Public Policy Analysis
This Public Policy Analysis concentration in the Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy Advanced Certificate draws from NYU Wagner’s policy program to deepen students’ understanding of the way in which public policy and political realities interact at the national, state, and local levels. It provides students with a fundamental understanding of the tools necessary to conduct public policy analysis, program evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, multivariate regression, and the criteria to assessing the need for government intervention.
Students must complete 12 credits to obtain this Advanced Certificate. The curriculum is designed to be completed in two to three semesters, however students may take up to three years.
Curriculum
Students must choose courses (12 credits) from the following:
| ✔ | Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites | Typically offered | credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PADM-GP.2140 | Public Economics | CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018; CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP.4021 concurrently | Fall, Spring | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2171 | Evaluating Programs and Policies | CORE-GP.1011 | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2411 | Policy Formation and Policy Analysis | CORE-GP.1022 | Fall, Spring | 3 | |
| URPL-GP.2415 | Public Policy and Planning in New York | None | Fall | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2875 | Estimating Impacts in Policy Research | PADM-GP.2902; and PADM-GP.2171 or permission from the instructor | Spring | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2902 | Multiple Regression and Introduction to Econometrics | CORE-GP.1011 | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3 |
Three credits of coursework may be substituted from another NYU Wagner course (including another field/area of specialization) with approval.
Prerequisites:
Students must waive the following courses if they are prerequisites to any of the above elective courses. If students are unable to waive the course(s), only one course from the list below may count toward the Advanced Certificate and other courses would need to be completed in addition to the Advanced Certificate.
| ✔ | Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites | Typically offered | credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE-GP.1011 | Statistical Methods | None | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3 | |
| CORE-GP.1018 | Microeconomics | None | Fall, Spring | 3 | |
| CORE-GP.1021 | Financial Management | None | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3 | |
| CORE-GP.1022 | Introduction to Public Policy | None | Fall, Spring | 3 |
Authoritative curriculum information can be found exclusively in the University Bulletin. All other content, including this webpage, is for informational purposes only. You can find the curriculum for this program on this page of the Bulletin.
