Class
No. |
Course ID |
Title |
Credits |
Type |
Instructor(s) |
Days:Times |
Location |
Permission
Required |
Dist |
Qtr |
| 2849 |
PBPL-801-01 |
Community Develpmnt Strategies |
1.00 |
SEM |
Delgado, Laura |
TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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Enrollment limited to 1 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with CLIC |
Cross-listing: URST-801-01, URST-301-01 |
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In this course we will explore the causes of neighborhood decline, examine the history, current practice and guiding policies of community development, and see firsthand selected community development strategies at work in the local communities surrounding Trinity College. We will pay close attention to the influence of ideas in good currency in the field of urban development such as smart growth, transit oriented development, land-banking and place-making. The course is organized around four questions: What are the underlying forces behind neighborhood decline? How and why did community development emerge? How has community development practice reconciled itself with current concepts that guide urban development such as new urbanism, smart growth, place-making and land-banking. What does the future hold for disinvested communities and for community development practice? |
| 2980 |
PBPL-820-01 |
Urban Research Practicum |
1.00 |
SEM |
Goldstein, Shoshana |
TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM |
TBA |
Y |
SOC
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Enrollment limited to 3 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: URST-820-01, URST-320-01 |
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This research seminar is designed to prepare students for conducting urban research, in Hartford or in any city. The course will include an in-depth survey of methods and approaches in the field. Students will develop research proposals and conduct research projects for term papers. The seminar is geared both for seniors working to produce honors theses and urban studies majors and minors planning on conducting independent study projects. The aim is to foster skill development and enhance training in research methodologies and techniques, including projects with applied components, community learning connections, and/or pure research endeavors. |
| 1315 |
PBPL-840-01 |
Budget Mgt & Public Policy |
1.00 |
SEM |
Sinani, Elda |
W: 6:30PM-9:00PM |
TBA |
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SOC
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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This course will focus on the practical aspects of public budgeting, finance, and financial management in the policy making process. It will begin with the "how to's" of budget development, from estimating and projecting revenues to deconstructing expenditures in order to develop the best estimates. Where appropriate, elements of public finance theory will be introduced and discussed as it relates to practical budget and financial management Both the bonding process and the complications related to third party service provision will be addressed. We will utilize practical tools for budget and financial management, such as results-based accountability, performance contracting, and reviewing budget to actual data together with projected to actual service data on a regular basis. |
| 2077 |
PBPL-849-01 |
Health Care Regulation&Policy |
1.00 |
SEM |
Gaul, Tanya |
T: 6:30PM-9:00PM |
TBA |
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SOC
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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This course will offer an overview of the basic concepts and principles of health care regulation and policy that are necessary to understand the health care sector in the United States. This course will focus on the purposes of health care regulation, the key components of regulation and the processes by which regulation is developed and implemented. Various spheres of health care regulation will be analyzed, including both governmental and private parties involved in the regulatory process. Emphasis will be on policy issues and conflicts that underlie health care regulation. |
| 2428 |
PBPL-859-01 |
Economics of Public Policy |
1.00 |
SEM |
Helming, Troy |
M: 6:30PM-9:00PM |
TBA |
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SOC
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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This course utilizes economic reasoning to examine both the proper scope of public policy and the impact of policy decisions. Through economic analysis we will explore how market systems can be used to achieve policy goals and determine most effective government interventions when market failures occur. We examine the effects of policy alternatives including equity, efficiency, and effectiveness on a variety of policy areas such as taxation, education, social insurance, government debt, and healthcare. |
| 2105 |
PBPL-866-01 |
State and Local Policy |
1.00 |
LEC |
Cabral, Jonathan |
R: 6:30PM-9:00PM |
TBA |
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SOC
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Enrollment limited to 8 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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State and local governments play a vital role in governing, policy innovation, and the delivery of services in the United States. Their importance has arguably increased in recent decades with the trend toward devolution of government to the state and local levels, the use of referenda, and the central role of states in battles over social issues. In this course we will review available social science research to consider the central issues and challenges of governance at the state and local levels. We will examine differences between states’ political cultures and their implications for public policy, compare federal versus state and local provision of social services, and consider the significance of the use of redistricting, recalls, referenda and initiatives in political struggles across the country. |
| 1687 |
PBPL-874-01 |
Practicum |
1.00 |
SEM |
Fitzpatrick, Sean |
TBA |
TBA |
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SOC
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: URST-874-01 |
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The Practicum is a semester-long opportunity for students to apply and expand their knowledge and technical skills by performing an actual consulting engagement for a public sector client organization. Practicum students will work in small teams to analyze and make recommendations with respect to issues of real significance faced by their clients. Each engagement will combine research, project planning, and problem-solving challenges, as well as substantial client contact. Client organizations are selected from across the policy spectrum to better enable students to pursue subject matters of particular relevance to their studies and career interests. Each engagement will culminate in a final report and formal presentation to the client organization. The Practicum instructor will provide careful guidance and participants will have opportunities to share ideas, experiences, and best practices. |
| 1116 |
PBPL-940-01 |
Independent Study |
1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
SOC
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Selected topics in special areas are available by arrangement with the instructor and written approval of the director of public policy studies. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. |
| 1122 |
PBPL-953-01 |
Research Project |
1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
SOC
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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A research project on a special topic approved by the instructor and with the written approval of the director of public policy studies. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. |
| 1120 |
PBPL-954-01 |
Thesis Part I |
1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
SOC
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Two credit thesis: start time-approval of idea, initial bibliography, and sketch of the project by pre-registration time for graduate students in the term prior to registration for the credit; first draft by reading week of the second semester, "final" first draft by end of spring vacation week; final copy due one week before the last day of classes. |
| 1121 |
PBPL-955-01 |
Thesis Part II |
1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
SOC
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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| 1119 |
PBPL-956-01 |
Thesis |
2.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
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SOC
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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