Course schedule for the Public Policy Certificate Program, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies - Northwestern School of Professional Studies

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MPPA 421-DL : Administrative Law: The Vortex of Public Policy

Description

This is an introductory master’s level course that focuses on public law generally and administrative law particularly. The course provides students with a thorough grounding in the broad functions of public administrative law with special emphasis on rule-making, order-making, and procedural due process. Students will learn the genesis of administrative rules and their impact on private and public affairs, and the reasons why Congress delegates so much authority to administrative bodies. In addition, students will critically examine the various oversight mechanisms designed to monitor and check administrative abuses. Students will become familiar with the federal register, the scope and power of administrative law judges, the impact of judicial review on agency decisions, and generally understand administrative law “in the context of the American political system.”

Counts toward the Public Administration and Public Policy specializations.