Arizona State University Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions 10 courses 15 total credits
The policy informatics certificate program provides knowledge and skills to you as you seek careers in which you can use informatics tools, models and simulations to help individuals and groups deliberate and evaluate policy decisions. The program places emphasis on theories and research concerning decision-making, complexity theory and visualization of quantitative and qualitative information, collective intelligence, behavioral economics, and persuasive technologies.
| Required Core | 9 credits |
| Restricted Electives | 6 credits |
| Total Credits | 15 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PAF 505 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
| PAF 513 | Foundations of Data Science I: Introduction to Data Programming in R | 3 |
| PAF 514 | Foundations of Data Science II: Data Wrangling | 3 |
| Total Required Core | 9 credits | |
Restricted Electives
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PAF 510 | Foundations of Program Evaluation I: Multiple Regression | 3 |
| PAF 515 | Foundations of Data Science III: Project Management | 3 |
| PAF 516 | Community Analytics | 3 |
| PAF 540 | Advanced Policy Analysis | 3 |
| PAF 571 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Analysis | 3 |
| PAF 582 | E-Public Administration | 3 |
| PAF 591 | Topic: Complexity in Public Policy and Management | 3 |
| PAF 591 | Topic: Complexity in Public Policy and Management | 3 |
| Total Restricted Electives | 6 credits | |
Additional Curriculum Information
Students should review the certificate requirements and required courses on the School of Public Affairs website. Students are required to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") and to have no more than one grade below a "B-" in courses taken to complete the certificate program.
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