Public Policy

The MPP degree is a two-year, full-time program consisting of a quantitative core curriculum, a policy internship in the summer after completion of the first year, a second-year policy analysis capstone project, and elective courses chosen from those available at GSPP or any other graduate department on campus. The program emphasizes practical and applied dimensions of policy-making and implementation, encouraging students to develop skills in:

• Defining policy issues to make them more intelligible to officials in the public, private, or non-profit sector

• Providing a broader perspective for assessing policy alternatives

• Examining techniques for developing policy options and evaluating their social consequences

• Developing strategies for the successful implementation of public policies once they have been adopted

The school's approach to teaching emphasizes teamwork, cooperation, and interaction among students and with the faculty. Students work, either as individuals or in small groups, on real policy problems for real clients under close faculty supervision.

Concurrent Degrees

The Master in Public Policy may be earned in combination with an advanced degree from a number of Berkeley schools under a coordinated program. Applicants must be accepted to both programs to pursue a concurrent degree.

• Public Policy & Public Health (MPP/MPH)

• Public Policy & Law (MPP/JD)

• Public Policy & Engineering (MPP/MS offered for Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences)

• Public Policy & Energy Resources Group (MPP/MA and MPP/MS)

• Public Policy & Social Welfare (MPP/MSW)

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