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Masters in Public Policy DescriptionsFor catalog cycle Fall 2007 to Spring 2009View a different cycle: MPP 500: MPP Masters SeminarEffective Aug 27, 2007 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units1 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 510: Intr Pol Anlys & Public ActionEffective Aug 28, 2006 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units4 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 520: Congressional & Pres PoliticsEffective Jan 22, 2007 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units4 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 530: Appl Policy Res & Quant AnalysEffective Aug 22, 2005 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units4 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 540: Collab Ldrship & Ethic PolicyEffective Jan 22, 2007 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units4 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 600A: Appl Pol Analysis Res SemEffective Aug 28, 2006 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units2 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 600B: App Pol Analysis Res SemEffective Jan 23, 2006 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units2 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 610: Economic Analysis of PublicPolEffective Aug 28, 2006 View HistoryDescription:Integrates 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.) Units4 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 620: Econ Anlys of Public Policy IIEffective Jan 22, 2007 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units4 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 630: Strategic Mgmt & Sys AnalysisEffective Jun 20, 2005 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units4 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 640: Fin Mgmt & Public Nonprof BudgEffective Aug 28, 2006 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units4 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 695: Special TopicsEffective Jan 22, 2008 View HistoryDescription:No Description Provided Units1 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 696A: Prof Policy Internship SeminarEffective Sep 15, 2008 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units3 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 696B: Prof Pol Internship SemEffective Sep 15, 2008 View HistoryDescription: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.) Units3 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 696C: Prof Policy Internshp Sem 3rdEffective Sep 15, 2008 View HistoryDescription:No Description Provided Units3 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None MPP 697: Independent StudyEffective Jan 22, 2007 View HistoryDescription:No Description Provided Units1 to 6 Units Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:None |
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