Inspiring evidence-based policymaking
Commonly offered: This course is very likely to be offered in the next one to three years. Despite being fifty-one percent of the population, women have often been ignored in the public policymaking process in the United States and overseas. Indeed, the creation and implementation of public policy has been agnostic not only to women but …
A small experiential learning class in the spring for UW-Madison undergraduates who are interested in health policy.
Public policies to protect natural resources and the environment are among the most important and controversial issues in local, state, and national government.
Create a public policy case study and analyze case studies for their effectiveness in presenting data and information about specific government agencies so that students can assess the overall operations and performance of actual agencies.
This course offers an introduction to the role of policy analysis and the analytical concepts and tools that are used in the practice. The first part of the course will introduce students to policy analysis, rationales for public policy, tools for framing policy problems, and the application of key concepts and methods from economics. In the second part of the course, we will apply these concepts and tools through guided hands-on data exercises, interpreting and generating relevant informational graphics, producing a policy memo, and presenting results to technical policy problems and solutions.
In this course, students explore the impact of public policies and programs on the distribution of income, wealth, and opportunity in the United States.
Social genomics integrates theories and methods in the genomic, social, and population health sciences to answer questions relevant to public health and social well-being. Research topics in social genomics and their implications for social and public policy are covered in this course. Key concepts in human genetics, population genetics, and statistical genetics are introduced, as well as historical and contemporary policy debates surrounding scientific advances in genomics. Fundamental questions include social repercussions of genomics research, the rationale for government intervention, and how to approach policy analysis in an era where the genomic revolution is changing how we think about privacy and personal identity.
This is a course in applied microeconomics. It is designed for students who already understand basic consumer and producer theory, and focuses on how health care markets differ from other markets and determinants of health.
This graduate-level seminar is an introduction to educational policy analysis. The course explores theoretical and conceptual approaches to policy analysis, key policy processes, and common reform or policy models. We investigate all of these with attention to current issues, policies, and their implementation and outcomes in American education for kindergarten through 12th grade. In addition, we will turn a critical eye to the act of policy analysis itself, considering what it means to be a policy analyst and what kind of policy analysis students might engage in as part of their practice.
Instructions on how to propose an independent study course with a La Follette faculty member.