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  Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy 2020-2022 Public Policy Program Public Policy Degree Options M.P.P./M.P.H. Dual-Degree Program  

M.P.P./M.P.H. Dual-Degree Program

Combining the master of public policy (M.P.P.) degree at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the master of public health (M.P.H.) degree at Rutgers School of Public Health leads to a three-year, 69-credit dual-degree option. Note that this is a savings of 24 credits compared to earning the 48-credit M.P.P. and the 45-credit M.P.H. degrees separately.

Students are accepted independently to both graduate programs after providing a separate application to each, but share concentrations, course electives, and requirements.

Required for M.P.H. - 33 Credits

For the M.P.H. degree, students are required to complete 15 credits of School of Public Health core courses, 15 credits of Department of Health Systems and Policy required courses, 3 credits of electives, and 6 credits of fieldwork. Up to 6 credits of M.P.P. courses will fulfill School of Public Health electives. M.P.P. courses must have a grade of B or better in order to transfer. The student's Department of Health Systems and Policy faculty adviser serves as a co-adviser with the Bloustein School faculty adviser for fieldwork. Visit the M.P.H. degree webpage or the Department of Health Systems and Policy webpage for more information about the M.P.H. curriculum.

Required for M.P.P. - 39 Credits

For the M.P.P. degree, students are required to complete 21 credits of required coursework and 18 elective credits. The Bloustein School accepts two M.P.H. courses--Introduction to Biostatistics and Health Services Research and Evaluation--in lieu of the required Methods I and II courses (6 credits) for the M.P.P. The Bloustein School also accepts 3 credits of Fieldwork II in lieu of the Applied Field Experience course required for the M.P.P. However, the student needs to meet all of the requirements of the Applied Field Experience when completing the School of Public Health Fieldwork course.

Electives

Students are required to take elective courses approved by both their Bloustein and School of Public Health faculty advisers. For the M.P.P., students are required to take 18 credits of electives. (A minimum of 9 credits of electives must be fulfilled with Bloustein courses; if more than 9 credits of electives are taken at Bloustein then the total number of credits for this dual-degree program may be more 69 credits). For the M.P.H., students are required to take 9 credits of electives (6 of these 9 credits may be fulfilled with Bloustein courses approved by the School of Public Health faculty adviser).

The most current program information can be found at the Bloustein School website.
 
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