The Master in Public Policy (MPP) curriculum is designed to broaden your perspective and sharpen specific skills to prepare you for a successful career in public service. During your first year, you will take courses to develop professional competencies in: Economics, Ethics, Leadership, Negotiation, Politics, Policy design and delivery and Quantitative analysis. Your first year culminates in Spring Exercise, a two-week simulation that has you integrate and apply the tools and concepts you learned from the first-year core. Then, during the summer after your first year, you will most likely take on a policy-oriented internship. The Policy Analysis Exercise, an applied thesis, caps the second-year curriculum. One of the benefits of being in an academic environment is the chance to discover and investigate new interests. That's why we encourage you to explore different policy areas. The 12-credit DEV curriculum focuses on the economic, political, and social issues surrounding the design and implementation of policies for development, examining issues such as: Empowering the economically disadvantaged, Improving social service delivery and state capacity, Designing economic growth strategies that promote structural transformation, Unlocking entrepreneurial potential for growth and Implementing sustainable solutions to poverty.

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