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245. Counterterrorism Law and Policy. This course explores the novel legal and policy issues resulting from the United
States' response to 9/11 attacks and the threat posed by modern terrorist organizations. Topics include preventative/
preventive war; detention, interrogation, and prosecution of suspect terrorists; domestic surveillance; and government
secrecy and public access to information. Instructor: Schanzer, Silliman. 3 units. C-L: Political Science 245
251S. Regulation of Vice and Substance Abuse. The traditional vices of drinking, smoking, gambling, and the
recreational use of drugs. Evaluation of government policy on these activities. The intellectual framework for evaluation
drawn from economics, although readings refer to law, psychology, philosophy, and statistics. Instructor: Cook. 3 units.
C-L: Economics 251S
253. The Politics of Health Care (A). The history, status, and future of health care policy. Grounded in political theories
such as distributive justice, altruism, and contractarianism. Focus on policy formation. Case discussions of American
reform controversies in light of international experience. Instructor: Conover. 3 units. C-L: Political Science 249
254. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Global Health. Students are introduced to the multidisciplinary theories and
techniques for assessing and addressing infectious, chronic, and behavioral health problems in less wealthy areas of the
world. The course addresses global health issues from disciplines such as: epidemiology, biology, engineering,
environment, business, human rights, nursing, psychology, law, public policy, and economics. For example, obesity can
be examined in terms of: differential rates around the world; biological and psychological causes; environmental
differences; ethics of subsidizing nutritious foods; policies limiting the availability of wealthy nation fast food; the
economics consequences of the disease, and intervention. Instructor: Staff. 3 units. C-L: Environment 364
255. Health Policy Analysis. Group analysis of a current health-policy problem. Project involves background research,
data acquisition, analysis, writing, and presentation of a substantial policy report. Designed for candidates seeking the
undergraduate certificate in health policy. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Conover or Taylor. 3 units. C-L:
Health Policy 255
256. Global Health Ethics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 3 units. C-L: see Global Health Certificate 251
257S. United States Policy in the Middle East. From World War II to the present with a focus on current policy options.
Instructor: Kuniholm. 3 units. C-L: History 296S
258S. International Environmental Regimes (B, D). 3 units. C-L: see Political Science 271S; also C-L: International
Comparative Studies 201CS
261. Evaluation of Public Expenditures. Basic development of cost benefit analysis from alternative points of view, for
example, equity debt, and economy as a whole. Techniques include: construction of cash flows, alternative investment
rules, inflation adjustments, optimal timing and duration of projects, private and social pricing. Adjustments for
economic distortions, foreign exchange adjustments, risk and income distribution examined in the context of present
value rules. Examples and cases from both developed and developing countries. Instructor: Conrad. 3 units. C-L:
Economics 261, Environment 272
262S. Seminar in Applied Project Evaluation. Initiate, develop, and perform a project evaluation. Range of topics
include measuring the social cost of deforestation, the B1 Bomber, a child nutrition program, the local arts program.
Prerequisite: Economics 285 or Public Policy Studies 261. Instructor: Conrad. 3 units. C-L: Economics 262S
263S. Public Health Research Methods and Issues. Focus on prevention of diseases and health problems; funding,
policy, and management decision making. Overview of public health interventions and outcomes in United States,
Europe, and less industrialized nations. Emphasis on understanding the social construction of race and ethnicity and the
impact of socioeconomic variables such as race, ethnicity, gender, income and education on health. Public health
perspective applied to such topics as: HIV/AIDS; teen pregnancy; cocaine use during pregnancy; infant mortality and
low birth weight; violence; major causes of mortality in less industrialized countries; and role of public health in state
and national health reform. Instructor: Whetten. 3 units.
264. Advanced Topics in Public Policy. Selected topics. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
264S. Advanced Topics in Public Policy. Selected topics. Seminar version of Public Policy Studies 264. Instructor: Staff.
3 units.
268. Media Policy and Economics. Use of economics to examine the production and consumption of information in
communications markets and impact of media on society. Topics include regulation of television/radio/newspapers,
intellectual property and Internet, content diversity, and news markets. Instructor: Hamilton. 3 units. C-L: Economics
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269S. The Regulatory Process (A). Study of theories in economics, political science, and law to examine the structure,
conduct, and performance of U.S. regulatory agencies. Emphasis on why decisions are delegated to agencies, the degree
to which regulators behave strategically, and the impact of regulatory actions on society. Focus on political and
economic roots of scientific and technological debates in regulatory policy. Required research paper on origins and
effectiveness of a particular regulation. Instructor: Hamilton. 3 units. C-L: Political Science 268S
270S. History of Poverty in the United States. 3 units. C-L: see History 211S
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