Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor
Description: Covers Sustainability as practice and policy at the local, regional, national and global levels. After grounding ourselves in the history and science behind Sustainability, we will examine the various policies and policy making organizations sur- Public Policy Designated Emphasis / Religious Studies ECON, 250, ECON 254, ECON 260, ECON 261, ECON 264, ECON 265, EDUC 203, EDUC 206A, EDUC 269M, EDUC 245G, EDUC 269E, CEE 232, ENGR 200, ENGR 201, ENGR 203, ENSC 201, ENSC 206, ENSC 227, GEO 205, GEO 252, GEO 255, GEO 260, POSC 252, POSC 268, POSC 271, POSC, 282, SOC 245, SOC 257, SOC 251, SOC 252, SOC 253 4. Research Requirement: Students in the Designated Emphasis are required to demonstrate their research capacity by writing a review paper that will focus on a policy issue/problem and the policy solutions (including design, implementation, and cost-effectiveness) to address the problem. Selection of the policy issue and the structure of the paper are to be agreed upon with a faculty member from the School of Public Policy, who will serve as a mentor, with an option for joint mentorship with a faculty member from another department (including the student’s own department). It is expected that the review paper, of about 25-30 pages long, will be at a publishable quality to be completed within 1-2 quarters. All requirements for the Designated Emphasis must be satisfied within a year of a student advancing to candidacy in their Ph.D. field; a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for the award of the Designated Emphasis.