Governance 403/Global Studies 403: Public Policy in a Global Era is composed of seven units as outlined below.
| Unit 1 | Public Policy and the Policy-making Process in Canada |
| Unit 2 | The New, Globalized Context of Canadian Public Policy |
| Unit 3 | Interests, Power and Policy: Society-centred Theories |
| Unit 4 | Institutions and Policy: State-centred Theories |
| Unit 5 | Feminist Critiques and Contributions |
| Unit 6 | Understanding the Importance of Ideas |
| Unit 7 | Globalization as Explanation: The Internationalization of Public Policy |