Feb 06, 2025

2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Policy Analysis and Evaluation Concentration

This concentration provides students with the basic skills needed to work as policy analysts and program evaluators. Two required courses offer a foundation in evaluation strategies and analytical techniques for assessing public programs and analyzing policy alternatives. This track also affords students practical research experience in applying these skills.

Required Courses (6 Credit Hours)

PMAP 8521 - Evaluation Research: Design and Practice 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8531 - Policy Analysis 3 Credit Hours

Concentration Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Select three courses from the following:

PMAP 8010 - Social Policy 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8011 - Politics and Policy 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8551 - Data Analysis and Visualization 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8171 - Public Management Systems and Strategies 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8311 - Urban Demography and Analysis 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8371 - Race and Public Policy 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8511 - Big Data for Public Good 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8561 - GIS Applications 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8899 - Causal Inference and Evidence-based Policy 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8900 - Capstone: Advanced Projects for Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credit Hours
ECON 8740 - Applied Statistics and Econometrics 3 Credit Hours
URB 8040 - Urban Policy Analytics 3 Credit Hours