48 units total *Based on full-time status for four semesters
1st Semester Fall – 12 units
PPD 503 — Economics for Public Policy — 4 units PPD 554 — Foundations of Policy Analysis — 4 units PPD 558 — Multivariate Statistical Analysis — 4 units
2nd Semester Spring — 12 units
PPD 555 — Public Policy Formulation and Implementation — 4 units PPD 560 — Methods for Policy Analysis — 4 units (Management, Analytic or Specialization Elective) — 4 units
3rd Semester Fall – 13 units
PPD 561a — Policy Analysis Practicum — 1 unit (Management, Analytic or Specialization Electives) — 12 units
4th Semester Spring – 11 units
PPD 561b — Policy Analysis Practicum — 3 units (Management, Analytic or Specialization Electives) — 8 units