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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 24 | |
| Public Policy Analysis | ||
or POLS 710 | Global Public Policy | |
| Policy Design and Evaluation | ||
| Public Budgeting and Finance | ||
| Harm Reduction for Policymakers | ||
| Law and Public Policy | ||
| Quantitative Methods for Public Policy | ||
or POLS 670 | Quantitative Methods for Political Science and Public Policy | |
| Qualitative Methods for Impact Evaluations | ||
or POLS 703 | Advanced Policy Analysis | |
| Masters of Public Policy Capstone | ||
| Electives | 12 | |
| State and Local Politics | ||
| International Law | ||
| Politics of the Developing Countries | ||
| Comparative Political Economy | ||
| Environmental Policy and Politics | ||
| Comparative Democratic Institutions | ||
| Quantitative Methods for Political Science and Public Policy | ||
| New Institutionalism in Political Science | ||
POLS 796 | ||
| Geographic Information Systems Pattern Analysis and Modeling | ||
| Economic Development | ||
| Public Economics | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| New Institutional Economics | ||
EMGT 610 | ||
| Youth Policy | ||
| Aging Policy and Advocacy | ||
| Organizational Psychology | ||
| Community Development | ||
| Organizations and the State | ||
| Graduate Seminar (IDEAS Research Workshop) | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
- Accelerated students can take 15 credits towards the MPP in the course of their standard undergraduate career. During the fifth year, students would take the remaining 21 credits from the curriculum above.
Admission and Application Requirements
Graduate School admission and application requirements are found on the Admission Information page. In addition to these requirements, the following are required:
- A statement of purpose answering the question: Why does the applicant wish to pursue a MPP at NDSU?
- A current resume or CV
- An academic writing sample – this writing sample might be a paper written for an undergraduate or graduate-level class or could be written specifically for this application. The writing sample should demonstrate the applicant’s ability to write research or policy-related papers and should be submitted in English.
- Optional statement of extenuating circumstances – if there is anything the applicant would like the admissions committee to know about their circumstances, that is not discussed elsewhere in the application, the applicant may include that here. Applicants are not required to complete a statement of extenuating circumstances, nor will its absence negatively impact the application.