The primary objective of the master of public policy (M.P.P.) degree program is to prepare students for
careers in policy analysis, politics, and advocacy within public,
nonprofit, or private sectors. The M.P.P. is normally a two-year degree
for full-time students. Applicants directly from their bachelor's degree
or with a few years of work experience are encouraged to apply to the
M.P.P. program.
Students must complete 48 credits, including 30 credits of
required coursework and 18 elective credits. As part of the elective
selections, students must choose 9 credits, or three courses, toward an
approved concentration in a substantive policy area, and 9 additional
elective credits. There is no thesis requirement. A student must
maintain an overall grade-point average of 3.0 in order to graduate. If a
student's grade-point average is below a 3.0 at the end of a semester,
the student will have one semester to improve the average to 3.0 or
greater. During the semester, the student will be on probation.
Additionally, a student cannot graduate with more than three courses (9
credits) with grades below a C.
| Required Course of Study | Credits
|
34:833:510 Public Policy Formation
| 3
|
| 34:833:543 Economics and Public Policy | 3
|
Management/Organizational Behavior requirement, fulfilled by one of the following:
34:833:681 Managing People and Organizations or
34:833:570 Nonprofit Management or
34:833:571 Public Management
| 3
|
Finance/Budgeting requirement, fulfilled by one of the following:
34:833:540 State and Local Public Finance or
34:833:567 Budgeting and Public Policy or
34:833:612 Nonprofit and Community Development Finance | 3 |
34:833:521 Basic Quantitative Methods
| 3
|
34:833:530 Research Design
| 3
|
34:833:525 Applied Multivariate Methods
| 3
|
| 34:833:673 Applied Field Experience |
3
|
| 34:833:640,641 Policy Research Practicum I,II | 3,3 |
| Elective courses (9 approved concentration credits)
| 9 |
Elective courses (9 additional elective credits)
| 9 |
| Total Credits for the M.P.P. | 48 |
The most current program information may be found at the Bloustein School website.
Public Policy Program 
