Undergraduate Courses 2018-19
PPOL
Public Policy
- PPOL 2000Special Topics in Public Policy1-4 Credit(s)DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in public policy studies. The course aims to broaden students' exposure to a broad range of topics within the public policy discipline. The course may be repeated for credit, if the topics studied are different. Graded letter grade or P/F subject to different offerings. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.
- PPOL 3000Special Topics in Public Policy1-4 Credit(s)DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in public policy studies. The course aims to provide students with a more in-depth knowledge of a broad range of topics within the public policy discipline. The course may be repeated for credit, if the topics studied are different. Graded letter grade or P/F subject to different offerings. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.
- PPOL 3210Energy Policy3 Credit(s)DescriptionThis course aims to provide students a comprehensive perspective of the technical, environmental, economic, and policy aspects of energy use and supply in tackling energy-related problems. It examines the choices and constraints regarding sources and uses of energy by households, firms, and governments through a number of frameworks to describe and explain behavior at various levels of aggregation. Policy related to energy demand, supply, transmission, consumption; climate change and other environmental issues, energy market structure, role of renewable energy, sustainable development, influence of energy issues on international and domestic politics and security.
- PPOL 4000Special Topics in Public Policy1-4 Credit(s)DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in public policy studies. The course aims to provide students the advanced knowledge for a broad range of topics within the public policy discipline. The course may be repeated for credit, if the topics studied are different. Graded letter grade or P/F subject to different offerings. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.