PPOLMPP - Public Policy
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Requirements
42
24 units
course: Politics, Policy & Public Management (3)
course: Intermediate Economics for Public Policy (3)
course: Methods for Program Evaluation (3)
course: State & Local Government Finance (3)
course: Statistical Decision Making (3)
course: Policy Analysis I (3)
course: Policy Analysis II (3)
course: Statistical Methods for Public Policy II (3)
Any course substitutions will need prior review and approval by the Program Director and Graduate Programs Manager.
Minimum GPA in core coursework: 3.0
15 units required
Electives are available from different areas in public administration and include the following:
course: Bureaucracy, Politics, and Policy (3)
course: Conflict Management in the Public Sector (3)
course: Local Government (3)
course: Government, Business, and the Nonprofit Sector (3)
course: Advocacy Strategies & Community Participation (3)
course: Sustainable & Equitable Water Management (3)
course: Digital Research in Politics and Policy (3)
course: Environmental Policy (3)
course: Public and Nonprofit Management Information Systems (3)
course: Grantwriting (3)
course: Collaborative Governance in Theory, Practice, and Research (3)
course: Institutional Design and Learning in Collaborative Governance (3)
No more than 9 units of elective coursework may be taken outside of the School of Government & Public Policy. Students who started the MPP program prior to this policy update are exempt and may complete up to 12 units outside SGPP. MPP students who are enrolled in an approved dual degree program are exempt from this updated policy and may complete up to 15 units outside of SGPP.
A comprehensive list of additional pre-approved elective coursework can be found on each program’s Brightspace upon enrollment in the program. Please note that courses may not be offered every semester or academic year. If students find a course of interest not on the pre-approved list, please check with program leadership prior to enrollment to make sure the course is appropriate for MPP study.
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.
Minimum Credit Units
42
Core Coursework Requirements
24 units total
course: Politics, Policy & Public Management (3)
course: Intermediate Economics for Public Policy (3)
course: Methods for Program Evaluation (3)
course: State & Local Government Finance (3)
course: Statistical Decision Making (3)
course: Policy Analysis I (3)
course: Policy Analysis II (3)
course: Statistical Methods for Public Policy II (3)
Any course substitutions will need prior review and approval by the Program Director and Graduate Programs Manager.
Elective Coursework
15 units required
Electives are available from different areas in public administration and include the following:
course: Bureaucracy, Politics, and Policy (3)
course: Conflict Management in the Public Sector (3)
course: Local Government (3)
course: Government, Business, and the Nonprofit Sector (3)
course: Advocacy Strategies & Community Participation (3)
course: Sustainable & Equitable Water Management (3)
course: Digital Research in Politics and Policy (3)
course: Environmental Policy (3)
course: Public and Nonprofit Management Information Systems (3)
course: Grantwriting (3)
course: Collaborative Governance in Theory, Practice, and Research (3)
course: Institutional Design and Learning in Collaborative Governance (3)
No more than 9 units of elective coursework may be taken outside of the School of Government & Public Policy. Students who started the MPP program prior to this policy update are exempt and may complete up to 12 units outside SGPP. MPP students who are enrolled in an approved dual degree program are exempt from this updated policy and may complete up to 15 units outside of SGPP.
A comprehensive list of additional pre-approved elective coursework can be found on each program’s Brightspace upon enrollment in the program. Please note that courses may not be offered every semester or academic year. If students find a course of interest not on the pre-approved list, please check with program leadership prior to enrollment to make sure the course is appropriate for MPP study.
Additional Requirements
course: Capstone Project (3)