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Johns Hopkins University | AS.190.384

Urban Politics & Policy

3.0

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(3.68)

An analysis of public policy and policy-making for American Cities. Special attention will be given to the subject of urban crime and law enforcement, poverty and welfare, and intergovernmental relations. Cross-listed with Africana Studies

Fall 2013

Professor: Richard Katz, Lester Spence

(3.68)

Students praised the course and the instructor for making multimedia a central part of the course. Some students found the instructor to be unresponsive to students when they requested assistance. Students also found some readings to be out of date or irrelevant to the course. Suggestions for improvement included a desire to see the class size limited to allow for livelier group discussions. Some students also wished that the course focused less on theoretical issues and more on actual cities such as Baltimore and their current issues. Prospective students should know that the course is interesting and multimedia focused.