and/or implementing public policy. The student will develop a reading list, customized to the focus of his/her particular agency, and complete a minimum of 30 hours of volunteer work with that agency. The course exposes the student to organized, meaningful public policy research and implementation in substantive policy arenas and will be supervised in his/her off-campus experiential learning project pertaining to the development of public policy. This course is graded on a P/NP basis only.
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    Mon 11:15am–12:35pm