MPP-FT Sample Curriculum
Students enrolled in The Georgetown Public Policy Institute MPP-Full-time Program (MPP-FT) are expected to complete the program in two years and typically enroll in four courses each semester. (It should be noted that a limited number of courses are available during the summer.)
Suggested Sequence of Classes:
First Year
Fall Semester
- PPOL 501: Introduction to Microtheory (3 credits)
- PPOL 508: Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis (3 credits)
- PPOL 517: Public Policy Process OR PPOL 519 -- Comparative Policy Process (3 credits)
- Track course or elective (3 credits)
Spring Semester
- PPOL 503: Public Finance (3 credits)
- PPOL 509: Regression Methods for Policy Analysis (3 credits)
- PPOL 580: Public Management OR PPOL 581 -- Comparative Public Management (3 credits)
- Track course or elective (3 credits)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- PPOL 512: Advanced Regression & Program Evaluation Methods (3 credits)
- PPOL 700: Thesis Workshop I (3 credits)
- Track course, elective, or PPOL 560: Ethics, Values & Public Policy OR PPOL 561 - Ethics in a Globalized World (3 credits)
- Track course or elective (3 credits)
Spring Semester
- PPOL 701: Thesis Workshop II (3 credits)
- Track course, elective, or PPOL 560: Ethics, Values & Public Policy OR PPOL 561 - Ethics in a Globalized World (3 credits)
- Track course or elective (3 credits)
- Track course or elective (3 credits)
TOTAL: 48 credits
