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Course Schedule for PUBLIC POLICY & LAW - Spring 2010
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No.		 Course ID Title Credits Type Instructor(s) Days:Times Location Permission
Required		 Dist Qtr
7119 ECON-217-01 Econ of Health & Health Care 1.00 LEC Spasojevic,Jasmina MW: 1:15PM- 2:30PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 40
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Economics 101.
  This course is designed to provide an overview of key issues in the economics of health and health care using principles of economics, with an emphasis throughout on real-world problems. Topics to be studied will include: health care market structures; determinants of the demand for and supply of health care; the interrelationships between insurance, supply, demand, and technological innovation; proposed health policy reforms in insurance markets, medical malpractice, and other areas; and the analysis of public policies on unhealthy consumer behaviors (smoking, drinking, drugs).
6471 ECON-247-01 Intro to Policy Analysis 1.00 LEC Ahmed,Rasha M. MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 40
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Economics 101.
  NOTE: Twenty Five seats will be reserved for students who have passed Public Policy 201.
  NOTE: Not available to students who have taken ECON 306 or 311.
  This course will introduce students to the basic ingredients of policy analysis rooted in the microeconomics of externalities (social, economic, and political), public goods, common property, information failure, absence of competition, and distributional concern. This course is not open to students who have previously earned credit for Economics 306 or Economics 311.
6905 ECON-311-01 Environmental Economics 1.00 LEC Egan,Francis J. MWF: 2:40PM- 3:30PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 40
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Economics 101 and 301.
  An examination of the relationship between economic growth and the quality of the environment; the economic theory necessary for understanding environmental problems; analysis of proposed means, such as effluent charges, for correcting these problems; the application of cost-benefit analysis to selected environmental issues.
4491 ENVS-149-01 Intro to Environmental Science 1.25 LEC Morrison,Joan TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM TBA GLB3  
  Enrollment limited to 24
  NOTE: Enrollment is limited to 4 seniors, 4 juniors, 8 sophomores, and 8 first-year students, there will be 8 additional seats assigned by the instructor.
  An introduction to interrelationships among the natural environment, humans, and the human environment, including the biological, social, economic, technological, and political aspects of current environmental challenges. This course focuses on building the scientific framework necessary to understand environmental issues. It explores the structure, function, and dynamics of ecosystems, interactions between living and physical systems, and how human enterprise affects natural systems. It also examines current issues regarding human impacts on environmental quality, including global warming, air and water pollution, agriculture, overpopulation, energy, and urbanization. The laboratory section, which complements lecture material, incorporates laboratory and field exercises that include a focus on Hartford and a nearby rural area.
5937 PBPL-113-01 Introduction to Law 1.00 LEC Smith,Thomas P. T: 6:45PM- 9:15PM LSC - 134  
  Enrollment limited to 50
  NOTE: This is the first course recommended for students intending to pursue the Legal Studies minor.
  NOTE: Spaces are reserved by class year; 5 spaces for juniors, 20 spaces for sophomores, and 25 spaces for first-year students.
  NOTE: Students who do not attend the first class will be removed from the roster.
  NOTE: If you are unable to register online because the class if full please contact Professor Fulco to be added to the waitlist.
  This course traces the development of law as a stabilizing force and instrument of peaceful change from the state of nature through the present day. Among the topics covered are the differences between civil law and common law systems, law and equity, substantive and procedural law, civil and criminal processes, and adversarial and inquisitorial systems. Federal trial and appellate courts, the role of counsel and the judge, and the function of the grand and petit juries are also studied. The doctrine of substantive due process is explored from its beginning through modern times, as are the antecedents and progeny of Griswold v. Connecticut. The Warren Court and its decisions in Miranda, Escobedo, Massiah, Mapp, Gideon, Gault, Baker and Brown, as surveyed, Though not a course in constitutional law, the role of the U.S. Constitution as the blueprint of a democratic, federated republic, and as the supreme law of the land, is examined. There is some emphasis on the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and 14th amendments. Students are exposed to conflicting views on controversial issues such as capital punishment, gay rights, abortion, and rights of the criminally accused.
7172 PBPL-113-02 Introduction to Law 1.00 LEC Smith,Thomas P. R: 6:45PM- 9:15PM LSC - 134  
  Enrollment limited to 50
  NOTE: This is the first course recommended for students intending to pursue the Legal Studies minor.
  NOTE: Spaces are reserved by class year; 5 spaces for juniors, 20 spaces for sophomores, and 25 spaces for first-year students.
  NOTE: Students who do not attend the first class will be removed from the roster.
  NOTE: If you are unable to register online because the class if full please contact Professor Fulco to be added to the waitlist.
  This course traces the development of law as a stabilizing force and instrument of peaceful change from the state of nature through the present day. Among the topics covered are the differences between civil law and common law systems, law and equity, substantive and procedural law, civil and criminal processes, and adversarial and inquisitorial systems. Federal trial and appellate courts, the role of counsel and the judge, and the function of the grand and petit juries are also studied. The doctrine of substantive due process is explored from its beginning through modern times, as are the antecedents and progeny of Griswold v. Connecticut. The Warren Court and its decisions in Miranda, Escobedo, Massiah, Mapp, Gideon, Gault, Baker and Brown, as surveyed, Though not a course in constitutional law, the role of the U.S. Constitution as the blueprint of a democratic, federated republic, and as the supreme law of the land, is examined. There is some emphasis on the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and 14th amendments. Students are exposed to conflicting views on controversial issues such as capital punishment, gay rights, abortion, and rights of the criminally accused.
5459 PBPL-202-01 Law, Argument and Pub Pol 1.00 LEC Cabot,Edward TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  Prerequisite: C- or better in PBPL201 or ECON247,or PBPL Major, or Permission of Instructor.
  In this course, students will study legal reasoning and the myriad ways in which legal arguments influence the making of American public policy. They will learn how to structure a legal argument and identify key facts and issues, analyze the formal process through which legal cases unfold (including jurisdiction, standing, and the rules of evidence), and examine how rules of law, which define policy choices and outcomes, develop out of a series of cases.
7206 PBPL-202-02 Law, Argument and Pub Pol 1.00 LEC Cabot,Edward TR: 2:40PM- 3:55PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  Prerequisite: C- or better in PBPL201 or ECON247,or PBPL Major, or Permission of Instructor.
  In this course, students will study legal reasoning and the myriad ways in which legal arguments influence the making of American public policy. They will learn how to structure a legal argument and identify key facts and issues, analyze the formal process through which legal cases unfold (including jurisdiction, standing, and the rules of evidence), and examine how rules of law, which define policy choices and outcomes, develop out of a series of cases.
4961 PBPL-302-01 Law & Environment Policy 1.00 LEC Brenneman,Russell L. R: 6:45PM- 9:15PM TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 30
  Prerequisite: Public Policy 201 or Public Policy 202 or Permission of the Instructor.
  The course emphasizes how and why American environmental law has developed over the preceding three decades as a primary tool to achieve environmental goals. Topics include the analysis of policy options, "command-and-control" regulation, modification of liability rules, pollution prevention through non-regulatory means, and the environmental aspects of U.S. energy policies in relation to petroleum, electricity, and transportation. The course concludes by addressing transnational environmental issues such as atmospheric change, burgeoning population growth, depletion of forests and species, sustainable development, and the role of international legal institutions in relation to these pressing problems.
5939 PBPL-303-01 Policy Impl Workshop 1.00 LEC Bangser,Michael R. M: 6:30PM- 9:10PM TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  Implementation, sometimes called the hidden chapter in public policy, will be explored primarily using case studies describing the practical realities of what happens after a statute is passed, a regulation is issued, a court decision is handed down, or a public or nonprofit agency decides on a course of action. The cases will be drawn primarily from areas such as education, health care, children's issues, housing and economic development, and civil rights. They will include several examples from the Hartford area and around the country in which the professor and/or guest speakers have participated. Class discussions and related exercises will emphasize students' ability to frame the salient policy and implementation challenges, identify the strengths and weaknesses of potential solutions, and present and defend their recommendations to decision makers (e.g., legislators, agency officials, and judges). Permission of the instructor is required for enrollment.
7186 PBPL-344-01 Seeking JUSTICE in Amer Life 1.00 SEM Schaller,Barry R. W: 1:15PM- 3:55PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 20
  Prerequisite: C- or better in PBPL 201 or PBPL 202 or permission of the instructor.
  This course will examine basic theories of ethics (common morality), found in moral and political philosophy in order to consider the extent to which traditional ethical and moral principles govern legal, political, and private decision-making. We will begin by identifying ethical and moral principles in our founding documents before proceeding with the main work of the course, which is to examine the ethical and moral reasoning behind legal and policy decisions, business decisions, and personal decisions. Among the diverse subjects that will be discussed are physician-assisted suicide, the death penalty, buying and selling of body parts, human cloning, legalizing drugs, affirmative action, national service in war, hate speech and political dissent, wealth and income distribution including disbursing public money to private business, individual rights versus the needs of the community, torture, truth and lying in private and public, equality and inequality, drug-enhancement in sports, immoral behavior on the part of public figures.
7079 PBPL-348-01 Constitutional Law & Advocacy 1.00 LEC Cabot,Edward M: 1:15PM- 3:55PM TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 24
  Prerequisite: PBPL 202 or permission of the instructor.
  In this course teams of students will brief and argue landmark cased in constitutional law that were decided by a Supreme Court dominated by justices appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, who was elected in 1968 and impeached in 1974. A strong case can be made that he had a greater influence on the development of constitutional law than any president or justice of the 20th century. The tests for the course will be the cased themselves: the full opinions, the actual briefs submitted by opposing counsel and transcripts or recordings of the actual oral argument before the Supreme Court. Teams of students will do in-depth research on major cases to explore the social background against which they were decided and the immediate and long-term consequences of the decisions themselves.
7078 PBPL-349-01 A History of the Common Law 1.00 LEC Trostle,Patrick John M: 1:15PM- 3:55PM TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 20
  This course will survey significant developments in the common law from the Norman Conquest through the supremacy of Parliament. Topics for discussion will include the hue and cry, feud and ordeal, trial by jury, and the writ of trespass. Special emphasis will be placed on the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest as limitations on royal authority. The course will examine the differing approaches to justice offered by the royal and church courts. The course will also include case discussions to highlight key concepts in the growth of the common law, including stare decisis. Textbooks will include Charles Rembar, The Law of the Land: The Evolution of Our Legal System; Peter Linebaugh, The Magna Carta Manifesto; Frederic Maitland, History of English Law; and William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England.
5941 PBPL-399-01 Independent Study 1.00 - 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  NOTE: Submission fo the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment.
6393 PBPL-401-01 Curr Iss: Supreme Ct & Pub Pol 1.00 SEM Fulco,Adrienne W: 1:15PM- 3:55PM TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  Prerequisite: Course is only open to Senior Public Policy and Law Majors.
  This seminar will focus on the Supreme Court in transition. We will explore competing theories of constitutional interpretation that have characterized the Rehnquist court and examine specific cases that are representative of the court's work. We will study contending theories of the Supreme Court's role in our constitutional framework, and we will consider how new appointees to the court may shift the balance in important areas of jurisprudence that have become increasinly contentious, especially with respect to issues of personal autonomy, affirmative action, and national security.
5943 PBPL-466-01 Teaching Assistant 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  NOTE: Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment.
7202 PBPL-490-01 Research Assistantship 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairman are required for enrollment.
5945 PBPL-497-01 Senior Thesis 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  NOTE: Submission of the special registration form, availaboe in the Registrar’s Office and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment in this single-semester thesis.
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment in this single-semester thesis. (1 course credit to be completed in one semester.)
7196 PBPL-499-01 Senior Thesis Part 2 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
5989 PBPL-806-01 Methods of Research 1.00 LEC Hughes,James J. W: 6:30PM- 9:10PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  This course is intended to empower students to evaluate common forms of research critically, and to give them some experience in conducting research. Through a series of weekly assignments and class projects, students will be introduced to the shaping of research questions; hypothesis testing, writing a research paper, conducting interviews and surveys, giving a professional presentation, and presenting simple tabular data to prove a point. The course does not require an extensive mathematics background. Regular attendance and access to a computer, e-mail, and the Web are expected.
5991 PBPL-808-01 Public Policy & Art of Argumnt 1.00 LEC Miller,Mark M: 6:30PM- 9:10PM TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  This course will examine the history, methods, and types of successful, formal, written argumentation in policy advocacy. Among the arenas explored will be courts of law, legislative bodies, and the broader field of public opinion. Most course material will be drawn from case studies.
5993 PBPL-826-01 Urban Admin & Publ Polcy 1.00 LEC Grasso,Raymond A. T: 6:30PM- 9:10PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  This course will allow in-depth exploration of policy issues that affect cities. By working both with technical tools of analysis and the social, historical, and political aspects of problem solving, students will select a contemporary urban issue for study. Emphasis will be placed on policy issues facing the city of Hartford and potential design choices in areas such as employment, welfare, housing, taxes/expenditures, education, and transportation. Direct interaction with public leaders will contribute to a broader understanding of the factors that affect urban decision-making.
6855 PBPL-846-01 Policy Analysis 1.00 SEM Fotos III,Michael R: 6:30PM- 9:10PM TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 18
  In policy analysis, we focus on the problems of empirical policy analysis: defining the problem, framing the questions to be answered, picking the location and scope of the study, selecting the metrics of analysis, aligning metrics with public values, collecting evidence, and transforming the evidence into data. The readings and weekly discussions are avenues for students to query themselves on the problems they must solve to advance their own research agendas. Students will complete a major project in empirical policy analysis. Enrollment limited.
5909 PBPL-940-01 Independent Study 1.00 - 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  Selected topics in special areas are available by arrangement with the instructor and written approval of the director of public policy studies. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form.
5921 PBPL-953-01 Research Project 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  A research project on a special topic approved by the instructor and with the written approval of the director of public policy studies. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
5917 PBPL-954-01 Thesis Part I 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  Two credit thesis: start time-approval of idea, initial bibliography, and sketch of the project by pre-registration time for graduate students in the term prior to registration for the credit; first draft by reading week of the second semester, "final" first draft by end of spring vacation week; final copy due one week before the last day of classes.
5919 PBPL-955-01 Thesis Part II 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
5915 PBPL-956-01 Thesis 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 100
6361 PHIL-246-01 Hum Rgts: Phil Foundations 1.00 LEC Marcano,Donna MW: 1:15PM- 2:30PM TBA GLB1  
  Enrollment limited to 30
  This course will survey and critically assess arguments in favor of the existence of human rights, arguments about the legitimate scope of such rights (who has human rights and against whom such rights can legitimately be claimed), and arguments about which rights ought to be included in any complete account of human rights. Specific topics will include (but not necessarily be limited to) the philosophical history of human rights discourse, cultural relativist attacks on the universality of human rights, debates concerning the rights of cultural minorities to self-determination, and controversies concerning whether human rights should include economic and social rights.
6737 POLS-316-01 Con Law:Civ Lib & Civ Ri 1.00 LEC Fulco,Adrienne TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 30
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102, Public Policy 201or Public Policy 202 or Permission of Instructor.
  An analysis and evaluation of decisions of courts (and related materials) dealing principally with freedom of expression and equal protection of the laws.
5609 POLS-412-01 Sr Sem: Pol of Judicial Policy 1.00 SEM McMahon,Kevin J. W: 1:15PM- 3:55PM TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  This course explores a constant tension in the work of courts. While courts are not “supposed” to make policy, they often do. In examining this tension, the course will focus on the origins of judicial intervention, the nature of specific court decisions on policy questions, and the effectiveness of those decisions in producing social change.
6879 RELG-270-01 Religion in Amer Since WWII 1.00 SEM Cancelled  
  Enrollment limited to 20
  This seminar will explore changes in American religion over the past 60 years by focusing on the role of religion in public life and society at large. Special attention will be given to popular culture and politics.
5975 RELG-339-01 Modern American Theology 1.00 SEM Dorrien,Gary M: 1:15PM- 3:55PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 20
  This course will study the major theological movements, topics, and thinkers of American mainline Protestantism from the early 20th century to the present day, and American Catholicism from the 1950s to the present day. Major theological movements and topics will include evangelical liberalism, the Social Gospel movement, the modernist-fundamentalist controversy, Boston School personalism, Chicago School naturalistic empiricism, neo-orthodoxy and Christian realism, the ecumenical movement, the Civil Rights movement, secularism, process metaphysics, Vatican II, the death-of-God controversy, liberation theology, feminist theology, environmentalism, and postmodernism. Major theologians and philosophers will include Walter Rauschenbusch, Shailer Mathews, Edgar S. Brightman, Reinhold Niebuhr, Paul Tillich, Martin Luther King Jr., Gregory Baum, Rosemary Radford Ruether, John B. Cobb Jr., J. Deotis Roberts, and Elizabeth Johnson.