MAPL 668 Topics in Advocacy
MAPL 668 is an elective course in the Master of Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) Program. This course will provide students with in-depth insight into timely political advocacy issues of the day. Students will become proficient in the context, the arguments, and the specific techniques used to advocate for and against these specific issues.
Note: Open to all MAPL and MPNA/MPA/MNLM. Permission required for others from the chair or a program director.
Special information
1-4 Graduate credits
Effective May 4, 2021 to present
Learning outcomes
General
- Understand the context surrounding a timely issue of the day, be that immigration or identity politics.
- Understand and articulate the issues and arguments advanced by those involved in the timely issue of the day
- Understand, delineate, and critique the advocacy strategies used by those working to promote their issues and arguments.
Summer 2025
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Topics in Advocacy: Organizing in the New Political Era | Falcon, Adrienne Laure Brown, Megan Elizabeth | Books for MAPL-668-50 Summer 2025 | Course details for MAPL-668-50 Summer 2025 |
| 51 | Topics in Advocacy: Housing Policy | Brown, Megan Elizabeth | Books for MAPL-668-51 Summer 2025 | Course details for MAPL-668-51 Summer 2025 |
Fall 2025
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Topics in Advocacy: Legislative Process and the Model Legislature | Cooper, C. Scott Hanson, Jessica Marie Greenman, Emma Geismar | Books for MAPL-668-01 Fall 2025 | Course details for MAPL-668-01 Fall 2025 |
Spring 2026
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Topics in Advocacy: Power, Strategy and Building a Theory of Change | Peterson, Erik S | Books for MAPL-668-50 Spring 2026 | Course details for MAPL-668-50 Spring 2026 |