Course Offerings

Announcement!

Beginning in Fall 2026, Duke Sanford will offer a minor in Tech Policy. This program will be open to all undergraduate students, regardless of major. More Information.

Fall 2026

  • Security Incident Detection, Response, and Resilience (CYBERSEC 510) - Prof. Arturo Ehuan - Mo 3:05pm - 5:55pm
  • Information, Technology, Ethics and Policy (PUBPOL 372) - Prof. Abe Katz - MoWe 8:30am - 9:45am
  • Cybersecurity and Health Data Policy (PUBPOL 552S / SCISOC 552S) - Prof. Campbell Tucker - TuTh 1:25pm - 2:40pm
  • AI, Ethics & Creative Economic Policy (PUBPOL 590 / SCISOC 590) - Prof. David Hoffman - TuTh 11:45am - 1:00pm
  • Digital Democracy (PUBPOL 590S) - Prof. Piero Bonadeo - Th 3:05pm - 5:35pm
  • Governing AI (PUBPOL 590S) - Prof. Anne Washington - We 3:05pm - 5:35pm
  • Privacy and Ethical Decision-Making in Our Digital Era (PUBPOL 614 / SCISOC 614) - Prof. Jolynn Dellinger - Mo 1:25pm - 3:55pm
  • Navigating The Information Environment (PUBPOL 838) - Prof. Philip Napoli - Th 6:00pm - 7:15pm
  • Cybersecurity Policy & Practice (PUBPOL 890) - Prof. Thomas Ross - Th 7:30pm - 8:45pm
  • You, Me, and the Machine: Philosophy and the Idea of AI (SCISOC 171CN) - Prof. Henry Pickford - TuTh 3:05pm - 4:20pm
  • Science & Society: Digital Intelligence - Computing and Ethics (SCISOC 256) - Prof. Sarah Ripsin Sedlak - Tu 1:25pm - 3:55pm
  • AI & Financial Services Policy (SCISOC 590) - Prof. Lee Reiners - MoWe 3:05pm - 4:20pm
  • Bass Chips Challenge: Tech Policy (SCISOC 590) - Prof. David Hoffman - Tu 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Applying Ethics to Innovation (SCISOC 690) - Prof. David Hoffman - We 8:45am - 11:15am

Former Course Offerings

Fall 2025

  • BIOETHIC 675L / Law and Policy Lab (Prof. Keith Porcaro) - TBA
  • PUBPOL 512 / China Science & Technology Policy & Innovation (Prof. Denis Simon) - W 1:40-4:10pm
  • PUBPOL 614/ SCISOC 614 - Privacy, Ethics, Data and Tech (Prof. Jolynn Dellinger) - M 1:25-3:55pm
  • PUBPOL 586 / Usable Security and Privacy (Prof. Pardis Emani-Naeini) - Tu/Th 11:45-1:00pm
  • PUBPOL 101CNS / Information, Ethics, and Policy (Prof. Ken Rogerson) - M/W 3:05-4:20pm
  • SCISOC 390S / The Transformation of Media (Prof. Robyn Caplan) - Th 1:25-3:55pm
  • PUBPOL 838 / Navigating the Information Environment (Prof. Phil Napoli) - Th 6-7:15PM
  • PUBPOL 790 / Technology Policy and Trade (Prof. Laura Sallstrom) - W 3:05-5:35pm

Fall 2021

  • Fall 2021 Pub Pol 580 – Cybersecurity and Surveillance Law and Policy, Prof. David Hoffman
  • Fall 2020 Pub Pol 890 – Intro to Cyber Security Law and Policy, Profs. David Hoffman and Shane Stansbury

Spring 2021

  • Spring 2020 Pub Pol 680 – Introduction to Technology Policy, Prof. Matt Perault
  • Spring 2021 Pub Pol 590 – Privacy, Technology & National Security, Prof. David Schanzer
  • Spring 2021 Pub Pol 570 – Cybersecurity and Health Data Policy, Prof. David Hoffman
  • Spring 2021 Law 471/Bioethics 706 – Science Regulation Lab, Prof. Buz Waitzkin
  • Spring 2021 Sci Soc 585 – Digital Intelligence: The Ethics of Emerging Technologies, Prof. Nita Farahany

Fall 2020

  • Fall 2020 Pub Pol 890 – Intro to Cyber Security Law and Policy, Prof. Shane Stansbury
  • Fall 2020 Pub Pol  890.11/Law 592/Bioethics 703 –Frontier AI & Robotics: Law & Ethics, Prof. Jeff Ward
  • Fall 2020 Pub Pol 290 – Intro to Cyber Policy, Prof. David Hoffman
  • Fall 2020 Pub Pol 613 – Technology Policy for the New Administration: Antirust, Speech and Other Emerging Issues, Prof. Matt Perault
  • Fall 2020 Law 333/Bioethics 704 – Science Law & Policy, Prof. Buz Waitzkin