Degree Requirements

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Below is an overview of the required coursework. For detailed information, view the program requirement checksheet

total CREDITS REQUIRED: 42

The MSPP is an intensive, one-year program, and full-time enrollment is required. The program runs from mid-August to the following August. Your official graduation date will be at the end of August. Given that the program is a STEM-designated degree, MSPP alumni with F-1 visas are eligible to apply for an Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension beyond Post-Completion OPT.

August Pre-Term (two weeks)

Required course (3 credits):

MSPP-GP.1000, Methods and Microeconomics Intensive

Fall

Required courses (16.5 credits):

MSPP-GP 1022, Introduction to Public Policy

MSPP-GP 2100, Communication Skills for the Policy Analyst

MSPP-GP 2905, Statistical Methods II: Multiple Regression and Introduction to Econometrics

MSPP-GP 4021, Financial Management I (first half of semester)

PADM-GP 2140, Public Economics

PADM-GP 2171, Evaluating Programs and Policies

JANUARY

Required courses (3 credits):

MSPP-GP 4105, Public Management I

MSPP-GP 4106, Public Management II

SPRING

Required courses (13.5 credits):

MSPP-GP 4900, The Practice of Work

PADM-GP 2875, Estimating Impacts in Policy Research

Methods Electives (3 credits)

Topic Electives (6 credits)

SUMMER

Required courses (6 credits):

MSPP-GP 3100, Applied Policy Analysis

MSPP-GP 3101, Policy and Data Studio

TOPIC ELECTIVES (6 credits required)

Economic Analysis of Public Policy

PADM-GP.2139, Behavioral Economics and Public Policy Design
PADM-GP.2147, Corporate Finance for Public Service Organizations
PADM-GP.2203, Economics of International Development
PADM-GP.2445, Poverty, Inequality, and Policy
PADM-GP.2472, Climate Economics
URPL-GP.2608, Urban Economics
HPAM-GP.4830, Health Economics: Principles
HPAM-GP.4831, Health Economics: Topics in Domestic Health Policy

Education Policy

Environmental Policy

URPL-GP.1605, Land Use Law
PADM-GP.2472, Climate Economics

International Development Policy

PADM-GP.2201, Institutions, Governance, and International Development
PADM-GP.2202, Politics of International Development
PADM-GP.2203, Economics of International Development
URPL-GP.2665, Decentralized Development Planning and Policy Reform in Developing Countries
PADM-GP.4217, Accountability in Humanitarian Assistance
PADM-GP.4250, Hunger and Food Security in a Global Perspective

Politics & the Policy Process

PADM-GP.2201, Institutions, Governance, and International Development
PADM-GP.2202, Politics of International Development
PADM-GP.2411, Policy Formation and Policy Analysis
PADM-GP.4116, Participatory Policymaking

Race, Class & Diversity Policy

PADM-GP.2445, Poverty, Inequality, and Policy
URPL-GP.2452, Public-Private Partnerships, Public Spaces, Politics, & the Press
PADM-GP.4116, Participatory Policymaking

Social Policy

PADM-GP.2311, Impact Investing
PADM-GP.2445, Poverty, Inequality, and Policy
HPAM-GP.2836, Topics in Health Policy: Policy, Politics, and Power
PADM-GP.4116, Participatory Policymaking

Urban Policy

URPL-GP.2452, Public-Private Partnerships, Public Spaces, Politics, & the Press
URPL-GP.2608, Urban Economics
PADM-GP.4250, Hunger and Food Security in a Global Perspective
URPL-GP.4636, Housing Policy I
URPL-GP.4638, Housing Policy II

Methods Electives (3 credits required)

PADM-GP.2875, Estimating Impacts in Policy Research
PADM-GP.4119, Data Visualization and Storytelling
PADM-GP.4147, Large Scale Data Analysis with Machine Learning I
PADM-GP.4148, Large Scale Data Analysis with Machine Learning II
PADM-GP.4502, Using Large Data Sets in Policy Research
PADM-GP.4503, Introduction to Data Analytics for Public Policy, Administration, and Management
PADM-GP.4504, Introduction to Database Design, Management, and Security
PADM-GP.4506, Python Coding for Public Policy
URPL-GP.4650, Advanced GIS: Interactive Web Mapping and Spatial Data Visualization

 

Authoritative curriculum information can be found exclusively in the University Bulletin. All other content, including this web-page, is for informational purposes only. You can find the curriculum for this program on this page of the Bulletin.