Program Curriculum

Current Courses

Below are the proposed Policy Studies graduate courses for 2013 - 2014. This schedule is subject to change. Consult the time schedule for the most up-to-date information.

2013 - 2014 Schedule


Autumn Quarter 2013
 

Required Courses
 

BPOLST 500 Policy Process (Year 1)
T 5:45 - 10 pm, Kochis

BPOLST 501 Public Finance and Budgeting (Year 1)
TH 5:45 – 10 pm, TBD

BPOLST 504 Management and Organizations (Year 2)
TH 5:45 – 10 pm, Nitta

Elective Courses
 

BPOLST 583 Issues in Environmental Policy: Governmental Responses to Global Climate Change
M 5:45 - 10 pm, Dolšak, UW Seattle campus

BPOLST 594 Research Design (Year 1 strongly recommended)
W 5:45 - 10 pm, Dolšak

BPOLST 591 Research Colloquium
Three Tuesday sessions during the quarter; dates and faculty to be arranged

BPOLST 598 Directed Research
Meetings and faculty to be arranged

BPOLST 520 Policy Internship
Prerequisites: Policy Process; Statistics for Policy Studies
Meetings and faculty to be arranged

BPOLST 508 Capstone Project
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
 

Winter Quarter 2014
 

Required Courses
 

BPOLST 502 Statistics for Policy Studies (Year 1)
T 5:45 – 10 pm, Carlisle

BPOLST 505 Leadership and Organizations (Year 2)
T 5:45 – 10 pm, Nitta

BPOLST 506 Capstone Research (Year 2)
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
 

Elective Courses
 

BPOLST 585 Issues in Health Policy
MW 5:45 - 7:45 pm, Stone

BPOLST 593 Topics in Policy Studies: Islam and Muslims in Western Contexts
MW 1:15 – 3:15 pm, Dana

BPOLST 591 Research Colloquium
Three Tuesday sessions during the quarter; dates and faculty to be arranged

BPOLST 598 Directed Research
Meetings and faculty to be arranged

BPOLST 520 Internship
Prerequisites: Policy Process; Statistics for Policy Studies
Meetings and faculty to be arranged

BPOLST 508 Capstone Project
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
 

Spring Quarter 2014
 

Required Courses
 

BPOLST 503 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation (Year 1)
T 5:45 – 10 pm, Dolšak

BPOLST 508 Capstone Project (Year 2)
Meetings and faculty to be arranged
 

Elective Courses
 

BPOLST 5xx Social Policy
TBD, Carlisle

BPOLST 5xx Environmental Justice and Neoliberalism
W 5:45 - 10:00 pm, Ottinger, UW Seattle campus

BPOLST 591 Research Colloquium
Three Tuesday sessions during the quarter; dates and faculty to be arranged

BPOLST 598 Directed Research
Meetings and faculty to be arranged

BPOLST 520 Internship
Prerequisites: Policy Process; Statistics for Policy Studies
Meetings and faculty to be arranged



* Students are also encouraged to seek interdisciplinary elective courses from Cultural Studies.
** This schedule is subject to change.

 

Outside Courses

Students wishing to receive elective credit for courses taken in other departments (either at UW Bothell or UW Seattle) must fill out a Request for Outside Coursework form and obtain faculty approval.