2023-2024 Traditional Undergraduate Catalog

POL 307 Public Policy Research and Writing

The importance of being able to communicate complex policy ideas in a way that is easily understood cannot be overstated This course will focus on conveying complex policy concepts clearly and accurately through easily understood narratives. This course equips students to conduct independent research and apply the findings toward creating various types of public policy writing, such as issue backgrounders, option analysis, decision memos, op-eds, executive summaries, and press releases (3 credits)

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Final grade of C- or higher in LAN 101 Academic Writing, Research, and Rhetoric