Program Requirement Checksheet

MS in Public Policy (MSPP)

I. CORE COURSES [15 CREDITS]

The program runs from mid-August to the following August with an official graduation date in September.

FALL TERM (AUGUST & FALL)

AUGUST PRE-TERM (TWO WEEKS)

Register for this course in Albert as part of the Fall term :

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
MSPP-GP.1000 Methods and Microeconomics Intensive None Fall 3

 

 

FALL TERM

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
MSPP-GP.1022 Introduction to Public Policy (MSPP) Fall 3
MSPP-GP.2100 Communication Skills for Policy Analysts MSPP-GP.1000 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2140 Public Economics CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018; CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP.4021 concurrently Fall, Spring 3
PADM-GP.2171 Evaluating Programs and Policies CORE-GP.1011 Fall, Spring, Summer 3
MSPP-GP.2905 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis MSPP.GP.1000 Fall 3
MSPP-GP.4021 Financial Management I MSPP-GP.1000 Fall 1.5

TOTAL CREDITS IN FALL: 19.5

 

 

JANUARY TERM

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
MSPP-GP.4105 Public Management I MSPP-GP.1022 January 1.5
MSPP-GP.4106 Public Management II MSPP-GP 4105 January 1.5

TOTAL CREDITS IN JANUARY: 3

 

 

SPRING TERM

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2171 Evaluating Programs and Policies CORE-GP.1011 Fall, Spring, Summer 3
MSPP-GP.4900 The Practice of Work: Individual, Interpersonal and Organizational Effectiveness MSPP-GP 4105, MSPP-GP 4106 Spring 1.5

* Take PADM-GP.2171 if not taken in the Fall term.

✔ Course Number  Course Name         Prerequisites          Typically offered credits
   

Three credits (3) from Methods Elective list strongly recommended:

PADM-GP 2505, Advanced Data Analytics and Evidence Building

     3
    Six (6) credits from Topic Electives list (if PADM-GP 2171 taken in the fall)     6
    Three (3) credits from either Topics or Method Electives list     3

TOTAL CREDITS IN SPRING: 13.5

 

 

SUMMER TERM

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
MSPP-GP.3100 Applied Policy Analysis MSPP-GP.1000, MSPP-GP.1022, MSPP-GP.2100, MSPP-GP.2905, MSPP-GP.4021, MSPP-GP.4105, MSPP-GP.4106, MSPP-GP.4900, PADM-GP.2140, and PADM-GP.2171, MSPP-GP.3101 concurrently Summer 3
MSPP-GP.3101 Policy and Data Studio MSPP-GP.1000, MSPP-GP.1022, MSPP-GP.2100, MSPP-GP.2905, MSPP-GP.4021, MSPP-GP.4105, MSPP-GP.4106, MSPP-GP.4900, PADM-GP.2140, and PADM-GP.2171, MSPP-GP.3100 concurrently Summer 3

TOTAL CREDITS IN SUMMER: 6

 

 

TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 42

 

 

METHODS ELECTIVES

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2505 Advanced Data Analytics and Evidence Building PADM-GP.2902; PADM-GP.4506 recommended Spring 3
PADM-GP.2875 Estimating Impacts in Policy Research PADM-GP.2902; and PADM-GP.2171 or permission from the instructor Spring 3
PADM-GP.4119 Data Visualization and Storytelling CORE-GP.1011 Fall, Spring, Summer 1.5
PADM-GP.4147 Large Scale Data Analysis with Machine Learning I CORE-GP.1011 Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4148 Large Scale Data Analysis with Machine Learning II PADM-GP.4147 Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4503 Introduction to Data Analytics for Public Policy, Administration, and Management Fall, Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4504 Introduction to Database Design, Management, and Security CORE-GP.1011 Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4506 Python Coding for Public Policy Fall, Spring 1.5
URPL-GP.4650 Advanced GIS: Interactive Web Mapping and Spatial Data Visualization Spring 1.5

 

 

TOPIC ELECTIVES

✔ Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
URPL-GP.1605 Land Use Law None Spring 3
PADM-GP.2109 Legal Literacy: What Public Service Leaders Need to Know About the American Legal System CORE-GP.1022, or permission of the instructor Fall 3
PADM-GP.2129 Race, Identity, and Inclusion in Organizations CORE-GP.1020 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2138 Macroeconomics, Global Markets, and Policy CORE-GP.1018 and CORE-GP.1021 Spring 3
PADM-GP.2139 Behavioral Economics and Public Policy Design CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2144 Debt Financing and Management for Public Organizations CORE-GP.1021 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2147 Corporate Finance and Public Policy CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP.4021 Fall, Spring 3
PADM-GP.2174 The Intersection of Operations, Policy, and Leadership CORE-GP.1020 and CORE-GP.1022 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2201 Institutions, Governance, and International Development None Fall, January, Spring 3
PADM-GP.2202 Politics of International Development CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1022 or URPL.GP 2660, and PADM-GP.2201 Fall, Spring 3
PADM-GP.2203 Economics of International Development CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018 Fall, Spring 3
PADM-GP.2204 Development Assistance, Accountability and Aid Effectiveness CORE-GP.1018 and CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660 Spring 3
PADM-GP.2211 Program Development and Management for International Organizations PADM-GP.2201 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2213 Immigration Politics and Policy -- Past and Present None Fall 3
PADM-GP.2245 Financing Local Government in Developing Countries CORE-GP.1018, PADM-GP.2201 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2311 Impact Investing co-requisite of CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP 4021 Fall, Spring 3
PADM-GP.2411 Policy Formation and Policy Analysis CORE-GP.1022 Fall, Spring 3
URPL-GP.2415 Public Policy and Planning in New York None Fall 3
PADM-GP.2416 Racial Inequality in America: What Do We Do Now? CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1022, URPL-GP.2660, or MSPP-GP.1022 concurrently Fall 3
PADM-GP.2441 The Economics of Education: Policy and Finance CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2444 Gender & Sexuality in U.S. Policy Formation CORE-GP.1022 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2445 Poverty, Inequality, and Policy None Spring 3
URPL-GP.2452 Public-Private Partnerships, Public Spaces, Politics, & the Press CORE-GP.1011; PADM-GP.2140 or URPL-GP.2608, or permission from the instructor.  Spring 3
PADM-GP.2472 Climate Economics CORE-GP 1018 and co-requisite: CORE-GP 1011; or instructor permission Spring 3
URPL-GP.2608 Urban Economics CORE-GP.1018; Pre-or co-requisite: CORE-GP.1011 Spring 3
URPL-GP.2635 Community Equity and Wealth Building Fall 3
URPL-GP.2660 History and Theory of Planning None Fall 3
URPL-GP.2665 Decentralized Development Planning and Policy Reform in Developing Countries CORE-GP.1022, URPL-GP.2660, or MSPP-GP.1022; and PADM-GP.2201 (or permission from instructor) Spring 3
URPL-GP.2670 Land Use, Housing and Community Development in New York City Seminar None Fall 3
HPAM-GP.2836 Topics in Health Policy: Policy, Politics, and Power None Spring 3
PADM-GP.4151 Inclusive Leadership None Fall 1.5
PADM-GP.4191 Understanding the Role Federal Tax Credits Play in the Affordable Housing & Renewable Energy Sectors CORE-GP 1021 Fall 1.5
PADM-GP.4217 Accountability in Humanitarian Assistance CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660 Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4250 Hunger and Food Security in a Global Perspective CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1022; or equivalents or permission from the instructor Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4313 The Intersection of Finance and Social Justice CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP.4021; PADM-GP.2147 recommended Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4401 Race, Crime, and Incarceration Policy in the United States CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660 or MSPP-GP.1022 Fall 1.5
PADM-GP.4440 Education and Social Policy None Spring 1.5
URPL-GP.4622 Wealth and Inequality CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660 Fall 1.5
URPL-GP.4636 Housing Policy I CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018, and CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660 Spring 1.5
URPL-GP.4638 Housing Policy II CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660 Spring 1.5
URPL-GP.4665 Decentralized Development Planning and Policy Reform in Developing Countries CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660; and PADM-GP.2201 (or permission from instructor) Spring 1.5
HPAM-GP.4830 Health Economics: Principles CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018 Spring 1.5
HPAM-GP.4831 Health Economics: Topics in Domestic Health Policy CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018, HPAM-GP.4830 Spring 1.5