Course # 41350 Section Number 1 Day(s) W Time(s) 1:30pm-4:20pm Term Spring 2025 Syllabus Syllabus 2/24/25 This course will provide the tools to analyze and evaluate various areas of public policy – including taxes, financial regulations, social safety nets, disaster preparedness and response, early warning systems, risk communications and education - through a risk management lens. Students will engage with questions including how policies encourage “good” risk taking and encourage “bad” risk-taking, how risk benefits and burdens are shared, and what trade-offs risk-related public policies must weigh. Participants will debate ways in which using a risk lens changes the way governments design policies and how favorably (or not) citizens view those policies. Through comparative analysis, case studies, class participation, and individual and group projects, and readings from practitioner and academic authors, students will gain a new understanding of and ability to discuss key aspects of risk policy issues and systems. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Spring 2025 Global Risk Policy Michele Wucker Wednesday 1:30pm-4:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Ricardo Sande, MPP’23 Tue., May 06, 2025 New Research from Professor Joshua Gottlieb Highlights Dramatic Job Growth and Wage Increases in Healthcare Mon., May 05, 2025 The African Perspective: Bringing Authentic Insights about Africa to UChicago Fri., May 02, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Harris Campus Visit Wed., May 07, 2025 | 9:30 AM Harris School of Public Policy - The Keller Center 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., May 07, 2025 | 12:00 PM Policy Research and Innovation Bootcamp (PRIB) Policy Hackathon Challenge Deep Dive Thu., May 08, 2025 | 7:30 PM
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