Course Overview

The objective of this course is to provide students with the basic concepts of public policies to enable them to understand, analyze and discuss the various public policies that affect our lives on a daily basis, by focusing mainly in the field of social policies, such as health care systems, income redistribution and labour policies.

Learning Achievement

To provide students with basic tools to understand the framework of public policies

Competence

Comprehensive study and analysis of public policies and their importance in the daily life

Course prerequisites

NONE

Grading Philosophy

Grades will be based on Classroom participation(20%), Presentation(30%), Final Report(50%)

Course schedule

Introduction and orientation
What is Public Policy?
What are the differences between the public and private sectors?
Taxation
Slicing the welfare cake:Who gets what?
Social Policies - Education
Social Policies - Fair Labor and Employment
Anti-poverty policies
Transnational Social Policies
Comparative perspectives

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

Active participation is expected

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university