Special Topics

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PUBP
Course number:
8803
Section:
OCY
CRN
87922
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Public Policy
Instructor first name:
Anant
Instructor last name:
Lummis
Class Details
Course description:
Placeholder
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Environmental Law

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PUBP
Course number:
4620
Section:
SO
CRN
86819
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Public Policy
Instructor first name:
Stephen
Instructor last name:
O'Day
Class Details
Course description:
Investigation of the principal environmental laws and regulations. The class will also consider philosophical and ethical underpinnings of environmental law.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.    

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?     

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:  

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.    

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:  

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence 
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Climate Policy

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PUBP
Course number:
3320
Section:
JG
CRN
91307
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Public Policy
Instructor first name:
Jairo
Instructor last name:
Garcia
Class Details
Course description:
Examines relevant scientific theory and evidence, political history, policy options, alternative policy analysis frameworks, and the influence of science and scientific uncertainity on climate policy.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I understand human experiences and connections?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:

  • Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social or geographic relationships develop, persist or change.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Intercultural Competence
  • Perspective-Taking
  • Persuasion

 

 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Doctoral Thesis

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PUBP
Course number:
9000
Section:
DH
CRN
85675
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Public Policy
Instructor first name:
Diana
Instructor last name:
Hicks
Class Details
Course description:
Placeholder
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area. 

  

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?  

  

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: 

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.  

  

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence  

 

 

 

 

Administrative Data
Course status
Cancelled

Environmental Law

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PUBP
Course number:
6330
Section:
SO
CRN
86822
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Public Policy
Instructor first name:
Stephen
Instructor last name:
O'Day
Class Details
Course description:
Presents the legal and institutional framework within which environmental law is developed and implemented in the in the United States and internationally. Also examines the major pollution control statutes, and reviews international law and conventions to address trans-boundary environmental issues.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic and philosophical works?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts in English or other languages, or of works in the visual/performing arts.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Doctoral Thesis

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
PUBP
Course number:
9000
Section:
CS
CRN
55897
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Public Policy
Instructor first name:
Cassidy
Instructor last name:
Sugimoto
Class Details
Course description:
Placeholder
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

 Course Policies

All work for this class is to be done individually. You are strongly urged to familiarize yourselves with the GT Student Honor CodeLinks to an external site. rules. Specifically, the following is not allowed:

  • Copying, with or without modification, someone else's work when this work is not meant to be publicly accessible (e.g., a classmate's program or solution).
  • Submission of material that is wholly or substantially identical to that created or published by another person or persons, without adequate credit notations indicating authorship (plagiarism).
  • Putting your projects on public. Otherwise, if a student (in the future) copies your codes/projects, the student obviously violates the honor code but you will also be implicated.

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity. Any form of cheating, plagiarism, or dishonesty will not be tolerated and may result in disciplinary action.

Zero Tolerance Policy on Cheating and AI Assistance (e.g., Chat GPT, Gemini)

We maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding academic dishonesty, including the use of ChatGPT and other AI tools. Any student found using AI to complete assignments/quizzes/exams will be reported immediately, receive a grade of zero for the submission, and risk a final grade of F.

Disability Accommodations

If you require any accommodation due to a disability, please inform the instructor at the beginning of the course to ensure that appropriate arrangements can be made.


 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Doctoral Thesis

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PUBP
Course number:
9000
Section:
AH
CRN
93553
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Public Policy
Instructor first name:
Anthony
Instructor last name:
Harding
Class Details
Course description:
Placeholder
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy. For more information about your rights and responsibilities under Georgia Tech’s Honour Code, please visit http://osi.gatech.edu/.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Arts, Humanities & Ethics area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master the course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course will direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and literary works?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary, academic, cinematic, and political texts in the Russian language.

Course content, activities, and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Special Topics

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission.
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PUBP
Course number:
8813
Section:
BJ
CRN
91263
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Public Policy
Instructor first name:
Benjamin
Instructor last name:
Jordan
Class Details
Course description:
Placeholder
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Writing area.  

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.   

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:  

  • How do I write effectively in different contexts?   

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:  

  • Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.  
  • Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.  
  • Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.  
  • Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.   

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:  

  • Critical Thinking  
  • Information Literacy  
  • Persuasion   
Administrative Data
Course status
Active
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