Policy and Politics: American Political Institutions ( 90-714 ) or An International Perspective ( 90-713 ) Policy Analysis Applied Economic Analysis ( 90-710 ) or Intermediate Economic Analysis ( 90-709 ) Accelerated Statistics ( 90-777 ) Organizational Design and Implementation ( 94-700 ) Strategic Communication for Public Policy and Management Python Programming II ( 90-819 ) or Data Focused Python ( 95-888 ) Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization in Python ( 90-800 ) Machine Learning Foundations with Python ( 90-803 ) Applied Econometrics I ( 94-834 ) Applied Econometrics II ( 94-835 ) From Data to Action ( 94-867 ) Database Management for Policy Analytics* ( 90-838 ) Optimization and Decision Modeling for Analytics* ( 90-755 ) Accounting and Finance Analytics* ( 95-719 ) Public Policy Capstone Project PPM Professional Seminar Data Analytics students will choose from targeted electives to gain skills and experience in the following content areas: Policy Domains Lab-Based Experiential Learning Artificial Intelligence for Policy For class, syllabi, and faculty information, please visit the Heinz College course catalog . Fall 2026 current students, please visit the Master of Science in Public Policy and Management Student Handbook . These classes are the Data Analytics track versions of the Public Policy core.
Students can elect an optional concentration in one of the following policy areas, or define their own:
To help students further develop policy expertise in their domain of choice, they will choose a number of selectives - courses from a curated list that add policy depth and breadth in areas critical for today's leaders.