PUBPOL 3720

PUBPOL 3720

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

A community-engaged addiction medicine course that draws from experts in the field to address the neurobiology of addiction, risk and protective factors for substance misuse and addiction, barriers to treatment such as stigma, the recovery continuum, and a focus on drug policy and law in historical and contemporary context. Students will complete a community engaged project and field trips will be offered. This course is geared toward future clinicians, policy makers, healthcare leaders, data analysts, and engaged citizens who care about human wellbeing and health equity.


Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 PUBPOL 2300 or PUBPOL 2350 or PUBPOL 3280. Corequisites: None.

Distribution Requirements (HA-AG, KCM-AG), (HA-HE, KCM-HE)

Exploratory Studies (CU-CEL)

Last 4 terms offered (None)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 5720

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7223 PUBPOL 3720   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Carmalt, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Policy Analysis and Management (PAM), Public Policy (PUBPOL), and Health Care Policy (HCP) majors. Students must be present, in person, on the first day of class or will be dropped from the course.