Courses Offered

Public policy (PBPL) classes and the Public Policy Minor (PBPL Minor) at Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center attract an academically and intellectually diverse set of students from across dozens of Majors and courses of study.

2025 - 2026 PBPL Course Listings

SUMMER 2025

PBPL 81.05 / SOCY 055: Poverty & Public Policy in the US, Professor Casey Stockstill (2A)

FALL 2025

PBPL 44 / GOVT 37 / QSS 30.20: Election Polling, Professor Jason Barabas (9L)

PBPL 45: Introduction to Public Policy Research, Professor Kristin Smith (10A)

PBPL 82.09: The Supreme Court, Public Policy, and the Ethics of Legal Argument & Decision-making, Professor Julie Kalish (12)

PBPL 29 / GOVT 20.13 / SOCY 79.14: Growth and Its Critics, Professor Henry Clark (2)

PBPL 83.01 / GOVT 83.28: Persuasion & the Policy Process, Professor Jennifer Jerit (3A)

PBPL 52.04 / PSYC 52.04: Adolescent Risk Behavior & Policy - Corporate and Environmental Influences, Professors James Sargent and Mitch Zeller (2A)

PBPL 40.01 / QSS 20: Modern Statistical Computing, Professor Keng-Chi Chang (10A)

PBPL 91: Independent Study in Public Policy (By Arrangement w/ Faculty)

WINTER 2026

PBPL 5 / GOVT 25: Introduction to Public Policy, Professor Herschel Nachlis (10A and 2A; two sections; sign up for course Waitlists here)

PBPL 20 / EDUC 20, Educational Issues in Contemporary Society, Professor Samuel Williams (10A)

PBPL 40.03 / WGSS 66.33: Gender and Policy Leadership, Professor Anna Mahoney (11)

PBPL 82.41 / GOVT 83.34: Rockefeller Republicans, Professor Jason Barabas (3A)

PBPL 84.05 / SOCY 061 / WGSS 33.05: Gender (In)equality at Work and Home, Professor Kristin Smith (10A)

PBPL 87 / GOVT 84.43: Punishment, Inequality, and Political Economy, Professor Elizabeth Pfeffer (10A)

PBPL 25 / GOVT 30.16: The Politics of Climate Change, Professor Jennifer Jerit (10)

PBPL 27.02 / LACS 40.03: Comparative Borderlands in the Americas, Professor Jorge Cuéllar (12)

PBPL 82.01 / GOVT 85.12: Military Statecraft in International Relations, Professor Daryl Press (2A)

PBPL 40.01 / QSS 20: Modern Statistical Computing, Professor Keng-Chi Chang (2A)

PBPL 91: Independent Study in Public Policy (By Arrangement w/ Faculty)

SPRING 2026

PBPL 5 / GOVT 25: Introduction to Public Policy, Professor Jason Barabas

PBPL 28 /GOVT 30.09: Law, Courts, and Judges, Professor Herschel Nachlis (2A)

PBPL 41: Writing and Speaking Public Policy, Professor Julie Kalish

PBPL 42 / GOVT 60.04: Ethics and Public Policy, Professor Julie Rose (2A)

PBPL 43 / ECON 77: Social Entrepreneurship, Professor Curt Welling and Professor Katherine Milligan

PBPL84.06 / GOVT8X.xx: Inequality and U.S. Social Welfare Policy, Professor Naomi Nubin-Sellers

PBPL 23 / GOVT 30.04: Political Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories, Professor Brendan Nyhan

PBPL 22 / ECON 16: Regulation, Professor John Welborn

PBPL 40.01 / QSS 20: Modern Statistical Computing, Professor Herbert Chang

PBPL 81.10 / GOVT 86.57: Politics of Philanthropy, Professor Amy Schiller

PBPL84.03 / QSS 30.25: Science, Statistics, and Health Communication, Professor Steven Woloshin

PBPL 91: Independent Study in Public Policy (By Arrangement w/ Faculty)

2024 - 2025 PBPL Course Listings (Archival - Academic Year Complete)

FALL 2024 (Archival - Term Complete)

PBPL 24 / GOVT 30.17: The 2024 Election, Professor Russ Muirhead, Professor Herschel Nachlis, and Professor Bill Wohlforth (2A)

PBPL 44 / GOVT 37 / QSS 30.20: Election Polling, Professor Jason Barabas (10)

PBPL 45: Introduction to Public Policy Research, Professor Kristin Smith (2A)

PBPL 82.09: The Supreme Court, Public Policy, and the Ethics of Legal Argument & Decision-making, Professor Julie Kalish (12)

PBPL 40.01 / QSS 20: Modern Statistical Computing, Professor Herbert Chang (10A)

PBPL 47 / PSYC 54.08: Leadership, Professor John Jordan (2A)

PBPL 53 / GOVT 20.11 Entrepreneurship Workshop, Professor Bernard Avishai (2A)

PBPL 82.01 / GOVT 85.12: Military Statecraft in International Relations, Professor Daryl Press (2A)

PBPL 91: Independent Study in Public Policy (By Arrangement w/ Faculty)

WINTER 2025 (Archival - Term Complete)

PBPL 5 / GOVT 25: Introduction to Public Policy, Professor Herschel Nachlis (two sections - 11 & 12)

PBPL 10: Statistical Analysis for Public Policy, Professor Kristin Smith (10A)

PBPL 27 / GOVT 30.12 / EDUC 35: Who Gets In? College Admissions Post Affirmative Action, Professor Melissa Herman (3A)

PBPL 40.03 / WGSS 66.33: Gender and Policy Leadership, Professor Anna Mahoney (11)

PBPL 87 / GOVT 84.43: Punishment, Inequality, and Political Economy, Professor Elizabeth Pfeffer (10A)

PBPL 84.02 / ECON 41: Health Economics and Policy, Professor Carrie Colla (10A)

PBPL 91: Independent Study in Public Policy (By Arrangement w/ Faculty)

SPRING 2025 (Archival - Term Complete)

PBPL 5 / GOVT 25: Introduction to Public Policy, Professor Jason Barabas (11)

PBPL 26 / GOVT 30.14: Health Politics and Policy, Professor Ben Carter (10A)

PBPL 41: Writing and Speaking Public Policy, Professor Julie Kalish (2A)

PBPL 42 / GOVT 60.04: Ethics and Public Policy, Professor Julie Rose (12)

PBPL 27 / GOVT 30.12 / EDUC 35: Who Gets In? College Admissions Post Affirmative Action, Professor Melissa Herman (10)

PBPL 82.11 / GOVT 81.30: Election Law, Professor Matthew Raymer (formally scheduled as "arrange" -- will always be taught in the 3A and 3AX)

PBPL 22 / ECON 16: Regulation, Professor John Welborn (6B)

PBPL 23 / GOVT 30.04: Political Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories, Professor Brendan Nyhan (10A)

PBPL 40.01 / QSS 20: Modern Statistical Computing, Professor Herbert Chang (10A)

PBPL 81.05 / SOC 55: Poverty and Public Policy in the U.S., Professor Casey Stockstill (10A)

PBPL 91: Independent Study in Public Policy (By Arrangement w/ Faculty)

2023 - 2024 PBPL Course Listings (Archival - Academic Year Complete)

Summer 2023 (Archival - Term Complete)

PBPL 5: Introduction to Public Policy, Professor Michael Wales (12)

PBPL 40.02/GOVT 66.02: Constitutional Law, Development, and Theory; Deputy Assistant Attorney General Maggie Goodlander, (3A)

Fall 2023 (Archival - Term Complete)

PBPL 27/GOVT 30.12/EDUC 35: Affirmative Action in Higher Education, Professor Melissa Herman (3A)

PBPL 40.01/QSS 20: Modern Statistical Computing, Professor Ho-Chun Herbert Chang (10A)

PBPL 42/GOVT 60.04: Ethics and Public Policy, Professor Lucas Swaine (2)

PBPL 45: Introduction to Public Policy Research, Professors Kristin Smith and Jason Barabas (2A)

PBPL 47/PSYC 54.08: Leadership, Professor John Jordan (2A)

PBPL 53/GOVT 20.11 Entrepreneurship & Public Policy, Professor Bernard Avishai (6B)

PBPL 82.09: The Supreme Court, Public Policy, and the Ethics of Legal Argument & Decision-making; Professor Julie Kalish (12)

PBPL 82.01/GOVT 85.12: Military Statecraft in International Relations, Professor Daryl Press (2A)

PBPL 91: Independent Study in Public Policy (By Arrangement)

Winter 2024 (Archival - Term Complete)

PBPL 5/GOVT 25: Introduction to Public Policy, Professor Herschel Nachlis (two sections - 11 & 12)

PBPL 10: Statistical Analysis for Public Policy, Professor Kristin Smith (10A)

PBPL 23/GOVT 30.04: Political Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories, Professor Hwayong Shin (3A)

PBPL 40.03/WGSS 66.33: Gender and Policy Leadership, Professor Anna Mahoney (11)

PBPL 83.01/GOVT 83.28: Persuasion & Policy Process, Professor Jennifer Jerit (10A)

PBPL 87/GOVT 84.43: Punishment, Inequality, and Political Economy, Professor Elizabeth Pfeffer (10A)

PBPL 89/GOVT 83.31/QSS 30.24: Advanced Policy Research, Professor Jason Barabas (3A)

PBPL 91: Independent Study in Public Policy (By Arrangement)

Spring 2024 (Archival - Term Complete)

PBPL 28/GOVT 30.09: Law, Courts, and Judges, Professor Herschel Nachlis (2A)

PBPL 41: Writing and Speaking Public Policy, Professor Julie Kalish (2A)

PBPL 42/GOVT 60.04: Ethics and Public Policy, Professor Julie Rose (2 sections, 12 & 2)

PBPL 43/ECON 77: Social Entrepreneurship, Professor Anna Mahoney, Professor Katherine Milligan, and Professor Curt Welling (6A)

PBPL 82.10/GOVT86.54: Congressional Investigations, Law, and Democratic Governance, Professor Kristin Amerling (3A)

PBPL 40.01/QSS 20: Modern Statistical Computing, Professor Herbert Chang (10A)

PBPL 22/ECON 16: Regulation, Professor John Welborn (6B)

PBPL 23/GOVT 30.04: Political Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories, Professor Brendan Nyhan (10A)

PBPL 91: Independent Study in Public Policy (By Arrangement w/ Faculty)