Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 36
Required Courses:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses 1 | ||
| ECON 5102 | Economic Decisions and Public Policy | 3 |
| GUS 5165 | Community Based Program Evaluation | 3 |
| PLCY 8001 | Statistics for Public Policy | 3 |
| PLCY 8118 | The Policy-Making Process | 3 |
| PLCY 8119 | Policy Analysis | 3 |
| PLCY 8123 | Bureaucracy and Public Management | 3 |
| PLCY 8127 | Public Policy Project | 3 |
| PLCY 8128 | State and Local Budgeting | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Internship | ||
| PLCY 5085 | 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 PLCY 8127. 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 PLCY 8127, 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.