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

Fees Field trip, 2800. fee amount approximate, $2400.00 to $2,800.00, which covers lodging and course activities. Students are responsible for their own flights and meals.

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

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

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

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

  • 4-5 Credits Graded

  •  5525 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. An optional one-credit faculty-led field study offers students the chance to explore population issues from an international perspective. Participants will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, to delve into several topics discussed in class. This 10-day trip typically takes place from late May to the first week of June and requires permission from the instructor. To participate, students must maintain a B average in the lecture. The estimated field trip fee is approximately $2,400 to $2,800, which covers lodging and course activities. Students are responsible for their own flights and meals.

  •  5578 PUBPOL 2030   DIS 201

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    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Sassler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5589 PUBPOL 2030   DIS 202

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Sassler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person