The policy specialization is offered within NYU Wagner's MPA-PNP and MPA-HPAM programs:
The Public Policy specialization prepares students to play a role in policy debate and deliberation by developing critical conceptual, analytical, and quantitative skills. Students apply social science theories and methods to the analysis of alternative policy responses to public issues, urban problems, and health policies and programs. Emphasis is placed on developing policy analytic skills including evaluation design, descriptive and multivariate statistics, program implementation analysis, policy formation assessment, and cost-benefit analysis.
NOTE: Students who plan to specialize in Policy should earn a "B" or better in P11.1011 Statistics, P11.1018 Microeconomics, and P11.1022 Introduction to Public Policy.
All full-time Policy students should enroll in these three courses during their first semester of study, as they are prerequisites for several advanced Policy courses.