Arizona State University Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions 17 courses 42 total credits
The Master of Public Policy program equips you with the analytical tools you need to understand and address public policy issues. You also develop skills in managing the process of policy development, approval, implementation and evaluation as well as gain policy-specific knowledge on issues such as poverty, education, the environment and public safety. Through a focused set of electives, the policy informatics concentration provides you with knowledge and skills for seeking careers in which informatics tools, models and simulations are used to help individuals and groups deliberate and evaluate policy decisions and explore new governance infrastructures. Emphasis is placed 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 | 27 credits |
| Concentration | 6 credits |
| Restricted Electives | 6 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 3 credits |
| Total Credits | 42 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PAF 501 | Public Service Research I | 3 |
| PAF 502 | Public Service Research II | 3 |
| PAF 504 | Microeconomics of Public Policy I | 3 |
| PAF 505 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
| PAF 540 | Advanced Policy Analysis | 3 |
| PAF 541 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| PAF 570 | Microeconomics of Public Policy II | 3 |
| PAF 573 | Applied Econometrics | 3 |
| PAF 574 | Diversity, Ethics and Leading Public Change | 3 |
| Total Required Core | 27 credits | |
Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PAF 513 | Foundations of Data Science I: Introduction to Data Programming in R | 3 |
| PAF 516 | Community Analytics | 3 |
| Total Concentration | 6 credits | |
Restricted Electives
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PAF 514 | Foundations of Data Science II: Data Wrangling | 3 |
| PAF 515 | Foundations of Data Science III: Project Management | 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 | |
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PAF 509 | Public Affairs Capstone | 3 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 3 credits | |
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