Master in Public Policy and Data Science - Thesis Track Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 36 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the courses in the table below plus ( 6 ) credit hours for the Thesis.

Course #	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course #	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
151656000	INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE	3	-	3	-
151656010	STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC POLICY	3	-	3	-
151656020	PRINCIPLES OF DATA MANAGEMENT	3	-	3	-
151656030	DATA MINING	3	-	3	151656000
151656040	DATA VISUALIZATION	3	-	3	151656000
151656050	RESEARCH METHODS FOR PUBLIC POLICY	3	-	3	151656060
151656060	FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC POLICY	3	-	3	-
151656070	POLICY ANALYSIS	3	-	3	151656060

Students must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course #	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
151656080	ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMETRICS	3	-	3	151656010
151656090	ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS	3	-	3	151656070
151656100	HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS	3	-	3	151656070
151656110	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY	3	-	3	151656060
151656120	EDUCATION LAW AND POLICY	3	-	3	151656060
151656130	TEXT MINING	3	-	3	151656030
151656140	MACHINE LEARNING	3	-	3	151656000
151656150	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	3	-	3	-
151656160	DECISION ANALYSIS	3	-	3	-
151656170	SEMINAR IN PUBLIC POLICY AND DATA SCIENCE	3	-	3	151656000, 151656060