Spring 2027

Topics in Public Policy

An intensive study of selected topics in public policy, focusing on understanding issues, critical evaluation of solutions, and contextual analysis.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.79 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.68 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate understanding of a public policy issue or question.

  • Think critically about solutions to public policy issues.

  • Utilize knowledge of social, demographic, economic, and political contexts to analyze policies.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
PUBAFFR 274

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.79 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.68 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

  • Selected topics in public policy
  • Social, demographic, economic, and political contexts of policy

Skills

  • Understanding public policy issues or questions
  • Critical thinking about public policy solutions
  • Analyzing policies using social, demographic, economic, and political contexts

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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PUBAFFR 274 · Spring 2027

Topics in Public Policy

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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