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POSC 315
Introduction to Public Policy
Summer 2026, fully asynchronous online.
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Summer 2026 POSC 315
POSC 315, Introduction to Public Policy, is now listed as the current undergraduate syllabus. The course is a five-week asynchronous online section running May 26 -- June 26, 2026.
Schedule code
10666
Units
3
Required text
Birkland, 5th ed.
Format
Canvas asynchronous
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POSC/CRJU 320
Introduction to Public Administration
Summer 2025 compiled syllabus.
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POSC 427
Metropolitan Governance and Policymaking
Spring 2027 syllabus, with a Summer 2026 independent-study pilot.
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POSC 459
Social Welfare Politics and Policy
Fall 2026 syllabus, with PapyrusAI-supported writing.
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