https://publicadministrationdegrees.smu.edu/mpp-d/
Lead Faculty and Academic Coordinator: Eva Chiang
General Information
The online Master of Public Policy (M.P.P) degree is designed to prepare students for successful careers as policy analysts, policy evaluators, and thought leaders in a variety of fields who can use policy tools to lead real change. The MPP curriculum equips students with a strong foundation in policymaking, statistics, critical analysis, and effective policy design and implementation. The online program uses a combination of asynchronous assignments for self-paced, flexible learning and synchronous evening classes held on Zoom, where students can connect with classmates, instructors and guest speakers. There are two required, on-campus immersion experiences.
Students will:
- Build the quantitative and qualitative analytical skills necessary for policy analysis, especially to support decision making
- Design, implement and evaluate public policy and understand potential unintended consequences of policymaking
- Communicate analysis and recommendations effectively to relevant stakeholders
- Identify policy solutions and the political and economic institutions that influence the policy process
- Develop a basic understanding of the economics of the public sector, and
- Develop and refine an approach to ethical leadership.
Admissions Requirements
A prospective student must submit undergraduate transcripts, resume, two letters of recommendation, and personal statement with his/her application. If English is not the applicant’s native language, they must submit English language proficiency test scores. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Candidates can be accepted fully or offered conditional admission. If a student is admitted conditionally, this will be noted on their acceptance letter. Conditional admission requires that the student maintain at least a 3.0 GPA for the first 12 hours of the program. Eligibility for continued participation in the program is contingent upon meeting this standard.
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