Master of Public Policy ~ Distinguishing Features

Learn from distinguished, expert faculty such as the Honorable Leon Panetta, whose students benefit from the lessons of his long and well-respected policymaking career in Washington.

Applied policy analysis projects integrate theory and practice by placing you in advanced, professional policy internships that focus on real-world issues.

Concentration in a self-selected area of public policy through specialized courses, field education, and directed research.

Emphases on collaboration, social justice, cross-national comparison of policymaking, and interdisciplinary learning.

Innovative and interactive classroom exercises include team-based assignments, student policy debates, case study discussions, and guest lectures by health and human services professionals and policy experts.