Policy Analysis Concentration
The program is not accepting applications for the Concentration in Policy Analysis at this time.
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 | |