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Public Policy Curriculum

Public Policy Core (24 Credit Hours)

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME COURSE SYLLABUS
POL 60102 American Policy Process (3) PADM 60370
POL 60301/70301 Proseminar in Policy Analysis and Administration (3) PADM 60372
ECON 52085/PADM 60368 Public Finance/Economics of Public Policy (3) PADM 60373
PADM 60470/POL 70470 Critical Issues in Public Administration (3) PADM 60374
PADM 60381/POL 70381 OR Methods in Public Administration (3) PADM 60375
POL 60003/70003 Policy Methods I (3) PADM 60379

 

PLUS: Choose one course from each of the three lists below

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME COURSE SYLLABUS
1. PADM 60370/POL 70370
    PADM 60372/POL 60372
    PADM 60375/POL 70375
    PADM 60376/POL 70376
Public Management Concept and Practices; or
Administrative Theory and Behavior; or
Public Personnel Administration; or
Labor-Management Relations in the Public Sector; plus
PADM 60370
PADM 60372
PADM 60375
PADM 60376
2. PADM 60374/POL 70374
    PADM 60373/POL 70373
Public Financial Management; or
Public Budgeting (choose one) plus;
PADM 60374
PADM 60373
3. Policy tool course (e.g. research design, benefit-cost analysis, quantitative/qualitative methods, foreign language)

Policy Specilization (15 Credit Hours)

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME COURSE SYLLABUS
Select 5 related course drawn from anywhere in the university and approved by the advisor

Internship (3 Credit Hours)

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME COURSE SYLLABUS
PADM 60392 Internship PADM 60392
* Requires 225 hours field placement-1 Semester
* Waived for students working fulltime or with caregiver responsibilities

Capstone Course

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME COURSE SYLLABUS
PADM 60492 Capstone Course PADM 60492

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