Master in Public Policy (MPP) Curriculum

The JU MPP degree is a two-year, 48 credit hour program. It includes 10 core courses, summer internship, two-semester capstone policy project, and four elective courses. One elective course is a policy oriented course at the Florida Coastal School of Law (FCSL).

Program Requirements

These courses are designed for candidates who lack basic knowledge in the following disciplines:

DSIM 509	Essentials Quantitative Methd	3
ECON 509	Essentials of Economics	3

Core Courses (10 core courses)

The following courses are required for all MPP students:

PPOL 501	Microeconomics for Public Pol	3
PPOL 502	Public Finance	3
PPOL 511	Political Institutions	3
PPOL 512	Ethics and Public Policy	3
PPOL 513	Law and Public Policy	3
PPOL 521	Statistics and Research	3
PPOL 531		2
	Or
PPOL 535	Quant Approaches Dcsn-Making	3
	Or
DSIM 535	Quant Approach Dcsn-Making	3
PPOL 541	Public Policy Analysis	3
PPOL 550	Leading Organizations	2
PPOL 610	Strategic Human Resource Mgt	3
	Or
MGT 610	Strategic Human Resource Mgt	3
	Or
PPOL 611	Responsible Leadership	3
	Or
MGT 620	Responsible Leadership	3
	Or
PPOL 612	Teamwork Organizational Chng	3
	Or
MGT 630	Teamwork & Organizatnl Change	3
Total Credit Hours:		10

JU PPI Summer Internship (2 credit hours)

All JU MPP students must complete a summer internship. JU PPI has developed a network of public, private and non-profit agencies that provide internships to JU MPP students. Some are paid and some non-paid. A JU PPI Internship Scholarship Fund will seek to provide scholarships for students in non-paid internships.

PPOL 590	JU PPI Internship	2
Total Credit Hours:		2

Capstone Policy Project (6 credit hours)

A two-semester (3-credit hour course each semester) Capstone Policy Project is required of all MPP students. Students choose between working in a small group with a faculty advisor for a real world client organization on a public policy challenge or working with a faculty advisor on a policy question of the student's choosing. Both options require a research paper and formal presentation to faculty members and policymakers.

PPOL 695	Capstone: Client Policy I	3
	And
PPOL 696	Capstone: Client Policy II	3
	Or
PPOL 697	Capstone:Rsrch Pol Thesis I	3
	And
PPOL 698	Capstone: Rsrch Pol Thesis II	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

Additional Courses Required for MPP students (4 elective courses)

MPP students must take four 3-credit hour elective courses, including one policy oriented course at the Florida Coastal School of Law (FCSL). JU MPP students may take up to two law school courses to be counted toward the MPP degree. Diverse policy oriented law school courses at FCSL are available to JU MPP students and are listed on the JU PPI and FCSL websites.

PPOL LAWP		3
PPOL xxx	Three 3 credit hour 500 600 level Public Policy Elective courses	9
Total Credit Hours:		12

PPOL LAWP: FCSL

Total Credit Hours: 48