SPPA concentrations

Policy Analysis Concentration

The Policy Analysis Concentration includes courses that focus on the theory, methods, or practice of policy analysis as well as courses that focus on specific policy fields. The courses are grouped into these two categories to give students guidance about the goals of the courses.

Concentration Representative: Eric Creatchman

Public Management Concentration

The Public Management Concentration provides an advanced understanding of the institutions and practices of modern states. This includes theoretical and technical approaches to accountability, leadership, implementation and evaluation, fiscal control, ethics, and organizational development and analysis.

Concentration Representative: Sheila Molnar

Innovation, Science and Environment Concentration

The Innovation, Science and Environment Concentration provides an advanced understanding of the problems and opportunities that confront governments, firms and society in making and implementing innovation, science and environment policies in an increasingly knowledge and information-based economy and society.

Concentration Representative: David Stephen

International and Development Concentration

The International and Development Concentration provides an advanced understanding of the problems and opportunities confronting citizens, national administrative systems and policy makers in different types of economies in an increasingly integrated and competitive world.

Concentration Representative: Emily Kent

For additional information on these concentrations, including class requirements, please visit the SPPA website.