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Curriculum
The multidisciplinary 40-credit M.A. program in International Science and Technology Policy includes:
- A core field in science, technology, and international affairs, which allows students to concentrate on areas of particular interest, such as space policy, the environment, or information technology;
- An analytical competency requirement , which provides career-enhancing, marketable skills in policy analysis, economic theory or statistics;
- An elective field which reflects individual academic interests and career goals.
Core Field
All students take a required core field in Science, Technology and International Affairs consisting of five courses (15 credits). These courses must include:
- IAFF 241 International Science and Technology Policy Cornerstone
- IAFF 259 Science and Technology Policy Capstone- Concluding the program, the capstone uses a cross-disciplinary approach to focus on an ongoing science and technology issue. The course includes a capstone policy exercise where students integrate previous course work in addressing a current policy issue.
- IAFF 297 Independent Study and Research - Each student will conduct a research project in science, technology, and international affairs for 3-credit hours. The project will be directed by one of the Center's core faculty and students are expected to produce a paper of publishable quality. Students should register with Academic Advising and Student Services when beginning this project. Under special circumstances, it is possible to include a six-credit thesis in a program of study. Students wishing to pursue a thesis option must have the approval of the program advisor and the Dean.
Students then also choose at least two additional courses offered by faculty of the Center for International Science & Technology Policy , as follows:
- IAFF 242 Technology Creation and Diffusion
- IAFF 246 U.S. Space Policy
- IAFF 247 Issues in U.S. Space Policy
- IAFF 252 Environmental Policy
- IAFF 258 Special Topics in International Science & Technology Policy (e.g. Technology and International Competitiveness; Science, Technology and Complexity; Space and National Security)
- ECON 255 The Economics of Technological Change (prerequisite is Econ 217 or Intermediate Microeconomics)
Analytical Competency Requirement
The analytical competency helps prepare students for the design and execution of professional policy analyses. A minimum of seven credit hours is required, drawn from one or more courses from sections A, B, C, or D and up to four courses from D below. Other courses may be deemed appropriate with the Director’s approval.
- A. Policy Analysis and Public Administration
- PAD 251 Governmental Budgeting
- PAD 253 Financial Management in the Public Sector
- PAD 260 Policy Formulation and Administration
- PAD 264 Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluations
- PAD 295 Research Methods
- B. Economic Theory and Concepts
- ECON 217 Survey of Microeconomics
- ECON 218 Survey of Macroeconomics
Other relevant courses offered by the Economic Department (e.g. microeconomics, industrial organization, environmental economics, regional economics)
- C. Research Methods
- PAD 296 Statistical Applications in Public Administration
- STAT 105 Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences
- STAT 111 Business and Economics Statistics I
- STAT 112 Business and Economics Statistics II
- STAT 118 Regression Analysis
- STAT 183 Intermediate Statistical Laboratory: Statistical Computing Packages
- PPOL 212 Research Methods in Policy Analysis
- ECON 221 Economics Applied to Public Policy: Theory and Method
- PSC 203 Approaches to Public Policy Analysis
- (ECON 221 may be cross-listed as PPOL 204)
- D. Skills-Courses (1-credit hour)
- IAFF 202 Skills Workshop (choose from several
- IAFF 203 Topics Workshop (choose from several)
In instances where proficiency in a foreign language can be shown to be integral to a student’s program of study, it may be used to meet the analytical competency requirement. Students must petition for approval from the Program Director. Courses taken to demonstrate language proficiency may not be included in the 40 credit hours required for the degree.
Elective Fields
The elective field consists of a minimum of 9-credit hours, and is selected to complement the background and interests of the individual student. Courses composing the elective field may be offered through a different Elliott School program, a department in another college within the University, or a combination of the two. Examples of representative fields include:
- Environmental Policy
- International Business
- International Development
- International Economics
- International Finance
- International Health Policy
- Intellectual Property Protection
- Science Ethics
- Security Policy
- Space Policy
- Technology Management
- Regional Fields of Study
- East Asia
- Western Europe
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States
- Middle East
- Latin America
Students may also design their own elective field with approval by the Program Director
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