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Master of Public Policy Field of StudyThe MPP draws on the strengths of the entire university to provide a broad range of choices in policy fields. Each student selects a field of study consisting of three courses. Available policy fields are:
Lead Professor: Professor Philip Joyce Courses in this field explore the theoretical and practical foundations of public budgeting. A concentration in this field will provide insight into the formulation and evaluation of public budgets, as well as the complex choices of economic reasoning in response to resource allocation. The courses in this field provide a background in budget policy and process, characteristics of public revenue and expenditure, and governmental accounting and financial reporting. This field is particularly suited for those who are, or envision becoming, budget analysts or financial management officers in public agencies at any level of government. With the permission of the lead professor, students may supplement these courses with courses in economics, accounting, or other relevant disciplines. Field Courses: * If not taken as a core course (program evaluation or budgeting requirement).
Field Advisors: Professor Yas Nakib; Professor Joseph Cordes; Professor Dylan Conger The education policy field is concerned with problems and policies related to major education policy issues such as student performance and achievement, school finance, equal opportunity, evaluation, school standards, accountability, evaluation, and testing. The field in education policy is offered in close collaboration with the program in education policy in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Required Course: Recommended Courses: * These courses require Educ 271 as a prerequisite.
Field Advisors: Professor Mark Starik; Professor Joseph Cordes This field is designed to provide students with the tools needed to understand the causes of environmental and resource problems, the conflicts they generate, and the strengths and weaknesses of alternative policies for addressing them. Recommended Courses: * If not taken as a core course.
Field Advisors: Professor Cynthia Harrison; Professor Cynthia Deitch Most public policy discussions – local, national, or international – include explicit or implicit assumptions about gender, and they are likely to have direct and indirect impacts that are gender-specific. Policy topics in which gender content is key include, among others, poverty, child welfare, employment, civil rights and human rights, law enforcement, international trade, taxation, education, health, working conditions and wages, reproduction, the media, and science and technology. The field in gender and social policy is offered in close collaboration with the Women's Studies Program. Recommended Courses:
Field Advisor: Professor Sara Wilensky The field in health policy covers a broad array of health issues, including assessing health and health needs, health planning, human resources development, financing health services, national health insurance, long-term care, and global health cooperation. The field in health policy is offered in close collaboration with the School of Public Health and Health Services. Recommended Courses: * If not taken as a core course (program evaluation or budgeting requirement).
International Development Management Lead Professor: Professor Jennifer Brinkerhoff (On sabbatical fall 2007 and spring 2008) This field of study prepares students for careers in international development management. A concentration in this field provides insight into the practical workings of the international development industry, i.e., who the major players are, how they interact, and how policy is made and implemented; and management approaches and challenges specific to the international development field, including specific development management tools and approaches. Note: In addition to a masters degree, entry into an international development career typically requires overseas professional work experience. Field Courses:
Field Advisor: Professor Joseph Cordes The labor market policy field is designed for students interested in exploring policies that affect the character and level of investment in human capital. Labor market policy touches a spectrum of related issues, including social policies that affect employers and workers, demographic trends, retirement and social insurance, and public and private investments in human capital. Recommended Courses: * If not taken as a core course (program evaluation or budgeting requirement).
Field Advisor: Professor Joseph Cordes The national security policy field embraces processes of policy-making for national security, the analysis of defense programs, defense economics, the history of warfare and strategy, and the identification and understanding of the national and international security agenda in the 21st century. Students specializing in this field will examine these issues principally through courses in political science, history, economics, and inter-national affairs. Recommended Courses:
Lead Professor: Professor Michael J. Worth This field is designed for students preparing for careers in the management of nonprofit organizations and fund-raising programs. It is appropriate to recent undergraduates as well as mid-career professionals seeking to advance to more senior positions of responsibility. Courses encompass the planning, management, and evaluation of organizations and programs; strategies for the management of fund-raising programs, charitable foundations, and venture philanthropy; the role of advocacy organizations; international non-governmental organizations; and, policy issues related to the nonprofit sector and philanthropy in the United States and internationally. Recommended courses:
Field Advisor: Professor William Griffith; Professor Jeffrey Brand Ballard The field of philosophy and social policy provides an opportunity for students to explore more deeply ethical analyses in several important policy areas, as well as examine some of the philosophical assumptions grounding the institutional frameworks within which policy issues arise and develop. The field in philosophy and social policy is offered in collaboration with the MA Program in Philosophy and Social Policy. Recommended Courses: * If not taken as a core course (philosophical or historical approaches to policy requirement).
Program Evaluation and Analysis Field Advisor: Professor Kathryn Newcomer This policy field is intended for students who wish to develop more extensive quantitative and qualitative research skills that may be applied to analyze and assess the performance of public and nonprofit programs. Students will be exposed to research methods from multiple disciplines to prepare them for program evaluation and performance auditing professionals. Recommended Courses: * If not taken as a core course (MPP program evaluation/budgeting requirement)
Public-Private Policy and Management Lead Professor: Professor Jed Kee Courses in this field explore the historical and current relationships between the public and private sectors, focusing on the interactions between the two sectors in such areas as regulation, contracting out, partnerships, and privatization. Courses also will examine the global dimensions of these relationships, including the role of multi-national institutions such as the World Bank and IMF in developing policy in these areas. In addition, courses will include case studies and discussion to highlight important legal, policy and management considerations, including decision-making and evaluation of public-private arrangements. The field is designed for those interested in the management and policy implications of these relationships. This field requires a two-tiered set of courses for the field as follows. Group 1 - Required Course (students must take at least one of the following two): PAd 216: Federal Government Regulation of Society Group 2 - Any TWO of the following courses (students can choose from among the following courses; others may be substituted with permission of your advisor): PPol 208: Public Policy, Governance and the Global Market System
Race, Ethnicity and Public Policy Field Advisor: Professor Gregory Squires Racial and ethnic divisions persist as critical sources of conflict and tension in the United States. This policy field examines the dominant theoretical perspectives and public policy debates pertaining to race and ethnicity. The field in race, ethnicity, and public policy is offered in collaboration with the Sociology Department. Recommended Courses:
Field Advisor: Professor Nicholas Vonortas The science and technology policy field emphasizes the interactions among scientific development, technological change, and governmental and private-sector activities. A comparative approach to science and technology policy is emphasized, founded on the twin poles of in-depth understanding of domestic policies and continuous coverage of policy developments around the world. The science and technology policy track is offered in collaboration with faculty of the Center for International Science and Technology Policy (CISTP), and with the graduate program in Science, Technology, and Public Policy in the Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA). Recommended courses:
Field Advisor: Professor Joseph Cordes The social policy field is intended to allow students to explore policy issues in a number of different areas of social policy, including education policy, gender and social policy, health policy, race, ethnicity, and public policy, and urban policy. Students should consult with the field advisor to discuss an appropriate mix of field courses.
Field Advisor: Professor Hal Wolman Urban policy, although concerned with metropolitan areas broadly, focuses on conditions that historically have been most visible and ingrained in large cities, as well as, increasingly, the inner suburbs. This track focuses on problems of these areas and policies to address them, including inadequate fiscal capacity, poverty, unemployment, violent crime, homelessness, racial and ethnic tension, sprawl, inadequate transportation and congestion, as well as other related concerns. Recommended Courses: * If not taken as a core course (MPP program evaluation/budgeting requirement)
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