Curriculum
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The Master of Public Policy degree will require 72 units of graduate courses, taken over two years. Below is a breakdown of what you will have to take during the course of your studies:
Year 1
- Seven core courses (28 units)
- One elective course (4 units)
Between Year 1 and 2
- Policy related internship with a public, private or non-government agency
Year 2
- Three core courses (12 units)
- Four elective courses (16 units)
- Two quarter-long capstone project (8 units)
Core Courses
The Policy Process (4 courses)
- Introduction to policy analysis
- Policy institutions and processes
- State governments as laboratories of change
Institutional Context (3 courses)
- Ethics, professionalism, and the normative bases of public policies
- Global-local policy connections: Case studies in poverty, water, and sustainable development
- Policy evaluation
Policy Methods (4 courses)
- Quantitative methods for public policy analysis
- Qualitative social science methods
- Applied microeconomics for public policy
- Public management and leadership