MPP/MBA
Master in Public Policy/Master of Business Administration
The growing financial constraints on the public sector call for more leaders with vision to make the public sector more responsive to the citizenry and flexible in their approaches to delivery of services. At the same time, both the private and non-profit sectors are increasingly called upon to provide services that were formerly furnished by the public sector. Individuals who possess the finance, marketing, and organizational skills of a business program coupled with the analytic tools and political acumen provided by a public policy program will be highly sought after in today’s job market.
Students interested in applying to the MPP/MBA Program should complete and submit both the MPP and the MBA applications to the respective schools simultaneously. More information about the MBA program is available on the McDonough School of Business website.
The dual degree consists of 39-credit hours of public policy coursework and 40.5-credit hours of business coursework over three years, rather than the four years normally required when completing the degrees separately. Although there is some flexibility in order to accommodate students’ specific professional and academic goals, students attending the McCourt School in year one typically pursue the following course of study:
Typical Course of Study
YEAR ONE
Fall Semester
- PPOL 5004, Intermediate Microeconomics
- PPOL 5000, Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis
- PPOL 5006/5007, The Politics of Policy-Making/Comparative Politics of Policy-Making
- PPOL elective
Spring Semester
- PPOL 5001, Regression Methods for Policy Analysis
- PPOL 5005, Microeconomics II
- PPOL 5008/5009, Public Management/Comparative Public Management
- PPOL elective
YEAR TWO
Fall Semester
- PPOL 5002, Advanced Regression and Program Evaluation Methods
- MBA credits
Spring Semester
- MBA credits
YEAR THREE
Fall Semester
- PPOL 5011/PPOL 5013, Policy Analysis Capstone I/Thesis Workshop I
- PPOL 5010, Ethics, Values and Public Policy
- PPOL elective
- MBA credits
Spring Semester
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PPOL 5012/PPOL 5014, Policy Analysis Capstone II/Thesis Workshop II
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MBA credits