Program in Public Policy
Masters of Public Policy
Mission Statement
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program at the Catholic University of America places the human person and the common good at the center of public policy design and implementation. We believe that our tradition calls us to rise above the political polarization of our day and go to the frontiers of social, scientific, and philosophical thought to present an integrated approach to public policy that is founded on a fuller vision of the human person as a social being made in the image of God. To accomplish this bold vision, the MPP program gathers expert faculty and practitioners from a wide range of fields and professions to engage in cutting edge research, to train and mentor students, and to actively participate in the development of public policy. We welcome potential students from all backgrounds who are passionate about the common good to join our community. Our principal goal is to equip our students to enter the professional world prepared to develop innovative and ethical public policy solutions to the major challenges of our time, all in service to the most vulnerable, the Church, the nation, and the world.
The program is a 36 credit hour masters program that can be completed as both a full time or a part time basis. Students graduating from the program will have developed: 1) an understanding of public policy process, 2) the quantitative data analysis tools to evaluate policy, and 3) the professional skills to thrive in a competitive work force.
Coursework
Required courses (36 credits)
| Core Courses (18 credits) |
PLCY 510: Public Policy for the Common Good
PLCY 511: Introduction to the Public Policy Process
ECON 572 Advanced Microeconomics
LSC 527: Introduction to Data Analytics
PLCY 515: MPP Capstone Project |
| Elective Core (9 credits; choose three) |
ECON 571: Advanced Macroeconomics
TRS 632A: Christian Social Ethics
SRES 515: Catholic Social Teaching and Political Economy
LAW 201: Administrative Law
POL 625: Graduate Introduction to American Politics
PLCY 531: Strategic Public Policy Management
ECON 545: Experimental Economics
ECON 573: Econometrics |
Specialization Electives (9 credits) [Not
Exhaustive] |
POL 544: Family, Social Policy, and the Welfare State
SRES 545 Marriage, Family, and the Social Order
SOC 530: Families, Incarceration, Inequality
POL 612A: Homeland Security
POL 638 Asian Security
POL 560 Issues in United States Foreign Policy
POL 654: Russian Foreign Policy
ECON 540: Integral Economic Development Policy
ECON 520: Development Public Policy
ECON 570: Machine Learning for Economics
LSC 637: Government Data and Information
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