Public Policy Leadership (PPLD)
PPLD 1000: Leadership Perspectives
Public Policy Leadership
This course is an introductory leadership course taught within the Lott Leadership Institute.
1 - 3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 1010: Fndtns of Pub. Plcy Ldrshp.
Public Policy Leadership
Theories and principles of public policy formation, implementation, and assessment.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 2100: Public Policy Research Methods
Public Policy Leadership
This course examines methods of analysis in the study of social, political, and economic problems. Students may not receive credit for both this course and Pol 251.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010.
PPLD 1010.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 2110: Reading Seminar
Public Policy Leadership
Analysis of current issues in public policy leadership. May be repeated once for credit. Z grade
1 credit
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 2120: Crit. Thinking, Comm & Pub. Pl
Public Policy Leadership
Principles and methods of critical thinking and effective oral and written communication.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010.
PPLD 1010.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 2999A: Topics in Pub. Policy Ldrshp.
Public Policy Leadership
Readings in public policy and leadership studies. May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3000: Pub. Policy and Ethical Anlys.
Public Policy Leadership
This course analyzes the fairness, permissibility, and ethical justification of public policy using the normative tools of philosophy.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3100: Pub. Policy Design and Anlys.
Public Policy Leadership
Concepts, processes, methodologies, and issues involved in advanced public policy design and analysis.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3200: Issues in Global Economics
Public Policy Leadership
Application of microeconomic and macroeconomic tools to analyze current global issues, including market interdependence, trade disputes and liberalization, currency realignment, economic policy coordination, and the causes and consequences of recent international economic crises.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3280: The Corporation and Pub. Plcy
Public Policy Leadership
Policy issues related to local, national and global regulation of corporations.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3290: Econ. Geographies of Gbl.izati
Public Policy Leadership
Contemporary economic geographies of internationalization and globalization. Advanced study of regulatory policies and economic actors.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3300: Global Border Policies
Public Policy Leadership
Students will analyze the nature of international borders and border policies. They will examine the ways in which countries regulate their border policies in an environment of increased financial transactions, trade, and migration flows.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3310: Political Philosophy
Public Policy Leadership
"Theories of the state and the just society from J.S. Mill to the
present."
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3320: Thry of Governance & Governing
Public Policy Leadership
This course explores the normative theories used to justify political leadership, including differing conceptions of the legitimacy and purpose of the state.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3400: Philos. Fndtn of Hum. Rights
Public Policy Leadership
Origins and challenges for the concept of and practices related to human rights; understanding of conflicts that divide Western and non-Western ideologies regarding individuality, liberty and justice.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3420: Phil. & Diversity in Pub. Plcy
Public Policy Leadership
Introduction to diverse contemporary ethical frameworks; consideration of policies which address diversity inherent in democratic, open societies.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3430: Punishment Policy
Public Policy Leadership
This course will examine the nature of punishment, as well as the underlying theories of its justification, in order to evaluate current punishment policies in the United States.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3450: Environmental Ethics
Public Policy Leadership
"Ethical implications of environmental problems such as the
endangerment of species and the disruption of fragile
ecosystems."
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3460: Env. Policy & Ethical Analysis
Public Policy Leadership
This course analyzes the fairness, permissibility, and ethical justification of environmental policies and their implications for humans, animals, and ecosystems.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3600: Global POV, Issues, & Policies
Public Policy Leadership
This course introduces students to competing worldviews and global issues that have significant policy implications for individual countries and the world. Students will develop critical perspectives for analyzing contemporary international events and issues and evaluating policies.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3610: Disaster Policy
Public Policy Leadership
This course presents concepts and basic descriptive information about the political system within the context of disaster policy, including an overview of the executive and legislative political issues, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s organization and types of personnel.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3620: Homeland Security Policy
Public Policy Leadership
This course examines all facets of homeland security in the United States. It includes a review of the historical and contemporary governmental theories and practices of homeland security at both the public and private levels. Other topics to be presented include the threat of terrorism, counterterrorism, governmental policy, intelligence, and investigative techniques that support this overall objective.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3630: Early Child Plcy in the U.S.
Public Policy Leadership
This course will explore how public policy affects the youngest Americans: those age 0-5. It will address what infants, toddlers, and preschoolers need to thrive, why their needs sometimes go unmet and with what consequences, and possible solutions. In doing so it will cover health, welfare, education, child welfare, and other family policies, with a focus on the interaction among policies and between policy and practice.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3700: Philosophy of Leadership
Public Policy Leadership
This course is an examination of classic texts dealing with leadership and politics.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3710: Nonprofit Organizations
Public Policy Leadership
The course will expand student awareness of the scope and breadth of the nonprofit sector in the United States, examine the inner workings of nonprofit organizations, and provide a foundation for further study related to the field of nonprofit organizations.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3720: Intro. to Public Admin.
Public Policy Leadership
The course will acquaint students with the history, language, issues, and theories central to the study of public administration and public management. Students will critically think about the structure of American government that affects public policy.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3730: Ldrshp. in Pub. Policy Setting
Public Policy Leadership
This course provides a basic introduction to leadership in public policy by focusing on good leadership and practice of good leadership.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3740: Grant Writing for Nonprofits
Public Policy Leadership
Students will be introduced to the grant-writing process and how to write grant applications for nonprofit organizations.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3750: Regional Economic Development
Public Policy Leadership
This course examines how local governments and community groups examine their opportunities for improving the economic and employment base.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3760: Plcymaking & Governance in Chi
Public Policy Leadership
This course is intended to provide an introduction to the study of policymaking and governance in China, which involves an introduction to policymaking and governance in the West. It will concentrate on contemporary China and does not presume any previous background on China.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3770: Women and Pub. Plcy in the US
Public Policy Leadership
In this course, we will explore how a range of public policies specifically affect women in the U.S., paying attention to the commonalities and diversity of women's experiences, interests, and beliefs.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3780: Geographies of Conservatism
Public Policy Leadership
This course is a comparative analysis of 20th-century conservative political thinkers focusing on the preservation of traditional societies. It analyzes the place-specific institutional frameworks and policies that shaped the diffusion of modernity from the point of view of its opponents.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3800: Wld Regions: Geography & Plcy
Public Policy Leadership
Examination of the major forces of global change and their implications for public policy within the context of a comparative study of major world regions.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3810: Global Environmental Issues
Public Policy Leadership
Interdisciplinary study of environmental issues facing the contemporary world and the role of public policy in addressing them. Employs integrated, human/environmental interaction perspective on issues including energy, climate, pollution, resources, technology and biodiversity.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3820: Geography of Relig. & Belief S
Public Policy Leadership
Introduction to religious and non-religious belief systems around the world along with an exploration of interactions among and between them with specific study of policy implications and foundations for conflict and cooperation.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3830: Social Policy
Public Policy Leadership
Contemporary U.S. social policy and politics, with an emphasis on protections against disadvantage and risk.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3840: Civic Engagement, Pub Plcy & D
Public Policy Leadership
Examination of how Americans' civic engagement shapes public policy and public life.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3850: Food Policy & Agriculture Syss
Public Policy Leadership
This course will delve into questions surrounding issues of food as well as the health implications of farming. From the global to the national to the local level, food policy will be examined along with the important social, environmental, and economic problems stemming from federal, state, and local policies that affect the food system.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3860: Sci., Tech., & Public Policy
Public Policy Leadership
Examination of factors which shape public policy decisions in area of science and technology.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3870: Education Policy
Public Policy Leadership
This course explores the debates regarding the problems facing pre-K-12 education in the U.S., their causes, and possible solutions. It focuses on the interaction of policy and practice, especially regarding a wide range of reform ideas, analyzes a number of reforms, and discusses how key institutions and actors shape the American pre-K-12 education system.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3880: Pub. Policies of Eur Union
Public Policy Leadership
Examination of the policies of European Union enlargement and analysis of government policies at the EU, national and local levels.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3890: Plcy Response to Poverty in th
Public Policy Leadership
This course will examine the nature and extent of poverty in the U.S., its causes, consequences, and policy solutions. The course has a national focus but will pay particular attention to poverty in Mississippi.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3900: Health Policy
Public Policy Leadership
This course, focusing on the interaction of policy and practice, explores the debates regarding the problems facing health care in the U.S., their causes, and possible solutions.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3980: Problems in Pub. Plcy Ldrshp.
Public Policy Leadership
Special topics course. May be repeated once for credit with change in topic and consent of department chair.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 3990: Advanced Quantitative Methods
Public Policy Leadership
This course is an advanced quantitative research method course that is designed to develop students' analytical and computing skills for policy analysis. It exposes students to different research designs and the use of Microsoft Excel and SPSS for analysis.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 4010: Directed Readings in PPL
Public Policy Leadership
Senior thesis.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 4900: Individual Study
Public Policy Leadership
Students conduct independent research projects with faculty members in specific policy areas.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study
Independent Study
PPLD 4910: Topics in Ldrshp./Organization
Public Policy Leadership
The course explores themes in leadership and organization of public policy. May be repeated once with a change in topic.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 4920: Topics in Domestic Policies
Public Policy Leadership
The course will focus on domestic policies. May be repeated once with a change in topic.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 4930: Topics in Intl. Policies
Public Policy Leadership
The course will focus on international policies. May be repeated once with a change in topic.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 4950: State Gov. Policy Process
Public Policy Leadership
State Government Policy Process is both an academic and participation- driven course that is tied to internship in a state capital. By connecting a student’s internship effort with the modern-day policymaking process, it is designed to provide students with a better understanding of the state policymaking process and help train them to become working policy professionals in the public, private, or nonprofit sector.
3 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship
Internship
PPLD 4960: Top. in Pub Plcy Ldrshp. Abroa
Public Policy Leadership
Students complete departmentally approved course work abroad. May be repeated once with permission of the department chair.
1 - 6 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
PPLD 4970: Washington Policy Process
Public Policy Leadership
Reading and research on the development of public policy at the national level. May not be repeated for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
PPLD 4990: Internship
Public Policy Leadership
Z grade
3 - 6 credits
Prerequisites
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
PPLD 1010 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship
Internship
PPLD 4997A: Thesis I
Public Policy Leadership
This course is for Honors College students working on theses in public policy leadership.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Thesis
Thesis
PPLD 4997B: Thesis II
Public Policy Leadership
This course is for Honors College students working on theses in public policy leadership.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Thesis
Thesis
PPLD 4999A: Special Topics
Public Policy Leadership
Readings and research in public policy and leadership studies. May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.
24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar