PPUA 7673 — Capstone in Public Policy and Urban Affairs
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: TArlington, VABostonOakland, CAOnlineOnlineTraditionalrepeatable for credit
Offers an opportunity for student teams, in partnership with a local, state, or federal agency or nonprofit institution, to assess an urban or regional problem, produce a thorough policy analysis, and present it and recommended solutions to the agency or institution. Course readings focus on materials needed to assess the problem and provide solutions. This is a faculty-guided team project for students completing course work in urban and regional policy studies. May be repeated without limit.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 35 | 47 | 74% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 4 | 58 | 95 | 61% | 9.3 |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 25 | 75 | 33% | 16.7 |
| Spring 2025 | 5 | 76 | 100 | 76% | 4.8 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 32 | 50 | 64% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 6 | 68 | 145 | 47% | 12.8 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 2% · T 54% · W 2% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: T (54% of sections), async (41% of sections), W (2% of sections), M (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Theodore Landsmark (51% of students) · reviews
- Neil Kleiman (33% of students) · reviews
- Kimberly Lucas (16% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Kimberly Lucas (18% of students) · reviews
- Neil Kleiman (17% of students) · reviews
- Theodore Landsmark (17% of students) · reviews
- Lily Song (10% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (PPUA course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PPUA courses · Plan it at numap.app