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PUBLPOL courses at Stanford

92 PUBLPOL courses in Stanford’s catalog, with ratings and hours per week from real student evaluations.

  • PUBLPOL 1: Introduction to Public Policy1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 3: Democracy and Disagreement (COMM 3, CSRE 31, HISTORY 3C, PHIL 30, POLISCI 31, PSYCH 31A, RELIGST 23X, SOC 13)1-2 units · 4.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 14: Navigating Financial Crises (ECON 14)1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 21SI: Local Government in Action: How to Make a Difference in Your Community2 units
  • PUBLPOL 29: Economics for Sustainability (GEP 29, GEP 229, INTLPOL 279)4 units
  • PUBLPOL 31SI: State Health Policy: Making (or Breaking) Healthcare1-2 units
  • PUBLPOL 50: Intermediate Microeconomics for Public Policy (INTLPOL 204A, PUBLPOL 301A)5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 55N: Public Policy and Personal Finance (ECON 25N)4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 63Q: Democratizing Ethics with Discrimination, Inequality, Injustice and Technology in Mind3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 73: Energy Policy in California and the West (CEE 263G, ENERGY 73, POLISCI 73)1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 75: Pathways to Public Service (POLISCI 74)1 unit
  • PUBLPOL 75B: Public Service for Social Impact: Pathways to Purposeful Careers (CSRE 190A, ENGLISH 180, INTNLREL 74, POLISCI 74B, PSYCH 190A, SOC 190A, SYMSYS 193, URBANST 190A)1-2 units
  • PUBLPOL 100: Hoover Institution National Security Affairs Fellows Mentorship Program1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 101: American Politics and Policy: In Defense of Democracy (AMSTUD 123X, POLISCI 102, PUBLPOL 201)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 103C: Justice (ETHICSOC 171, INTNLREL 103, PHIL 171, POLISCI 103, POLISCI 336S)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 103F: Ethics of Truth in a Post-Truth World (PUBLPOL 203F)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 104: Economic Policy Analysis (ECON 150, PUBLPOL 204)5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 105: Empirical Methods in Public Policy (PUBLPOL 205)5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 106: Law and Economics (ECON 154, PUBLPOL 206)4-5 units
  • PUBLPOL 108H: Housing Affordability Crisis in California: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions (URBANST 108H)4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 109Q: Community Police Academy2 units
  • PUBLPOL 114: Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence (AMSTUD 115S, INTNLREL 115, POLISCI 115)5 units
  • PUBLPOL 115: Practical Training1-5 units
  • PUBLPOL 117: Research and Policy on Postsecondary Access (EDUC 117, EDUC 417, PUBLPOL 217A)3 units
  • PUBLPOL 119: AI, Autonomy, and the Future of Warfare (INTLPOL 265, PUBLPOL 219)3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 122: BioSecurity and Pandemic Resilience (BIOE 122, EMED 122, EMED 222, PUBLPOL 222)2-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 125: Public Policy and Sustainability Challenges: Israel and the Middle East (GEP 233, INTLPOL 273, INTNLREL 117)4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 127: Health Care Leadership (EMED 127, EMED 227, PUBLPOL 227)2-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 134: Ethics on the Edge: Business, Non-Profit Organizations, Government, and Individuals (PUBLPOL 234)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 135: Regional Politics and Decision Making in Silicon Valley and the Greater Bay Area4 units
  • PUBLPOL 143: Finance, Corporations, and Society (EBS 143, ECON 143, INTLPOL 227, POLISCI 127A)4 units
  • PUBLPOL 149: The Political Economy of Tax Evasion (POLISCI 249R)5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 151: Economic Policy In Action: Past, Present and Future (ECON 153)3 units
  • PUBLPOL 152: The 2026 US election: How to Understand and Participate (AMSTUD 151A, POLISCI 150, SOC 150, SOC 250)4 units
  • PUBLPOL 153: Energy, Clean Innovation & Sustainability5 units
  • PUBLPOL 154: Politics and Policy in California5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 155: Data Science for Social Impact (COMM 140X, DATASCI 154, EARTHSYS 153, ECON 163, MS&E 134, POLISCI 154, SOC 127)5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 156: Health Care Policy and Reform (HUMBIO 122A)5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 157: Comparative Housing Policy: A Global Perspective (URBANST 157)3 units
  • PUBLPOL 158: AI & Politics (POLISCI 158, POLISCI 358G)3-5 units
  • PUBLPOL 163: Introduction to Land Use Policy and Planning (AMSTUD 163, EARTHSYS 168, URBANST 163)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 164: The Psychology of Communication About Politics in America (AMSTUD 124L, COMM 164, COMM 264, POLISCI 124L, POLISCI 324L, PSYCH 170)4-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 166: Securing Against Biological Threats: Natural, Accidental, Deliberate (BIO 166, BIO 266)3-4 units
  • PUBLPOL 170: Bridging Policy and Tech Through Design (CS 184)3-4 units
  • PUBLPOL 182: Ethics, Public Policy, and Technological Change (COMM 180, CS 182, ETHICSOC 182, PHIL 82, POLISCI 182)5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 183: Human and Planetary Health (MED 103, SOC 103, SUSTAIN 103)3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 197: Junior Honors Seminar (ECON 198)5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 198: Directed Readings in Public Policy1-5 units
  • PUBLPOL 199: Senior Honors Thesis Research1-15 units
  • PUBLPOL 200A: Senior Practicum5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 200B: Senior Practicum5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 200C: Senior Practicum5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 200H: Senior Honors Thesis Seminar3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 201: American Politics and Policy: In Defense of Democracy (AMSTUD 123X, POLISCI 102, PUBLPOL 101)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 203F: Ethics of Truth in a Post-Truth World (PUBLPOL 103F)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 204: Economic Policy Analysis (ECON 150, PUBLPOL 104)5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 205: Empirical Methods in Public Policy (PUBLPOL 105)5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 206: Law and Economics (ECON 154, PUBLPOL 106)4-5 units
  • PUBLPOL 209: What is Public about Public Lands - Who and How to Manage.3 units
  • PUBLPOL 217A: Research and Policy on Postsecondary Access (EDUC 117, EDUC 417, PUBLPOL 117)3 units
  • PUBLPOL 219: AI, Autonomy, and the Future of Warfare (INTLPOL 265, PUBLPOL 119)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 222: BioSecurity and Pandemic Resilience (BIOE 122, EMED 122, EMED 222, PUBLPOL 122)2-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 224: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab (SE Lab) - Human & Planetary Health (HRP 224, MED 224)1-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 227: Health Care Leadership (EMED 127, EMED 227, PUBLPOL 127)2-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 234: Ethics on the Edge: Business, Non-Profit Organizations, Government, and Individuals (PUBLPOL 134)3-4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 238: Wise Interventions (PSYCH 138, PSYCH 238)3-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 265F: Environmental Governance and Climate Resilience (CEE 265F, GEP 248, POLISCI 227B)3 units
  • PUBLPOL 270: Civic Design3-4 units
  • PUBLPOL 271: Education Policy in the United States (EDUC 271, POLISCI 271)3 units
  • PUBLPOL 298: Directed Readings in Public Policy1-5 units
  • PUBLPOL 301A: Intermediate Microeconomics for Public Policy (INTLPOL 204A, PUBLPOL 50)5 units · 3.5/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 301B: Economic Policy Analysis for Policymakers (INTLPOL 204B)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 302B: Economic Analysis of Law3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 303D: Applied Econometrics for Public Policy5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 306: Writing and Rhetoric for Policy Audiences4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 308: Political Analysis for Public Policymakers4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 309: Public Policy Graduate Practicum1-10 units · 4.0/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 309X: Public Policy Research Project1-10 units
  • PUBLPOL 310: Master of Arts Thesis1-5 units
  • PUBLPOL 310A: Master's Thesis Seminar1 unit · 4.5/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 311: Public Policy Colloquium1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 314: Political Theory in Public Policy4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 315: Practical Training1-5 units
  • PUBLPOL 316: Global Education Policy & Organization (EDUC 306B)3-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 318: Refounding America: Seeking Structural and Functional Changes in the Government of the United States3-4 units
  • PUBLPOL 321: Nonprofits, Philanthropy & Society (EDUC 321, SOC 321)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 325: The Political Economy of Green Energy Policy4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 339: Questionnaire Design for Surveys and Laboratory Experiments: Social and Cognitive Perspectives (COMM 339, POLISCI 421K, PSYCH 231)4 units
  • PUBLPOL 353A: Science and Technology Policy5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 353B: Regulating Emerging Technology: Risks, Opportunities, and Reality3 units
  • PUBLPOL 379: Entering the Backstage of Education Policy Making (EDUC 219)3-4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
  • PUBLPOL 801: TGR Project0 units

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