Programs
Policy Analysis
(18 credit hours) The policy analysis concentration emphasizes substantive applications of management science/operations research, statistical analysis, cost-benefit analysis, program evaluation, and related techniques and approaches to public policy issues and decisions.
Policy Analysis Skills (9 credit hours)
Required course:
| SPEA-V 507 | Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
Take a minimum of two of the following three courses:
| SPEA-V 539 | Management Science for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 541 | Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public and Environmental Policies | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
Note: Should the student decide to take V 539, V 541, and V 562, the third course can be counted as one of the three public courses required below.
Policy Field (9 credit hours)
Select three public policy courses with the permission of a concentration advisor.
Courses that may be chosen include, but are not limited to, the following:
| AADM-Y 559 | Public Policy and Arts | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 510 | Government Regulation in Market Economies | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 521 | The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 539 | Management Science for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 541 | Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public and Environmental Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 547 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 550 | Topics in Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 565 | Environmental Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 622 | Seminar in Urban Economic Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 625 | Environmental Economics and Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 640 | Law, Public Management, and Public Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 669 | Economic Development, Globalization, and Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |