PUBPOL 5830

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 15, 2026 7:07PM EDT

PUBPOL 5830
Randomized Controlled Trials for Policy and Society

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course is designed for graduate students interested in learning how to evaluate the quality of, design, conduct, and analyze data for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The goal is to teach students why RCTs are the scientific gold standard for causal evidence, how to assess published or proposed RCTs, avoid common errors in designing their own RCTs, conducting RCTs, and analyzing the data from RCTs. (MPA-DA, MPA-DATSCI, MPA-SCITEC, MPA-TPA)


Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: graduate and professional students. Recommended prerequisites: PUBPOL 5155 and SOC 6010.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP

Learning Outcomes

  • Review the quality of proposed and conducted randomized controlled trials.
  • Design high-quality randomized controlled trials.
  • Conduct randomized controlled trials.
  • Analyze data for randomized controlled trials.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 6830, SOC 6830

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13171 PUBPOL 5830   SEM 101

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Voelkel, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person