Curriculum
The certificate requires 12 to 15 credits depending on your chosen track. All students complete the same required core courses, then choose either the General or Quantitative track to complete their credential.
Required Courses — All Students
Regardless of track, all certificate students complete the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PUBP 501 | Policy Seminar | 3 |
| PUBP 502 | Policy and Evaluation Lab | 3 |
| SOCI 430 | Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Class for Social Policy | 3 |
Track One — General (12 Credits Total)
Complete the three required courses above plus one of the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 350 | Public Finance | 3 |
| POLS 570 | Pro-Seminar in Public Policy | 3 |
| PADM 521 | Organizational Theory and Behavior | 3 |
| PADM 544 | Financial Management for Public Organizations | 3 |
Track Two — Quantitative (15 Credits Total)
Complete the three required courses above plus one of the following two-course sequences. Note: Track Two requires an introductory statistics course (MATH 1350 at UNM or equivalent) with a grade of B or better as a prerequisite.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Economics sequence | ||
| ECON 508 | Statistics and Introduction to Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 509 | Econometrics I | 3 |
| Political Science sequence | ||
| POLS 581 | Advanced Statistics for Social Science Research I | 3 |
| POLS 681 | Advanced Statistics for Social Science Research II | 3 |
| Sociology sequence | ||
| SOCI 581 | Advanced Social Statistics I | 3 |
| SOCI 582 | Advanced Social Statistics II | 3 |
For official degree requirements, see the UNM Graduate Catalog.
