The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The Public Policy specialization prepares students to play a role in policy debate and deliberation by developing critical conceptual, analytical and quantitative skills. By studying the application of social science theories and methods to the analysis of issues of public importance, students develop the critical conceptual, analytical and quantitative skills to develop and assess alternative policy responses to public issues and urban problems.
Students will learn how to approach questions such as:
Students must complete the following 12 credits:
Students are required to take one of the following policy formation courses:
Students are generally expected to take the following course to complete the specialization (necessary for quantitative analyst positions)
Students may wish to organize their electives around particular analytical methods or content areas, such as:
All Capstone projects begin in the fall and are completed at the end of the spring semester. Full-time students who begin in the spring semester typically need 2½ years to complete their degree. Policy students choose one of the following Capstone courses:
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