Featured Course
Stephen Henry Schneider
PUBLPOL 151: Science Policy, National Security, and Cybersecurity
Taught by Herb Lin and Megan Palmer, this spring course provides a basic overview of science policy and its connection to national security, with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity as an aspect of national security. The course addresses biosecurity as a secondary focus, and includes sessions on effective memo writing and presentation of policy proposals.
Current Courses
Please note: Course times and locations are subject to change. Check Explore Courses (explorecourses.stanford.edu) for the most updated information. Courses taught in the Public Policy Program are covered by an optional (with each instructor) set of course management policies, laid out in this document.
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PUBLPOL 101 Politics and Public Policy (AMSTUD 123X, POLISCI 102, POLISCI 123, PUBLPOL 201) (Formerly PS 2) American political institutions (the Presidency, Congress, and the Court) and political processes (the formation of political attitudes and voting) have... |
Brady, D., Cain, B. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Tuesday Thursday 10:30am - 11:50am 300-300 |
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PUBLPOL 104 Economic Policy Analysis (ECON 150, PUBLPOL 204) The relationship between microeconomic analysis and public policy making. How economic policy analysis is done and why political leaders regard it as useful but not... |
Rosston, G. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Monday Wednesday 1:30pm - 3:20pm 200-030 |
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PUBLPOL 104 Economic Policy Analysis (ECON 150, PUBLPOL 204) The relationship between microeconomic analysis and public policy making. How economic policy analysis is done and why political leaders regard it as useful but not... |
Kooiman, B. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Friday 10:30am - 11:20am 250-201 |
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PUBLPOL 105 Empirical Methods in Public Policy (PUBLPOL 205) Methods of empirical analysis and applications in public policy. Emphasis on causal inference and program evaluation. Public policy applications include health, education... |
Schoemaker, L. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Wednesday 5:30pm - 6:20pm 160-127 |
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PUBLPOL 126B Curricular Public Policies for the Recognition of Afro-Brazilians and Indigenous Population (AFRICAAM 126B, CSRE 126B, EDUC 136B, EDUC 236B) Recently two laws in Brazil (10639/2003 and 13465/2008), which came about due to intense pressure from Black and Indigenous social movements throughout the 20th century,... |
Goncalves e Silva, P. | 2015-2016 Winter | |
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PUBLPOL 135 Regional Politics and Decision Making in Silicon Valley and the Greater Bay Area Dynamics of regional leadership and decision making in Silicon Valley, a complex region composed of 40 cities and four counties without any overarching framework for... |
Benest, F., Hancock, R. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Wednesday 4:30pm - 5:50pm 100-101K |
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PUBLPOL 146 Policy, Politics, and the Presidency: Understanding the 2016 Campaign from Start to Finish (POLISCI 72, PUBLPOL 246) In 2016, Americans will once again go to the polls to select a new president. But what will actually happen behind-the-scenes between now and then is largely a mystery to... |
Cain, B., Chen, L., Ginsberg, B. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Wednesday 2:30pm - 4:20pm Cemex Auditorium |
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PUBLPOL 154 Politics and Policy in California State politics and policy making, including the roles of the legislature, legislative leadership, governor, special interests, campaign finance, advocacy groups, ballot... |
Ntim, A., Sorenson, Z. | 2015-2016 Winter | |
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PUBLPOL 168 Global Organizations: Managing Diversity (PUBLPOL 268, SOC 168, SOC 268) Analytical tools derived from the social sciences to analyze global organizations, strategies, and the tradeoffs between different designs of organizations. Focus is on... |
Meyersson Milgrom, E. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Monday Wednesday 11:30am - 1:20pm 250-201 |
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PUBLPOL 184 Poverty and Policies in Developing Economies Economic models of growth and poverty, differences in growth rates among countries, and the persistence of poverty. Models of physical and human capital accumulation, and... |
Kochar, A. | 2015-2016 Winter | |
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PUBLPOL 201 Politics and Public Policy (AMSTUD 123X, POLISCI 102, POLISCI 123, PUBLPOL 101) (Formerly PS 2) American political institutions (the Presidency, Congress, and the Court) and political processes (the formation of political attitudes and voting) have... |
Brady, D., Cain, B. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Tuesday Thursday 10:30am - 11:50am 300-300 |
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PUBLPOL 204 Economic Policy Analysis (ECON 150, PUBLPOL 104) The relationship between microeconomic analysis and public policy making. How economic policy analysis is done and why political leaders regard it as useful but not... |
Rosston, G. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Monday Wednesday 1:30pm - 3:20pm 200-030 |
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PUBLPOL 205 Empirical Methods in Public Policy (PUBLPOL 105) Methods of empirical analysis and applications in public policy. Emphasis on causal inference and program evaluation. Public policy applications include health, education... |
Schoemaker, L. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Wednesday 5:30pm - 6:20pm |
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PUBLPOL 246 Policy, Politics, and the Presidency: Understanding the 2016 Campaign from Start to Finish (POLISCI 72, PUBLPOL 146) In 2016, Americans will once again go to the polls to select a new president. But what will actually happen behind-the-scenes between now and then is largely a mystery to... |
Cain, B., Chen, L., Ginsberg, B. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Wednesday 2:30pm - 4:20pm Cemex Auditorium |
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PUBLPOL 268 Global Organizations: Managing Diversity (PUBLPOL 168, SOC 168, SOC 268) Analytical tools derived from the social sciences to analyze global organizations, strategies, and the tradeoffs between different designs of organizations. Focus is on... |
Meyersson Milgrom, E. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Monday Wednesday 11:30am - 1:20pm 250-201 |
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PUBLPOL 302B Economic Analysis of Law (Same as LAW 528 .) This course will provide a broad overview of the scholarly field known as "law and economics." The focus will be on how legal rules and institutions... |
Dagenais, G. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Thursday 5:30pm - 6:20pm 160-318 |
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PUBLPOL 303D Applied Econometrics for Public Policy This course aims to present the theory and practice of empirical research in economics with particular emphasis on topics relating to public policy questions. We will... |
Seiler, S., Summers, M. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Tuesday 4:30pm - 7:20pm GSB Bass 312 |
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PUBLPOL 303D Applied Econometrics for Public Policy This course aims to present the theory and practice of empirical research in economics with particular emphasis on topics relating to public policy questions. We will... |
Mann, J. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Thursday 1:30pm - 3:20pm 360-361A |
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PUBLPOL 305A Problem Solving and Decision Making for Public Policy and Social Change (IPS 207A) This course introduces skills and bodies of knowledge useful for careers in law, public policy, and achieving social change at scale. These include framing problems;... |
Handoko, D. | 2015-2016 Winter | |
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PUBLPOL 311 Public Policy Colloquium Weekly colloquia speaker series required for M.P.P. and M.A. in Public Policy students. Themes vary each quarter. |
Rosston, G. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Tuesday 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
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PUBLPOL 354 Economics of Innovation (ECON 113) The role of innovation and technological change in long run economic growth and the sources of innovation in science, technology, and commercialization. Founding of new... |
Bresnahan, T. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Tuesday Thursday 1:30pm - 3:20pm Econ 139 |
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PUBLPOL 364 The Future of Finance (ECON 152, ECON 252, STATS 238) If you are interested in a career in finance or that touches finance (computational science, economics, public policy, legal, regulatory, corporate, other), this course... |
Beder, T. | 2015-2016 Winter |
Monday 11:30am - 1:20pm School of Education 206 |
