The School of Public Policy offers a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.). The M.P.P. program provides students with the analytic and quantitative skills necessary to design, analyze, and evaluate the success of policies. The M.P.P. program is centered on the analysis of real-world problems, combining theory, quantitative methods, and practical applications in policy analysis and program evaluation.

Location

• Hartford Campus

Modality

• In Person

Master of Public Policy Requirements

The M.P.P. degree is comprised of 42 credits. These credits include 24 credits of core coursework (eight courses), 12 credits of electives (four courses), six credits of internship and a zero credit professional development course. The curriculum is outlined below.

Required Core Courses

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
PP 5314	Causal Program Evaluation	3
PP 5331	Quantitative Methods for Public Policy	3
PP 5340	Introduction to Public Policy and Management	3
PP 5342	Policy Analysis	3
PP 5345	Project Management in the Public Sector	3
PP 5347	Applied Policy Issues	3
PP 5375	Economic Analysis for Public Policy and Management	3
PP 5376	Applied Quantitative Methods	3
Total Credits		24

Electives

Students complete 12 credits of electives in areas that support their career goals. 

Internship

Six credits of PP 5390 Supervised Internship.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand accountability effectiveness, performance, and responsiveness in a democracy. Understanding of the challenges and distinguishing characteristics of the public sector. Ability to apply project management techniques. An understanding of the importance of transparent processes, fairness, and respect.
2. Understand the policy making process; its goals and actors. Understanding of markets, cost concepts, efficiency and equity, and ethics in the context of public policy making and evaluation. Familiarity with major policy areas. The ability to conduct and evaluate policy research and communicate research results.
3. Understand the logic of social research, systematic thinking. Knowledge of how to design and employ a variety of data-collection and analysis techniques. Ability to conduct statistical analysis and describe and communicate the results of data analysis. Ability to employ advanced causal analysis and designs.
4. Understand the expectations of professional workplaces. Ability to apply ethical and public service values to policy and management decisions. Ability to recognize disparate impacts and equity implications of policies and programs.
5. Appreciate citizen roles in decision making. An understanding of explicit and implicit bias and the ability to thrive in a diverse workforce. Ability to work in teams and present oneself effectively. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. An understanding of the historical roots of discrimination.

Accelerated Public Policy MPP

The Accelerated (formerly Fast-Track) Master’s in Public Policy (MPP) is designed for UConn undergraduates who want to complete their MPP in 5 years. Up to 12 credits of the required graduate coursework taken while the student is an undergraduate may be used toward both the undergraduate and MPP plans of study. Undergraduate students apply for the accelerated track by the end of their sophomore or junior year and then apply to the MPP program during their senior year.