The graduate certificate in Public Policy Analysis is a cross-disciplinary series of graduate courses open to students already enrolled in a Texas A&M graduate degree program. It is well suited to students interested in better understanding the policy implications of scientific or engineering research. Required courses stress analytic skills that are essential to the field, while electives allow students to specialize in specific policy domains such as education policy, cybersecurity policy, health policy, energy policy, environmental policy, national security policy, or immigration policy.  

Students who are currently enrolled in a graduate program at Texas A&M University may take individual courses, as may undergraduates at the Texas A&M University College Station campus who meet certain GPA and degree-status requirements; however, all students must formally enroll in the certificate program and meet certificate completion requirements to earn the certificate. An individual who successfully completes the certificate program will be awarded a certificate by Texas A&M University and the Bush School.

This program is approved for on campus delivery. For more information, visit http://bush.tamu.edu/ppan/.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
BUSH 635	Quantitative Methods in Public Management II: Policy Analysis Emphasis 1	3
PSAA 615	Policy Analysis	3
PSAA 622	Public Finance	3
or ECON 603	or Public Economics I
Select two of the following:		6
BUSH 632	Quantitative Methods in Public Management II
BUSH 633	Qualitative Methods for Public Service
BUSH 635	Quantitative Methods in Public Management II: Policy Analysis Emphasis
PSAA 605	Homeland Security Policies, Strategies, and Operations
PSAA 606	Environmental Policy and Management
PSAA 608/CYBR 661	Cybersecurity Policy, Issues and Operations - A Manager’s Guide
PSAA 613	Immigration and Education Policy
PSAA 616	Managing Workplace Diversity in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
PSAA 617	U.S. State and Local Government: Institutions and Policy
PSAA 618	Education Policy
PSAA 619	Urban Policy and Management
PSAA 624	Water Policy and Management
PSAA 625	Urban Sustainability Policies and Management
PSAA 635	Social Welfare and Health Policy
PSAA 637	Decision Making in Government and Public Service
PSAA 638	Health Economics and Policy
PSAA 640	Energy Policy and Security
PSAA 642	Ethics and Public Policy
PSAA 654	U.S. Border Security: Policies, Strategies and Issues
PSAA 656	Fundamentals of Homeland Security
PSAA 671	Science and Technology Policy
INTA 625	International Trade Policy Analysis
INTA 630	International Economic Development
INTA 632	Advanced Economic Development
INTA 645	Women and Nations
INTA 651	National Security Policy
ECON 633	Energy Markets and Policy
GEOG 660	Applications in GIS
PLAN 634	Environmental Health Policy and Planning
PLAN 631	Health Systems Planning and Policy
PHPM 640	Health Policy and Politics
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

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BUSH 632, STAT 608, ECMT 463, or POLS 603 will be accepted in lieu of BUSH 635.

A limit of only one graduate course may count toward two graduate certificates.  The course must be listed on the approved curriculum of both certificates.

With certificate director approval, one course outside of the approved list may count toward one course requirement in the certificate program.