CSSH Graduate General Regulations
The Graduate Certificate in Public Policy Analysis seeks to provide students with the tools to analyze and shape public policy at the local, state, and national levels. Students have an opportunity to gain an understanding of the political and legal processes of policymaking, develop skills central to conducting research on policy questions, and learn techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of competing policies.
Academic Standing/Progress
Students in the program are monitored for academic progress. Those students whose grade-point average (GPA) falls below a 3.000 are notified by and meet with the director of academic programs. They are counseled that if their GPA does not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not graduating and are advised on strategies for improvement.
Core Requirements
Students may not reuse required degree courses for the certificate.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Analysis Methods and Skills | ||
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: | 8 | |
Information Design and Visual Analytics | ||
Research Methods in the Social Sciences | ||
Strategizing Public Policy | ||
or PPUA 6506 | Techniques of Policy Analysis | |
Economic Analysis for Policy and Planning | ||
Ecological Economics | ||
Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision Making | ||
Big Data for Cities | ||
Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Policy | ||
Techniques of Program Evaluation | ||
Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems | ||
Policy | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Housing Policy | ||
Transportation Policy | ||
Immigration and Urban America | ||
Land Use and Urban Growth Policy | ||
Health Policy and Politics | ||
Education Policy in the United States | ||
Energy Democracy and Climate Resilience: Technology, Policy, and Social Change | ||
Food Systems and Public Policy | ||
Institutions and Public Policy |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
12 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required