Below are the proposed Policy Studies graduate courses for 2012 - 2013. This schedule is subject to change. Consult the time schedule for the most up-to-date information.
2012 - 2013 Schedule
Autumn Quarter 2012
Required Courses
BPOLST 500 Policy Process (Year 1)
T 5:45 - 10 pm, Kochis
BPOLST 506 Capstone Research (Year 2)
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
Elective Courses
BPOLST 592 Research Design (Pre-Autumn Quarter)
Meets: 9/5, 6 – 10 pm; 9/8, 9 am – 1 pm; 9/12, 6 – 10:00 pm; 9/15, 9 am – 1 pm, Carlisle, course flyer
BPOLST 583 Issues in Environmental Policy
M 5:45 - 10 pm, Dolšak, course flyer
BPOLST 585 Issues in Health Policy
M 5:45 - 10 pm, Stone, course flyer
BPOLST 576 Issues in Education Policy
M/W 5:45 - 7:45 pm, Nitta, course flyer
BPOLST 591 Research Colloquium
Meets: 10/2, 3:30 - 5:30 pm; 11/6, 4:00 - 5:30 pm; 12/4, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, Burgett
BPOLST 598 Directed Research
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
BPOLST 520 Policy Internship
Prerequisites: Policy Process; Statistics for Policy Studies
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
Winter Quarter 2013
Required Courses
BPOLST 502 Statistics for Policy Studies (Year 1)
T 5:45 – 10 pm, Carlisle
BPOLST 504 Management and Organizations (Year 2)
T 5:45 – 10 pm, Nitta
Elective Courses
BPOLST 593A Topics in Policy Studies: Development and Globalization
W 5:45 – 10 pm, Gardner, course flyer
BPOLST 593B Topics in Policy Studies: Gender, Law and Policy
W 5:45 – 10 pm, Walsh, course flyer
BPOLST 584 Issues in Labor and Human Resources: Contemporary Labor Policy
W 5:45 – 10 pm, Jacoby, course flyer
BPOLST 583 Issues in Environmental Policy: Science, Expertise, and Public Policy
M/W 5:45 - 7:45 pm, Ottinger course flyer
BPOLST 591 Research Colloquium
Three Tuesday sessions during the quarter; dates and faculty to be arranged
BPOLST 598 Directed Research
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
BPOLST 520 Internship
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
Spring Quarter 2013
Required Courses
BPOLST 501 Public Finance and Budgeting (Year 1)
TH 5:45 – 10 pm, Goldhaber
BPOLST 503 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation (Year 1)
T 5:45 – 10 pm, Dolšak
BPOLST 505 Leadership and Organizations (Year 2)
T 5:45 – 10 pm, Nitta
BPOLST 508 Capstone Project (Year 2)
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
Elective Courses
BPOLST 591 Research Colloquium
Three Tuesday sessions during the quarter; dates and faculty to be arranged
BPOLST 598 Directed Research
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
BPOLST 520 Internship
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
* Students are also encouraged to seek interdisciplinary elective courses from Cultural Studies.
** This schedule is subject to change.