— Experiments in Social Change

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Concept and practice of randomized policy experiments. Applications in comparative politics. Practical exercises in cleaning, analyzing, visualizing, and interpreting data from experiments. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Political Science, Political Science-Public Service, and International Relations majors only. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Writing Experience (WE). POL 140F — Experiments in Social Change (4 units) Course Description: Concept and practice of randomized policy experiments. Applications in comparative politics. Practical exercises in cleaning, analyzing, visualizing, and interpreting data from experiments. Prerequisite(s): POL 002 ; POL 051 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Political Science, Political Science-Public Service, and International Relations majors only. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Political Science, Political Science-Public Service, and International Relations majors only. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Writing Experience (WE). POL 140F — Experiments in Social Change (4 units) Course Description: Concept and practice of randomized policy experiments. Applications in comparative politics. Practical exercises in cleaning, analyzing, visualizing, and interpreting data from experiments. Prerequisite(s): POL 002 ; POL 051 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Political Science, Political Science-Public Service, and International Relations majors only. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.