CURRICULUM
The MPP program strikes a balance between quantitative and qualitative approaches to the analysis of policy problems and provides an understanding of the practice of policy, including the policy process, policy formulation, policy implementation, government funding mechanisms, and partnerships. We train students to identify, analyze, and address pressing public problems, both in this country and around the world.
Requirements
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | ||
| 195.607 | The Policy Process | (Various) | Policy Research Methods Course |
| 195.609 | Policy Analysis for the Real World | 195.608 | Policy Tools |
| 195.603 | Applied Microeconomics for Policymaking | 195.606 | Statistical Analysis for Policymaking II |
| 195.605 | Statistical Analysis for Policymaking I | xxx.xxx | Elective |
| 195.827 | Graduate Policy Seminar Series | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| 195.611 | Program Evaluation | 195.80 | Thesis or Elective |
| 195.825 | Independent Study or Elective | 195.610 | Value, Ethics, Public Pol |
| xxx.xxx | Elective | xxx.xxx | Elective |
| 195.827 | Graduate Policy Seminar Series | xxx.xxx | Elective |
| 195.621 | Internship (completed in summer) | xxx.xxx | Elective |
Students usually take 4 courses in each of 4 semesters, plus an internship in the summer between their first and second years, for a total of 17 courses. The program consists of 9 core courses, 5 electives, the internship, and a master’s thesis or its equivalent.