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Masters in Public Policy Descriptions
For catalog cycle Fall 2009 to Spring 2011
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MPP 500: MPP Masters Seminar
Effective Aug 1, 2009 View History
Description:
Provides students with an introduction to the MPP program and an organizing vehicle to develop their Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) for designing their path to graduation. This seminar will also help students begin to develop ideas for policy internships and projects. (Offered fall semester.)
Units
1 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Restricted To MPP Majors)
MPP 510: Intr Pol Anlys & Public Action
Effective Aug 1, 2009 View History
Description:
Introduces students to the field of policy studies and the methods of policy analysis. Faculty, students, and guests discuss policy problems facing diverse communities; explore models of social change, social justice, and market justice; and incorporate ideas of sustainability and "outcomes-based" assessment into comparative analyses of issues facing international policymakers and global communities. Students apply knowledge of multiple disciplines to analyze case studies of complex policy issues. (Offered fall semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Restricted To MPP Majors)
MPP 520: Congressional & Pres Politics
Effective Jan 22, 2007 View History
Description:
Seeks to explain the real world of policymaking by looking at several factors: key policy actors; mass media, groups, and public opinion; bargaining strategies; and sources of conflict and cooperation in congressional-presidential relations. Draws on case studies, guest speakers, and Leon Panetta's 30 years of public service experience in Washington, D.C. (Offered spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MPP 530: Appl Policy Res & Quant Analys
Effective Aug 22, 2005 View History
Description:
Introduces students to basic policy research methods and quantitative tools used in policy analysis. Quantitative techniques may include computer modeling and simulation, linear programming and optimization, decision theory, and statistical and econometric analysis of policy-relevant data. (Offered fall semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MPP 540: Collab Ldrship & Ethic Policy
Effective Aug 1, 2009 View History
Description:
Introduces students to the theory and practice of collaborative and ethical leadership as they apply to the processes of local, state, national, and international policymaking. Explores the role of community stakeholders as advocates and leaders of public policy initiatives and collaborative policy analysis activities. Provides a framework for ethical consideration and reflection as a foundation to all policy analysis, development, and implementation. (Offered spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Restricted To MPP Majors)
MPP 600A: Appl Pol Analysis Res Sem
Effective Aug 1, 2009 View History
Description:
Provides students with an opportunity to apply the methods, approaches, and perspectives studied throughout the program to a selected public policy issue affecting the agencies in which they are placed. Under the supervision of their advisors and the seminar instructor, students develop a policy analysis, case study, and recommendation for model legislation to address an identified problem. (Offered every semester.)
Units
2 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Restricted To MPP Majors)
MPP 600B: App Pol Analysis Res Sem
Effective Jan 23, 2006 View History
Description:
Provides students with an opportunity to apply the methods, approaches, and perspectives studied throughout the program to a selected public policy issue affecting the agencies in which they are placed. Under the supervision of their advisors and the seminar instructor, students develop a policy analysis, case study, and recommendation for model legislation to address an identified problem. (Offered every semester.)
Units
2 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MPP 610: Economic Analysis of PublicPol
Effective Aug 1, 2009 View History
Description:
Intergrates classical microeconomic reasoning with critical perspectives, e.g. ecological economics to analyze public issues, policies, and programs. Students develop the skills necessary to conduct a multidisciplinary economic analysis of selected policy problems. Considers various models of economic behavior, types of incentives, policy objectives, and instruments. (Offered fall semester: Hybrid model of instruction.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Restricted To MPP Majors)
MPP 620: Econ Anlys of Public Policy II
Effective Jan 22, 2007 View History
Description:
Provides students with an opportunity to apply economic tools of analysis, e.g. cost-benefit analysis, to actual policy problems using their APAR internship project. Analyzes the role of government intervention and community considerations in dealing with such issues as public goods, externalities, and monopoly. (Offered spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MPP 630: Strategic Mgmt & Sys Analysis
Effective Aug 1, 2009 View History
Description:
Provides students with the theory and practice of strategic management of organizations within systems. Explores organizational structures, goals, and behavior needed for effective individual and group functioning in organizational settings. Emphasizes interrelationships and interdependencies between levels of government and across community-based organizations. Case studies highlight examples of systems-oriented management and leadership. (Offered fall semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Restricted To MPP Majors)
MPP 640: Fin Mgmt & Public Nonprof Budg
Effective Aug 28, 2006 View History
Description:
Provides students with the basic concepts, terminology, and tools essential for financial, management, analysis, and budgeting in the public and nonprofit sectors. Case studies examine interactions between public budgeting at the state and local levels, and the increasing shift of responsibilities and funding to community-based nonprofit organizations for delivery of services. Requires basic familiarity with Excel software. (Offered spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MPP 695: Special Topics
Effective Sep 10, 2009 View History
Description:
Studies a particular topic in Masters in Public Policy. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered only as interest warrants.)
Units
1 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MPP 696A: Prof Policy Internship Seminar
Effective Sep 15, 2008 View History
Description:
Provides students with the opportunity to continue developing knowledge and skills in their graduate internship as they complete work on their master's projects. The internship provides each student with the opportunity to participate as a working member of the staff in the daily policy-related activities of a local, state, federal, or international public agency, or a nongovernmental organization. (Offered every semester.)
Units
3 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MPP 696B: Prof Pol Internship Sem
Effective Aug 1, 2009 View History
Description:
Provides students with the opportunity to continue developing knowledge and skills in their graduate internship as they complete work on their master's projects. The internship provides each student with the opportunity to participate as a working member of the staff in the daily policy-related activities of a local, state, federal, or international public agency, or a nongovernmental organization. (Offered every semester.)
Units
3 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Restricted To MPP Majors)
MPP 696C: Prof Policy Internshp Sem 3rd
Effective Sep 15, 2008 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
3 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MPP 697: Independent Study
Effective Sep 10, 2009 View History
Description:
Student and faculty member select advanced topic of study and number of credits. (Offered only as interest warrants.)
Units
1 to 6 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
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