Policy Analysis 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 503 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 |
| Policy Analysis Concentration | ||
| PAD 507 | Information for Decision Making | 3 |
| PAD 525 | Informatics for Public Policy | 3 |
| or PAD 526 | Advanced Analytical Tools: Forecasting, Time Series Analysis, and Predictive Analytics | |
| Choose up to two additional courses | 6-7 | |
| Operations Research Methods | ||
| State and Local Community Development | ||
| Program Implementation | ||
| Community Planning Tools | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |