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Dibs Fall 2026

PUB AFF

Public Affairs

66 courses on record · 1 with sections in Fall 2026

Live section data currently covers GE courses; the rest is filled in by a nightly pass, so this department is likely running more than is listed here.

66 courses

Lower division 12

Lower division courses in Public Affairs
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
10 Social Problems and Social Change GE 3.77 n=1,358 1 section
19 Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars no letter grades —
20 Power, Politics, and Policy Change 3.68 n=289 —
30 Comparative Analysis of Wealth, Policy, and Power GE 3.65 n=590 —
40 Microeconomics for Public Affairs 3.42 n=536 —
50 Foundations and Debates in Public Thought 3.58 n=466 —
60 Using Data to Learn about Society: Introduction to Empirical Research and Statistics 3.54 n=712 —
70 Information, Evidence, and Persuasion 3.69 n=485 —
80 How Social Environments Shape Human Development 3.88 n=788 —
87 Introduction to the Professional Workplace 3.89 n=12 small sample —
M98T People in Parks: Public Space and Participation 3.77 n=16 small sample —
M98TW What Is This Place: Developing Socio-Historical Senses to Understand Urban Places 3.89 n=20 —

Upper division 54

Upper division courses in Public Affairs
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
M109 Introduction to Cities and Planning 3.82 n=492 —
110 Urban Revolution: Space and Society in Global Context 3.73 n=521 —
111 Microeconomics: Market Failures and Inequality 3.64 n=83 —
112 Social Movements 3.83 n=502 —
113 Policy Analysis: Approaches to Addressing Social Problems 3.88 n=168 —
114 People, Organizations, and Systems 3.89 n=1,162 —
115 Using Quantitative Methods to Understand Social Problems and their Potential Solutions 3.60 n=509 —
116 Using Qualitative Methods to Understand Social Problems and Their Potential Solutions 3.86 n=981 —
M117B Network Science Using R 3.07 n=23 —
M117D Data Analysis for Educational Equity and Improvement 3.94 n=37 —
M117DX Data Analysis for Educational Equity and Improvement 3.89 n=11 small sample —
121 Race, Class, Gender, and Spatial Inequality 3.77 n=49 —
123 History and Public Policy 3.82 n=37 —
M124 Child Welfare Policy in America 3.75 n=63 —
M125 Creating Safe and Welcoming Schools 3.86 n=258 —
128 Practical Applications of Research on Emerging Adults 3.93 n=173 —
M129XP Intergenerational Communication across Lifespan 3.54 n=37 —
M130 Biomedical, Social, and Policy Frontiers in Human Aging GE 3.60 n=123 —
M131 Diversity in Aging: Roles of Gender and Ethnicity 3.86 n=45 —
134 Politics of U.S. Health Policy 3.68 n=248 —
135 Firearm Violence Prevention Policy 3.80 n=75 —
136 Cannabis Policy and Society 3.67 n=30 —
137 Gangs, Criminal Justice, and Mass Incarceration 3.87 n=165 —
M138 Crime and Public Policy no grade history —
140 Race, Rights, and Citizenship: Encounters with Bureaucracies 3.83 n=38 —
145 California Policy Issues 3.71 n=61 —
148 U.S. Housing Policy and Geography of Opportunity 3.85 n=87 —
149 International Housing Policy 3.65 n=43 —
M153 Parking and City 3.52 n=68 —
154 Green Transportation 3.60 n=39 —
155 Economics and Equity in Transportation Systems and Policies 3.78 n=33 —
M157 Built Environment and Health 3.92 n=32 —
158XP Trees in City 3.78 n=19 small sample —
M159 Politics of Water 3.50 n=141 —
M160 Urban Sustainability 3.94 n=76 —
M161 Environmental Justice through Multiple Lenses 3.94 n=138 —
162 U.S. Environmental Politics 3.72 n=92 —
M165 Advanced Technology: Public Policy, Regulation, and Law 3.88 n=116 —
170 Civil Society, Nonprofit Organizations, and Philanthropy: Comparative Perspectives 3.66 n=111 —
172 Development and Its Governance 3.52 n=53 —
174 Cultural Policy and Cultural Diplomacy: Soft Power, Creative Economy, Innovation, and Arts 3.72 n=87 —
177 Truth and Consequences: Problems in Contemporary American Journalism 3.87 n=29 —
M179A Social Movements in Theory and Practice 3.06 n=22 —
180 Lawyers, Law, and Public Affairs 3.89 n=364 —
M183 Science Policy and the Crisis of Expertise no grade history —
187A Experiential Learning Capstone 3.87 n=96 —
187AX Experiential Learning Capstone 3.85 n=308 —
187B Experiential Learning Capstone 3.86 n=104 —
187BX Experiential Learning Capstone 3.88 n=356 —
187C Experiential Learning Capstone 3.86 n=98 —
187CX Experiential Learning Capstone 3.87 n=349 —
191A Variable Topics Seminar: Public Affairs: Seminar 1 3.84 n=109 —
M191P Variable Topics Seminar: Public Policy 3.89 n=157 —
195CE Community or Corporate Internships in Public Affairs 3.91 n=52 —

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the department average, so a course taught once to a dozen students sits near the department mean rather than at whatever those twelve happened to get. The figure is always shown — small sample marks where it rests mostly on that prior.