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 |
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MSPP-GP.1000 | Methods and Microeconomics Intensive | None | Fall | 3 |
FALL TERM
✔ | Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites | Typically offered | credits |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 (3 credits required)
TOPIC ELECTIVES (6 credits required)
Students are then required to take 3 additional credits from either the Topic Elective or Methods Elective list to reach a total of 42 credits for the degree.
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