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, and for profit sectors. If pursued on a full-time basis, the M.P.P. typically takes two years to complete.
Students must complete 16 courses (48 credits), including ten courses of required coursework and six elective courses. Three of the six electives must comprise a concentration in a substantive policy area. There is no thesis requirement. To graduate, a student must maintain an overall grade-point average of 3.0, with no more than three grades (9 credits) of C+ or below.
| 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 |
| Three elective courses (9 approved concentration credits)
| 9 |
Three 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 
