Spring 2024 - 59570 - PA 388K - Advanced Topics in Public Policy

PSYCHOLOGY FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

This course will explore how psychological research relates to public policy, including the design and analysis of public policy. Findings from the field of psychology have implications for the development, evaluation, and analysis of policies that affect individual citizens, as well as the functioning and health of organizations that set policy. This course will guide students in thinking about the implications and applications of psychological research for public policy. Students will be encouraged to apply course material to policy areas of interest. A central goal of the course is to expand students’ capacity to be effective agents of change.

Spring 2023 Syllabus Link: https://utexas.box.com/s/erannm6ec2eq2qa10a2w00vt50nte2p3

Instruction Mode
FACE TO FACE