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MA-PBPL - Public Policy Studies (M.A.)

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MA - Master of Arts

Program Requirements

The M.A. in Public Policy consists of 10 course credits:

4 of 5 Core Courses

  • PBPL 800. Public Policy: Principles and Practice

  • PBPL 840. Budget Management in Public Policy

  • PBPL 846. Policy Analysis

  • PBPL 860. Public Management

  • PBPL 869. Leadership in the Policy Arena

5 Policy Electives (choose five)

  • PBPL 801. Community Development Strategies

  • PBPL 802. Global Cities

  • PBPL 803. Urban Planning Global Studio

  • PBPL 806. Methods & Statistics for Policy Research

  • PBPL 808. Constitutional Foundations of Public Policy

  • PBPL 815. Urban South Asia

  • PBPL 817. Education and Immigration in the City

  • PBPL 819. Affordable Housing Policies

  • PBPL 820. Urban Research Practicum

  • PBPL 821. Law, Policy & Society

  • PBPL 833. Introduction to Urban Planning

  • PBPL 849. Health Care Regulation and Policy

  • PBPL 850. Women, Leadership and Public Policy

  • PBPL 855. Urban Politics

  • PBPL 859. Economics of Public Policy

  • PBPL 866. State and Local Policy

  • PBPL 870. Polarization and the Policy-Making Process

1 Capstone Course

  • PBPL 874. Policy Practicum