2026 Fall

PUBPOL 246 001 - LEC 001

Data Science for Public Policy

Felix Owusu

Aug 26, 2026 - Dec 11, 2026

Tu, Th

03:30 pm - 04:59 pm

GSPP 250

Class #:30941

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 3

Enrolled: 83

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 86

Waitlist Max: 15

Open Reserved Seats:

1 unreserved seats

2 reserved for Graduate Students in the Goldman School of Public Policy

2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week.

Other classes by Felix Owusu

PUBPOL 101 001 001LEC

Course Catalog Description

Data and analytics have become essential for tackling real-world social and policy problems. This course will cover key tools in this setting: data wrangling and description with (often messy) data sets, including data aggregation and manipulation; visualization; and introduction to more advanced statistical programming. Students will explore these topics via individual- and group-based applied data projects, including hands-on assignments during class. The goal is for students to “get their hands dirty” with data and to produce workable—rather than ideal—solutions to problems. Data sets will be drawn from governments, non-profits, and other partner organizations. The course will be taught using the open-source programming language, R.