PUBPOL 2030

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PUBPOL 2030
Population and Public Policy

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Population and Public Policy exposes students to the logic and skills of demographic research and policy analysis. The course emphasizes the nature, collection, and interpretation of demographic data, the application of demographic techniques, the major components (i.e., fertility, mortality, and migration) of national and global population change, and contemporary population problems (e.g., population aging, teen childbearing, the rise in non-marital childbearing, immigrant adaptation). The course also emphasizes public policies that can influence demographic change. The format primarily involves lectures and class discussion. Students are expected to attend each class and be prepared to discuss assigned materials.


Forbidden Overlaps GDEV 2010, PUBPOL 2030, SOC 2030, SOC 2202

Distribution Requirements (SBA-AG), (SBA-HE)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SU, 2023SP

Learning Outcomes

  • Gain a broader understanding of the demographic forces that shape our daily lives.
  • Apply basic tools of demographic analysis to population data.
  • Develop skills for assessing and synthesizing evidence in social demography.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 2030

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5208 PUBPOL 2030   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Sassler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Multi-semester course: Spring (Ithaca); Summer (Copenhagen, Denmark). Students have the option to participate in a one-credit, faculty-led international field study that expands on course topics by examining population issues in a global context. This 10-day trip to Copenhagen typically occurs from late May through the first week of June. Participation requires instructor permission and a minimum B average in the lecture. The estimated program fee ranges from $2,400 to $2,800, covering lodging and course-related activities. Students are responsible for airfare and meals.

  •  5209 PUBPOL 2030   DIS 201

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Sassler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5210 PUBPOL 2030   DIS 202

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Sassler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person