One of the great strengths of the MSCAPP degree is the wide range of electives available to students. By your second year, you will have taken a rigorous and thorough core of econometrics, statistics, and computer science, which enables you to take advanced courses in all of these fields. In addition to CAPP-specific electives like Data Visualization for Policy Analysis, Advanced Machine Learning for Public Policy, and the Civic Data and Technology Clinic; the graduate courses at Harris Public Policy, as well as many in the Masters Program in Computer Science and the Computer Science department, are available.
Additionally, many CAPP students take courses in the Booth School of Business; the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice; the Department of Economics; the Department of Statistics; the Division of Social Sciences; the Law School; and the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. Some specific electives include:
Data Visualization for Policy AnalysisAdvanced Machine Learning for Public PolicyNatural Language ProcessingSpatial Data ScienceAlgorithmsMobile Software DevelopmentComputer VisionLarge Scale Data MethodsPolicy LabsTechnology for Public Policy: Building Connected, Engaged, and Empowered CommunitiesAddressing Technology’s Wake: Emerging Risks and the Public Policy ImperativeDemocracy Hacked: Cyber Threats to Modern Governments in the Digital AgeAttaining Equity in K-12 Education: Theory and PracticeManagement Matters: Leadership, Strategy, and Getting Things DoneHealth EconomicsMacroeconomic PolicymakingEnergy Policy and Human BehaviorBehavioral Science and Public PolicyCost Benefit AnalysisEnvironmental Science and PolicySurvey Questionnaire DesignFiscal Issues in Latin AmericaWriting for Public PolicyA comprehensive list of elective courses that CAPP students have taken in past academic years can be found here: Historical CAPP Student Elective Choices 2020.pdf