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Fels Institute of Government courses provide students with the essential tools they need to create change in the public sector. Whether you are completing a program at Fels or browsing electives to complement another degree at Penn, our upcoming courses offer opportunities to deepen your knowledge in specific policy areas or gain additional valuable skills.

Core courses are designed for Fels degree and certificate students, while elective courses are open to Fels students as well as other students pursuing graduate degrees at Penn.

Core courses offered spring 2023

Course Number Section Title Program
GAFL 6220 001 Economic Principles of Public Policy
  • Executive MPA
GAFL 6400 001 Program Evaluation and Data Analysis
  • MPA
GAFL 6410 001 Program Evaluation and Data Analysis
  • Executive MPA
GAFL 6510 001 Public Finance and Public Policy
  • MPA
GAFL 7320 001 Public Management and Leadership
  • MPA
GAFL 7980 001 MPA Capstone I
  • MPA
GAFL 7990 001 MPA Capstone II
  • Executive MPA

Elective courses offered spring 2023

Course Number Section Title
GAFL 5280 001 Critical Issues in Public Finance
GAFL 5310 001 Data Science for Public Policy
GAFL 5490 001 Leading Nonprofits

Fels Institute of Government

The Fels Institute of Government
3814 Walnut St. 
Philadelphia, PA 19104

(215) 898-7326
felsinstitute@sas.upenn.edu