Social 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 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 |
| Social Policy Concentration | ||
| PAD 522 | U.S. Social Policy | 3 |
| PAD 535 | Public Administration Diversity | 3 |
| Choose up to two additional courses | 6 | |
| Global Child Advocacy Studies | ||
| International Poverty, Inequality, and Development | ||
| Community Economic Development | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Students will also complete 12 hours of Public Administration and Public Policy Electives or approved graduate course work from another department. These 12 hours may be used to complete a concentration or Graduate Certificate. (Note, if students elect to pursue the Graduate Geographic Information System Certificate, they will exceed the typical MPP of 36 hours and take 39 hours).