PBPL 101: Research Methods and Public Policy

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; written work, 1 hour

Catalog page 588

Prerequisites: PBPL 001; restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor

Description: Examines methods for conducting social science research to inform public policy debates. Concentrates on measurement, sampling, research design, causality, natural quasi-experiments, surveys, and qualitative analyses. Studies and debates pressing public policy issues of the time including transportation, crime, immigration, healthcare, poverty, inequality, social policy, environment, and natural resources.

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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 79/76  79/ 76
2024-25 50/60 30/50  80/110
2023-24 45/50 49/50 12/50 106/150
2022-23 54/60 16/50 24/45 15/30 109/185
2021-22 20/45 60/60 24/30 104/135
2020-21 35/45 44/45 14/20  93/110
2019-20 29/30 28/48 38/31 16/20 111/129
2018-19 13/47 23/23 16/30  52/100
2017-18 17/75  17/ 75