The Catholic University of America’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) program transcends politics, focuses on the common good and the dignity of the human person, and equips you to develop innovative and ethical policies to address major societal challenges.

Unique among public policy programs: Catholic University has designed an MPP that fills a gap in graduate public policy: it is the only graduate public policy program in the Washington, D.C., area that puts human flourishing and the common good at the center of a curriculum that integrates the latest social science research with an ethically and philosophically robust framework.

Concentrations:

  • Family and Social Policy
  • Science and Technology Policy
  • Development and Sustainability Policy
  • National Security and Intelligence Policy
  • Advanced Policy Analysis

credit-hours-300.svg  Credit Hours: 36

tuition.svg  Tuition: $1,350 per credit hour

cirriculum-300.svg  Curriculum:

  • STEM Curriculum

    Core Technical Skills Courses (27 credits)

    • Public Policy for the Common Good 
    • Introduction to Public Policy Process
    • Advanced Microeconomics
    • Advanced Macroeconomics
    • Introduction to Data Analytics 
    • Experimental Economics
    • Econometrics
    • Big Data and Machine Learning
    • Capstone Project

    Core Professional Skills Courses (3 credits)

    • Strategic Communication (1 credit)
    • Leadership and Statesmanship (1 credit)
    • Innovative Thinking (1 credit)

    Specialization (6 credits)

    • Pick 2 courses from Advanced Policy Analysis Specialization.

  • Non-STEM Curriculum

    Core Courses - 18 credit hours

    • Core Technical Skills Courses

      • Public Policy for the Common Good (3 credits)
      • Introduction to Public Policy Process (3 credits)
      • Advanced Microeconomics (3 credits)
      • Introduction to Data Analytics (3 credits)
      • Capstone Project (3 credits)

    • Professional Skills Courses

      • Strategic Communication (1 credit)
      • Leadership and Statesmanship (1 credit)
      • Innovative Thinking (1 credit)

    Elective Core- 9 Credit Hours

    • Pick Three Courses
      • American Politics
      • Strategic Public Policy Management
      • Advanced Macroeconomics
      • Experimental Economics
      • Econometrics
      • Behavioral Public Policy
      • Catholic Social Teaching and Political Economy
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