Education Policy Concentration
Students must complete 36 semester hours, including the Capstone course in which they will complete the master’s closure exercise.
Requirements
| Core courses | ||
| PAD 503 | Analytical Tools | 3 |
| Analysis: Must take PAD and choose one from the remaining two analytics courses | 3 | |
| Informatics for Public Policy | ||
| Advanced Analytical Tools: Forecasting, Time Series Analysis, and Predictive Analytics | ||
| Policy and Economics | 15 | |
| Budget And Finance | ||
| Public Policy for Managers | ||
| Economics and Public Policy | ||
| Public Policy Analysis | ||
| Program Evaluation | ||
| Closure Exercise | ||
| PAD 573 | Capstone in Public Policy | 3 |
| Educations Policy (Offered through Educational Leadership) | ||
| Education Policy Concentration | ||
| EDL 503 | School Law | 4 |
| Choose up to two additional courses | 8 | |
| School Finance | ||
| Legal Rights of Teachers, Parents, and Students in Educational Settings | ||
| Understanding the Education Legal System and Minimizing Occupational Risks | ||
| Educational Bargaining Approaches & Employability Issues | ||
| Administration and Evaluation of Special Education Issues | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |