Course Directory

PUBPOL 591 4 credits

Environmental Justice

Examines background and legacy of public policy in contributing to and maintaining environmental injustice. Reviews methods for diagnosing and fostering environmental justice. Explores contemporary approaches to…

MPA Elective Offered Winter
  • Environment
PUBPOL 593 4 credits

Energy Policy

Energy policy formulation and implementation with emphasis on post-1973 developments. Energy conservation programs; changing roles of oil, coal, gas, nuclear, and solar energy; institutional, environmental, and…

MPA Elective Offered Autumn
  • Environment
PUBPOL 594 4 credits

Economic Approaches to Environmental Management

What kind of benefits does creating an additional marine protected area add? Should the state subsidize programs to use forest slash to create biofuels? What is…

MPA Elective Offered Autumn
  • Analysis and Evaluation
  • Environment
PUBPOL 596 4 credits

Water Law and Policy

Examines how society allocates and safeguards freshwater resources. Explores how policy and law address leading water management challenges, including water scarcity, groundwater depletion, and freshwater ecosystem…

MPA Elective Offered Autumn
  • Environment
PUBPOL 598 1 credit

Intro to Data Visualization

Teaches practical administrative, leadership, and analytic skills commonly required of managers and analysts in the public and nonprofit sectors. The workshops emphasize hands-on problem resolution, simulations,…

MPA Skills Offered Autumn
PUBPOL 598 1 credit

Memo Writing

MPA Skills Offered Autumn
PUBPOL 599 4 credits

Civic Technology

Technology stands between you and making a difference in the world. It can help you reach people, share information, and provide services. Tech can likewise hold…

MPA Elective Offered Autumn
PUBPOL 599 2 credits

Humanitarian Policy

MPA Elective Offered Winter
  • International Development

These are the Evans School’s intended offerings for the academic year. Quarters, instructors and availability can change, and courses are occasionally cancelled. For what is actually offered and open for registration, see MyPlan or the UW course catalog.