POL SCI 200C · POLISCI 200CCausal Inference for Social Science
Political Science · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Clarification of conditions under which estimates made using non-experimental data can be given causal interpretation. Strategies for accessing and maximizing credibility of causal claims made from non-experimental evidence. Designs and methods, including experiments, matching, regression, panel methods, difference-in-differences, synthetic control methods, instrumental variable estimation, regression discontinuity designs, and sensitivity analyses. Reinforcement of some basic skills from probability and statistics.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 200A, 200B. Preparation: familiarity of basic probability theory and statistics, multivariate calculus, basic linear/matrix algebra.
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Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
POL SCI 200C
- POL SCI 200AProbability and Inference for Social Science
- POL SCI 200BRegression Analysis for Social Science
2 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 3 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
POL SCI 200C
- POL SCI 200XData Analysis Workshop
- POL SCI 200YData Analysis Workshop I
- POL SCI 200ZData Analysis Workshop II
3 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 4 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.