1 Collaboration & Leadership: The student demonstrates ability
to involve community stakeholders and key decision-makers in
developing, articulating and sustaining a policy vision.
Core Course (required): MPP 540
2 Policy Analysis: The student demonstrates the ability to identify and analyze a policy issue and present well-informed policy recommendations; to identify and work with all actors in the policy review and approval process (including where necessary the legislative process); and secure final approval and implementation of recommended policies.
Core Course (required): MPP 510
3 Critical Thinking: The student demonstrates appropriate care and deliberation whether or not one should accept, reject, or suspend judgment about a claim and decide the degree of confidence with which one can make that determination.
Core Courses (required): MPP 500, MPP 600A/B, MPP 696 A,B,C,
Concentration Courses: none
4 Communication: The student communicates complex policy ideas to a variety of individuals and groups and demonstrates an understanding of the elements, dynamics, and mechanics of personal and professional communication.
Core Courses (required): MPP 500, MPP 600A/B, MPP 696 A,B,C
Concentration Courses: none
5 Ethics: The student demonstrates the ability to articulate the values and ethics that are inherent in the roles of those who develop, promote, and implement public policy and applies them appropriately; adopts an ethical approach when participating in activities to develop, promote and implement public policy; supports those policies that allow responsible parties to respond with care to those who need it; and supports those policies that promote social justice and inclusivity.
Core Course (required): MPP 540
Concentration Courses: none
6 Legislative Processes: The student demonstrates
an understanding and ability to communicate across
the various bodies and interrelationships in
the legislative process.
Core Courses (required): MPP 520
Concentration Courses: GPP 650, GPP 651
7 Cross Cultural Competency: The student demonstrates an understanding of the role diverse cultural values and attitudes play in political participation and the development and implementation of public policy. He or she also is capable of communicating and negotiating with individuals from racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds different than their own.
Core Course (required): MPP 510
Concentration Courses: none
8 Political Institutions & Processes: The student understands the formal and actual processes of democratic policy making and the changing institutional context influenced by culture and events over time.
Core Course (required): MPP 520
Concentration Courses: GPP 650 , GPP 651
9 Program Planning, Budgeting, & Evaluation: The student demonstrates
knowledge of public sector finance and the budgeting
process, skill in financial planning, budget
preparation, monitoring, analysis, program and
policy evaluation.
Core Courses (required): MPP 630, MPP 640
Concentration Course: GPP 651
10 Research Design & Data Analysis: The student analyzes
trends in the economy, technology, socio-cultural
issues and political issues at various levels
and sectors of society.
Core Courses (required): MPP 530, MPP 600A/B
Concentration Courses: none
11 Knowledge of Multiple Fields : The student demonstrates the ability to critically analyze the major public policy issues in a variety of the major fields of education, social welfare, public health and medical care, business, environment, land use, watershed, and marine science resource protection, and demonstrate competence in two selected areas of concentration.
Core Courses (required): none
Concentration Courses: HSP 650, HSP 651, GPP 650, GPP 651
12 Information Technology & Management: The student demonstrates the ability to use information technologies to support public policy development and implementation; to define requirements for improved information systems and information management methods, and to manage information collection, analysis, and dissemination in support of public policy process.
Core Courses (required):
MPP 500, MPP 530, MPP 600A/B
Concentration Courses: none
13 Economics: The
student demonstrates an understanding of market economies, market institutions, the strengths and limitations of markets on public policy and the rationale for government intervention.
Core Courses (required): MPP 610, MPP 620
Concentration Courses: none
