Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 36
Required Courses:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses 1 | ||
| ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý5102 | Economic Decisions and Public Policy | 3 |
| ³Ò±«³§Ìý5165 | Community Based Program Evaluation | 3 |
| ±Ê³¢°ä³ÛÌý8001 | Statistics for Public Policy | 3 |
| ±Ê³¢°ä³ÛÌý8118 | The Policy-Making Process | 3 |
| ±Ê³¢°ä³ÛÌý8119 | Policy Analysis | 3 |
| ±Ê³¢°ä³ÛÌý8123 | Bureaucracy and Public Management | 3 |
| ±Ê³¢°ä³ÛÌý8127 | Public Policy Project | 3 |
| ±Ê³¢°ä³ÛÌý8128 | State and Local Budgeting | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Internship | ||
| ±Ê³¢°ä³ÛÌý5085 | Internship in Public Policy | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
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Students who matriculate into the in-person MPP program are permitted to take up to 6 credits of required core coursework online, excluding ±Ê³¢°ä³ÛÌý8127. Requests to take required courses online must be approved in writing on a case-by-case basis.
Culminating Event:
Seminar Paper:
The Public Policy Project, completed in ±Ê³¢°ä³ÛÌý8127, is undertaken in the student's last term in the MPP program. Students produce an original, full-length policy analysis for a client. Students attend a weekly seminar to report on their progress at each stage in the development of their policy analysis, receive feedback from other seminar participants, and provide advice to other students in the seminar.