Thematic Concentration:
Public Policy, Science, and Technology
2011-2012 Course List
Study of national-primarily U.S.-public policy pertaining to science and technology, with attention to decision-making, the role of experts, and conflicting forces attempting to shape such policy. Policies intended to promote scientific and technological progress for the purpose of enhancing economic competitiveness as well as ones intended to strengthen the social control of scientific and technological developments. The nature, role of, and policy on technical innovation in industrial society.
| Foundational Courses |
|
ECON 1A: Introductory Economics A (5, A,/W) |
ECON 1B: Introductory Economics B (5, W/S) |
ECON 50: Economic Analysis I (5, A/S) |
ECON 116: American Economic History (5, S) |
POLISCI 2: Introduction to American National Government and Politics (5, W) |
POLISCI 114S: International Security in a Changing World (5, W) |
POLISCI 122: Introduction to American Law (3-5, W) |
STS 110: Ethics and Public Policy (5, W) |
| Advanced Courses |
|
CS 181: Computers, Ethics, and Public Policy (4, S) |
EARTHSYS 173: Aqua Culture and the Environment: Science, History, and Policy (3, S) |
ECON 118: Development Economics (5, A) |
ECON 126: Economics of Health and Medical Care (5, A) |
ECON 150: Economic Policy Analysis (5, W/S) |
ECON 155: Environmental Economics and Policy (5, W) |
ECON 158: Regulatory Economics (5, NO) |
ECON 225: Economics of Technology and Innovation (2-5, S) |
MS&E 193: Technology and National Security (3, A) |
PUBLPOL 102: Organizations and Public Policy (5, S) |
PUBLPOL 194: Technology Policy (5, W) |
Sample Concentration:
- ECON 1A [Foundational]
- ECON 50 [Foundational]
- POLISCI 2 [Foundational]
- ECON 150 [Advanced]
- PUBLPOL 194 [Advanced]
Center of Gravity: Economics
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