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UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Academic Program Approval
Submitted
by: Maria Aristegueta, Director 831-4570
Department:
School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy mariaa@udel.edu
Action: Provisional Approval of Bachelor of Arts in
Public Policy
Effective
term 09F
Current
degree NONE
Proposed
change leads to the degree of: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Proposed
name: Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy (new major)
List new
courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the
overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)
Courses to be introduced
in 2009-2010
UAPP 110
Changing the World: The Role of Public Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Is “Going Green” making a
difference? Who are the haves and the
have not’s? Does politics matter? Can you get a job AND make a difference
in the world? The answers to these
questions can be found through sound Public Policy. Public Policy begins with you, and
challenges us to engage contemporary questions and issues through institutional
and public venues that enhance civil society (i.e., citizens, government, institutions).
This course examines major policy issues confronting contemporary society, and
the basic concepts and strategies that are used to address them.
UAPP 220 Citizens, Community, and Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Active
citizenship is an essential component of a democratic society. Students in this
course will be exposed to how the structures and dynamics of government work at
the federal, state, and local levels to create and implement policies that
serve the public. Attention will be
given to the reciprocal obligations between individuals and their government as
well as to the critical social and political contexts in which policy choices
are made.
UAPP 225
Crafting Public Policy . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 3
The
course provides a view of how the processes of public policy operate from
agenda setting through formulation and legitimation, to implementation and
eventual evaluation with examples drawn from several areas of policy (e.g.,
health, education, environment). The
focus will be primarily on domestic public policy.
UAPP
300 Field Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3
Field Experience will
involve the student in policy-oriented, experiential learning. Faculty within
SUAPP’s public service and research centers will provide a mentoring experience
in the form of both internal and external research projects, supervised service
learning projects, internships and Study Abroad. This course counts as Public Policy majors
Discovery Learning Experience.
UAPP 325 Public Policy Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .3
The
purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles and
concepts of policy analysis. Policy analysis is considered a problem-solving
and policy-design process. The course
will also consider the relationship between public goals and the design of
policy and will survey the use of generic policy tools such as regulation,
contracting and privatization, mandates, inducements, markets, and subsidies.
These concepts will be presented using practical examples involving the public
policy issues. Students will practice
application through problem solving and critical examination of policy analyses
conducted by prominent research groups within the field as well as through case
study problem-solving.
Courses
to be introduced in 2010-2011
UAPP 410 Making Convincing
Policy Arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
This course will enable
students to study policy issues and make informed arguments about policy
alternatives. From defining the problem
to synthesizing research about solutions, students will learn an analytic process
to explore policy options. Students will
be expected to produce an evidence-based policy brief about a current topic
related to their minor area of study.
Making sound, research-based proposals to policymakers, both written and
oral, will be a focus of this course.
UAPP 419
Policy Leadership and Ethics . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
This
course will explore issues related to leadership within policy arenas and the
ethical dimensions inherent to that responsibility. Through cases and other approaches, students
will discuss specific situations with the intent to stimulate thinking about
what is best to do and why, both as individuals and sometimes as leaders, too. Toward that end, the course will examine
several related broad topics: (1) leadership, perspectives on the nature,
techniques, and exercise of leadership and its necessary companion,
“followership”; (2) ethics, the pursuit of what’s right and just; (3)
citizenship, our rights and responsibilities in a democratic society; (4) the
multi-sector context (private businesses, government, nonprofit agencies, and
various communities) in which these topics assume meaning.
UAPP 427
Evaluating Public Policy . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .3
This
course involves an examination of the techniques and practice of program
evaluation for effectiveness in program administration and public policy. The
course contrasts deductive and inductive approaches. The instructor illustrates
the advantages of using evaluation as a mechanism for improvement of policy
decision-making and programs based upon those policies. The development of
technical writing skills will be a component of this course.
UAPP 440 Contemporary Policy Issues. . . . . .
. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
This capstone
course will serve as a culminating learning experience for students during
their senior year. It will involve an
integration of the policy skills that they have developed within applied
contexts related to their minors or areas of interest and the UAPP 300 Field
Experience.
Explain,
when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of
undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
The learning outcomes of
the B.A. in Public Policy directly support the UD General Education Goals. Specifically, the program emphasizes multiple
approaches to the development of critical thinking skills to empower majors to
address social problems through a variety of methods. Within a liberal arts context, the program
focuses on building students’ skills and professional dispositions to
effectively take on roles of responsibility that contribute to their
communities and society at large. The
program of study is designed to expand students’ perspectives, helping them to
develop diverse ways of thinking, through experiential and empirically-based
approaches to learning. Moreover, the
degree will develop students’ curiosity, confidence, and engagement through the
direct interaction with challenging, real-world issues and with those whose
responsibility it is to address them. [For additional
information see Appendix A: Curriculum Map of SUAPP Learning Outcomes with UD
General Education Goals and Proposed Course of Study]
Identify
other units affected by the proposed changes:
Economics, Human Development and Family
Studies, and Political Science. See
letters of support in Appendix H.
Describe
the rationale for the proposed program change(s):
In part VI of the Strategic Plan for the
[a]Among the
“…As the
largest university in a small yet nationally and internationally important
state, we have the opportunity to work closely with public agencies throughout
To fulfill the University’s mission of education
and service, we will become a university that values engagement, one that
continues to build and promote dynamic programs of world-class distinction,
reaching out to local and regional constituents - and far beyond – to address
the challenges that face the world. We will promote discovery-based learning
that brings our faculty and students into close contact with the challenges and
knowledge of practitioners. Outreach to the global community – in
The proposed Public Policy
undergraduate program will directly address this goal and advance the
University forward on its “path to prominence.” The field of policy analysis
has become vitally important as communities have grown more global, complex and
interconnected. More than ever, governments and public organizations play an
integral role in addressing societal problems. The proposed Public Policy
program will examine the ways in which policies are developed and executed, how
policies should be designed and implemented to achieve the desired outcomes,
and how policies should be evaluated and monitored.
Policymakers address problems such as improving the
environment, planning housing and transportation, developing the infrastructure
and improving communities. The Public Policy major will take interdisciplinary
approach that will examine a range of policy areas. Majors will develop the ability to synthesize
information from various disciplines to formulate comprehensive analyses of
existing and proposed public policies. Students will develop skills that will
allow them to determine which policy among various alternatives will best
achieve a given set of goals.
Students will learn to think and to write and
analytically, to communicate clearly and to understand the ethical implications
of their actions. The topics examined in the major will encourage students to
approach problems with a global perspective and to engage in efforts to solve
important social problems. The major will provide students with the analytical,
practical, and theoretical skills necessary for policy design, implementation,
and evaluation. The proposed major will also address part I of the University’s
Strategic plan, A Diverse and Stimulating
Undergraduate Academic Environment, by recruiting and developing highly
talented undergraduates and by providing a “richer learning environment by
increasing our outreach to students in underrepresented groups.”
[b] Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy in the
Program
Requirements
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Fall |
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Spring |
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Freshman |
FYE |
3 |
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ENGL 110 |
3 |
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UAPP 110 |
3 |
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Breadth Requirements |
9 |
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ECON 151 |
3 |
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ECON 152 |
3 |
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Math Requirement |
3 |
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Breadth Requirements |
3 |
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Sophomore |
UAPP 220 |
3 |
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UAPP 225 |
3 |
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Minor |
3 |
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Minor |
3 |
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Breadth Requirements |
6 |
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Breadth Requirements |
6 |
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Directed Electives |
3 |
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Directed Electives |
3 |
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Junior |
UAPP 325 |
3 |
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UAPP 300 |
3 |
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Minor |
3 |
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Minor |
6 |
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Breadth Requirements |
3 |
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Breadth Requirements |
3 |
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Second Writing Requirement |
3 |
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Directed Electives |
3 |
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Advanced Economics |
3 |
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Senior |
UAPP 410 |
3 |
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UAPP 440 |
3 |
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UAPP 427 |
3 |
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UAPP 419 |
3 |
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Minor |
3 |
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Minor |
3 |
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Directed Electives |
6 |
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Directed Electives |
6 |
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