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Govt & Pub Policy, Sch ofGraduate Degree SeekingMPP - Master of Public Policy

Requirements

Completion requirement

42

Completion requirement

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

Completion requirement

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.

Completion requirement
Completion requirement
Completion requirement

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.

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