# POLISCI 827: Public Opinion | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/POLISCI_827) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### terms * 1274 * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### revision fc1811fa52e581ea57a35c0cf3343f8740a8ffbf ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 10 ### projection id 25a5e1495a940a130efa223858e76f52294bba73a112cecf25208173491bd201 ### observed at 2026-10-14T17:50:09.728220+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-19T18:58:33.786556+00:00 ### courses 8929 ### current instructors 3758 ### limited false ### terms * 1274 * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1274 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 70 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 54 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 53 | | ANTHRO | 93 | | ART | 124 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 70 | | BIOCHEM | 52 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 68 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 51 | | CIVENGR | 131 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 11 | | CNSRSCI | 49 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 10 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 14 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 39 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 33 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 144 | | EDPOL | 115 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 71 | | EMA | 52 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 205 | | ENTOM | 39 | | ENVIRST | 149 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 65 | | ESL | 15 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 21 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 38 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 62 | | GEN\&WS | 144 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 112 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 84 | | GLE | 47 | | GNS | 39 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 43 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 232 | | HISTSCI | 54 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 21 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 52 | | ISYE | 82 | | ITALIAN | 55 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 87 | | KINES | 127 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 118 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 90 | | LITTRANS | 79 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 65 | | MATH | 152 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 132 | | MEDHIST | 41 | | MEDICINE | 59 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 45 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 60 | | MUSIC | 164 | | MUSPERF | 125 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 5 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 112 | | NUTRSCI | 64 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 13 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 44 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 27 | | PHARMACY | 36 | | PHILOS | 76 | | PHMCOL-M | 10 | | PHMPRAC | 41 | | PHMSCI | 58 | | PHYASST | 38 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 53 | | PLPATH | 37 | | POLISCI | 197 | | POPHLTH | 54 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 102 | | PSYCHIAT | 21 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 101 | | S\&APHM | 16 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 90 | | SOC | 145 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 81 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 91 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 24 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 88 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 6 | | ZOOLOGY | 90 | ### designations | family | value | label | | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | breadth | biological-science | Breadth - 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Discuss competing theories on the appropriate and actual role of public opinion in democracies. ### requirements text Graduate/professional standing ### credit offering ids None recorded. ### llm job id enrich-49752a259f17fab0f49665b3 ### llm output id 8335129cf577b41efbda38a8cd4dabdced8058e4522eac8579d6c214d7e9b591 ### llm model Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B ### llm model revision 1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0 ### llm task version 17 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary Graduate course examining classic and modern research on public opinion, its methodologies, and its role in democracies. ### llm topics * Research and methodologies for studying public opinion * Role of public opinion in democracies * Explanations for public perspectives and preferences on public affairs ### llm skills * Differentiate conceptualizations of public opinion * Summarize research findings on public opinion in democracy * Analyze methodological approaches to studying public opinion * Identify open research questions in public opinion studies ### source url ### llm activity tags * data-analysis * writing ### llm assumed background None recorded. ### llm search phrases * public opinion research * democracy and public opinion * political methodology * social science methods * public affairs preferences * graduate political science ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status insufficient\_evidence ### designations * Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement ### catalog variants None recorded. ### official learning outcomes Identify and differentiate various conceptualizations of public opinion. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:03.625248+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/poli_sci/", "term": null } ``` Summarize major past research findings and debates about the role of public opinion in contemporary democracy, particularly in the United States. In particular, summarize and differentiate findings with respect to what explains why people express the perspectives and preferences that they do about public affairs. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:03.625248+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/poli_sci/", "term": null } ``` Identify and analyze different approaches to studying public opinion in contemporary social science literature. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:03.625248+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/poli_sci/", "term": null } ``` Identify questions related to public opinion that are in need of research to make significant contributions to our understanding of the nature, origins, and effects of public opinion. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:03.625248+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/poli_sci/", "term": null } ``` ### skills taught Differentiate conceptualizations of public opinion ```json { "evidence": [ { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "course_id": "POLISCI 827", "field": "official_learning_outcomes", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:03.625248+00:00", "outcome_index": 0, "quote": "Identify and differentiate various conceptualizations of public opinion.", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/poli_sci/", "term": null } ] } ``` Summarize research findings on public opinion in democracy ```json { "evidence": [ { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "course_id": "POLISCI 827", "field": "official_learning_outcomes", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:03.625248+00:00", "outcome_index": 1, "quote": "Summarize major past research findings and debates about the role of public opinion in contemporary democracy, particularly in the United States. 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