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Master in Public Policy (MPP) Curriculum

The JU MPP degree is a two-year, 48 credit hour program. It includes 9 core courses, summer internship, two-semester capstone policy project, and four elective courses. Students may take policy oriented course at Florida Coastal School of Law (FCSL) for elective credit. For students entering the MPP program with a Juris Doctor (JD) or Master of Business Administration (MBA), JU PPI Internship and one Public Policy Elective may be waived, for 42 total credit hours.

Program Requirements

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

DSIM 509Essentials Quantitative Methd

3
ECON 509Essentials of Economics

3

Core Courses (9 core courses)

The following courses are required for all MPP students:

PPOL 501Microeconomics for Public Pol

3
PPOL 502Public Finance

3
PPOL 511Political Institutions

3
PPOL 512Ethics and Public Policy

3
PPOL 513Law and Public Policy

3
PPOL 521Statistics and Research

3
PPOL 541Public Policy Analysis

3
PPOL 555Leading Organizations

3
Or
MGT 548Leading People &Organizations

3
PPOL 610Strategic Human Resource Mgt

3
Or
MGT 610Strategic Human Resource Mgt

3
Or
PPOL 611Responsible Leadership

3
Or
MGT 620Responsible Leadership

3
Or
PPOL 612Teamwork Organizational Chng

3
Or
MGT 630Teamwork & Organizatnl Change

3
Total Credit Hours:27

JU PPI Summer Internship (3 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 590JU PPI Internship

2
Total Credit Hours:3

Capstone Policy Project (6 credit hours)

A 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 695Capstone: Client Policy I

3
And
PPOL 696Capstone: Client Policy II

3
Or
PPOL 697Capstone:Rsrch Pol Thesis I

3
And
PPOL 698Capstone: Rsrch Pol Thesis II

3
Or
PPOL 699Capstone Intensive

6
Total Credit Hours:6

Additional Courses Required for MPP students (4 elective courses)

MPP students must take four 3-credit hour elective courses, which may include 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 to Four, 3-credit hour, 500/600 level Public Policy Elective courses (9-12 credits)

9-12
Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 48