<p>Lecture, four hours. Interactive course that prepares students for successful work with collaborators, policymakers, and public. Students gain interpersonal skills, cultural competency; learn effective communication, conflict resolution, and negotiate their interests successfully; learn to engage constituencies and build community around shared goals. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Public Affairs

At the convergence of social work, urban planning, and policymaking, the school identifies and develops emerging areas of research and teaching, cultivating leaders and change agents who advance solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

The major offers students a rigorous conceptual and empirical foundation that prioritizes capacity for action by students exhibiting high motivations for public service and social change.

Public Affairs Schoolwide Programs

Diversity — Letters and Science, Education and Information Studies, Music, Public Affairs

General Catalog

Communications and Conflict in Public Affairs

PUB AFF 175

4 units