In the MPP program, you will choose a plan of study more heavily weighted toward analytic tools, providing you with the skills to analyze public policy—and the laws and institutions that govern these policies.
You will develop skills in statistics, mathematics, and economics in preparation for a policy-oriented career. Upon graduation, you will be ready to lend your skills to improve policy at the local, national, or worldwide level.
The MPP is a 48-credit hour degree.
in public finance, budgeting, and management and leading in public affairs
Explore the ways in which government actions at the federal, state and local levels affect health and healthcare
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Combine environmental knowledge and science with policy know-how to impact crucial issues.
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Work to meet the energy challenges dominating the global landscape.
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Explore how health, food and social policies intersect and gain expertise into the theory and evidence behind public programs.
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Discover how social justice policy and justice converge, learn how to manage workforce diversity, and become an expert in advocacy, justice, and race policies.
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Understand and apply the theory and practice of generating revenue and allocating resources through the budgeting process, as well as managing public assets and other fiscal resources.
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The above are examples of your course options. For a complete listing, see the current curriculum and work with your advisor as you make your schedule.
Remaining degree requirements include 3 credits of elective coursework and an internship - gaining real-world experience and the opportunity to put what you are learning into action, in real time.
