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Why do some public policies succeed in handling public problems, while others are ineffective? How do we decide which social problems need government intervention and at which level of government should they be handled? We will address these core questions in this course with 3 modules: 1) an introduction to the policy-making process, from problem definition, to agenda setting, all the way through to the implementation and evaluation stages of the policy process; 2) basic public policy analysis and evaluation skills; and 3) applying policy process knowledge and analytical skills to the examination of major public policy areas such as health, environment, education, welfare and social security, budgeting and economic policy, and foreign policy/homeland security.