Below is a list of courses offered for credit.  Note: Courses may not be offered every year.

UAPP 225 Crafting Public Policy (3 cr.)
Instructor: Gerald J. Kauffman

Explores how the processes of public policy operate from agenda-setting through formulation and legitimation to implementation and eventual evaluation with examples drawn from several areas of policy (e.g., health, education, environment). Focus primarily on domestic public policy. (1) Students will understand the basic structure and political processes of the US government and its theoretical underpinnings. (2) Students will become familiar with the relationships between different levels of the US government. (3) Students will learn how problems rise to the level of public problems. (4) Students will recognize the roles of key players in the policy process including the executive, judicial and legislative branches, special interest groups/lobbyists, political parties, and the media. (5) Students will have the opportunity to develop critical reading skills as they read several types of public policy documents and readings from a variety of sources. (6) Students will learn how to make analytical and practical policy assessments, utilizing a number of skills including critical thinking, writing, and public presentation.

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UAPP 411/611 Regional Watershed Management (3 cr.)
Instructor: Gerald J. Kauffman

This course is designed to review the practical applications of watershed planning and management as a tool to manage land, water, and ecosystem resources.  Students will explore the public policies and practices of watershed management by examining case studies in water supply, water quality, drought, floodplain, and stormwater management in the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay basins.  The watershed curriculum will utilize a multi-disciplinary approach involving the fields of geography, environmental science, geology, public policy, environmental economics, urban and regional planning, geographic information systems (GIS), and civil/environmental engineering.

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CIEG 443 Watershed Engineering, Planning, and Design (3 cr.)
Instructor: Gerald J. Kauffman

This course reviews the planning, design and engineering of watershed best management practices necessary to protect and restore the quality and quantity of surface and ground waters.    Students will design various stormwater and watershed best management practices such as wet detention basins, bioretention wetlands, stream restoration and bioengineering, and soil erosion and sediment control plans. This independent study course is designed to prepare interested students for future careers in water resources engineering and watershed management.

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CIEG 440 Water Resources Engineering (3 cr.)
Instructor: Gerald J. Kauffman

This course reviews the fundamentals and practices of water resources engineering within the Civil and Environmental Engineering curriculum at the University of Delaware.  Students will explore water resources engineering processes in the theoretical and applied realm in the fields of closed conduit (pipe) flow, open channel flow, surface water hydrology, water quality analyses, and groundwater flow.  The water resources engineering curriculum is designed to prepare interested students for future careers in water supply, wastewater, floodplain, stormwater, and groundwater management.

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GEOG  432/632 Environmental Hydrology (3 cr)
Instructor: Gerald J. Kauffman

This course reviews the fundamentals and practices of environmental hydrology within the Geography, Environmental Studies/Science, and Water Science and Policy curriculum at the University of Delaware. Students will explore theoretical and applied hydrology processes in the hydrologic cycle including precipitation, infiltration, soil moisture, runoff, and stream processes. This course in environmental hydrology is designed to prepare students for careers in the environmental field in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

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LEAD 201 Introduction to Consumer Policy (3 cr)
Instructor: Gerald J. Kauffman

Explores general models of how consumer policies come into being and examines how the relationships between consumers, government and business impact the formulation of these consumer policies.

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UAPP 467/667  Environmental Resources and Public Policy (3 cr.)
Instructor: Gerald J. Kauffman

Students will explore the public policy implications of environmental planning and management at the international, national, state/provincial, and local levels.   Looming environmental challenges such as water scarcity, habitat loss, climate change, aging infrastructure, and mounting pollution will be discussed all in the face of the new 21st century economy.   This course will employ an interdisciplinary policy- and science-based approach designed to address the modern governance, economic, social, and legal issues of the day in the air, land, and water environment.

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UAPP 652 Introduction to GIS and Public Policy (1 cr.)
Instructor: Andrew Homsey

Hands-on introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their uses in public policy areas. Content varies. Exercises focus on using geographic data in fields such as environmental analysis, land use planning, and socio-economic analysis. 1 credit.

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UAPP 655 Introduction to GIS and Public Policy (3 cr.)
Instructor: Andrew Homsey

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