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Master of Public Policy (MPP)
The MPP is a two-year professional degree program. The degree includes two levels of requirements: the foundation courses and the professional curriculum. Previous course work (at Mills or elsewhere) may be applied to the foundation requirements, reducing the number of classes and time needed to graduate. Equivalent courses are those we determine to have covered the essential material covered in the Mills foundation courses.
Foundation Requirements
(may be completed at other institutions prior to enrollment in the MPP Program, or by Mills undergraduates on the 4+1 track)
- Introduction to Economics (micro and macroeconomics)
- Public Policy and Economic Analysis
- Ethics of Policy/Politics (multiple options)
- Law and Public Policy
- Introduction to Statistics
- Public Sector Economics
- Methods of Policy Analysis
- Dimensions of Diversity in Public Policy (multiple options)
Professional Curriculum
(8 credits, must be completed at Mills or through cross-registration). The professional curriculum consists of six required courses and two electives that offer students opportunities to augment and deepen their skills through practical application. Depending on the number of foundation requirements met prior to entry, students may take some courses from the professional curriculum in the first year of a two-year program. Note, however, that the following (or their equivalents) are prerequisites for PPOL 230/231: Essentials of Economics; Public Policy and Economic Analysis; Introduction to Statistics; Methods of Policy Analysis; and Public Sector Economics.
Required:
PPOL 220 Organizational Efficacy (1)
PPOL 221 Political Efficacy (1)
PPOL 227 Local and Community Policy Making, Planning, and Management (1)
Advanced Analytics and Research Methods (select 1 course from the following 3 courses):
PPOL 216 Qualitative Methods in Policy Research (1)
PPOL 225 Simulation in the Social and Policy Sciences (1)
MGMT 264 Econometrics and Business Forecasting (1)
PPOL 230 MPP Integrative Core I: Advanced Methods and Cases in Public Policy (1)
PPOL 231 MPP Integrative Core II: Master's Policy Report (MPR) Seminar (1)
Two electives (relevant to policy issues and methods)
Electives will be selected to deepen the student's knowledge of either analytic methods or a policy area of concentration and must be approved by the program director or advisor. Students should be aware that graduate-level courses in a substantive policy area or advanced methods may have prerequisites.
For full-time students in the two-year track, the minimum residency is three (3) semesters. For full-time 4+1-track students, the minimum residency is two (2) semesters. For part-time students in either track, residency requirements are pro-rated.
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