The Graduate Certificate in Public Policy Analysis provides students with skills, knowledge, and abilities in public policy. Students complete coursework that provides them with an understanding of public policy and the methods used to analyze outputs and outcomes of policy decisions in the public sector.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Appropriately structure policy problems and apply a systemic evidence based problem solving approach to those problems.
- Integrate the elements of theory, methods, problem structuring, ethics, analysis, and argumentation to generate reports usable in government and nonprofit management.
- Conduct evaluation methods using appropriate and standard methodologies.
- Understand and analyze policy evaluations from experts.
Effective Fall 2021
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PPA 500 | Research Methods for Public Policy and Admin | 3 |
| PPA 501 | Program Evaluation and Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| PPA 543 | Evidence-Based Decision Making | 3 |
| PPA 665/POLS 665 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
| Program Total Credits: | 12 | |
*This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates. A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course may be counted only in one certificate.