Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) and L.L.M.

Admission to the Program

Applicants must satisfy the admission requirements of both the Department of Public Administration and Policy (DPAP)/SPA and Washington College of Law (WCL). Admission criteria are the same as those for the M.P.P. However, students who have been admitted to WCL will not be required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Admission to either the M.P.P. or L.L.M. program does not guarantee admission to the other. Students who have been admitted to the MPP program may apply to WCL. Students admitted to the LLM/MPP may begin their studies in SPA in their first semester of the LLM program.

Degree Requirements

• 39 credits hours of approved graduate course work including at least 24 credit hours of M.P.P. course work in SPA, and up to 15 credit hours from WCL.
• Assignments in the practicum course (PUAD 688), including a major policy analysis paper for a client and a “48-hour exercise,” fulfill the university requirement for a comprehensive examination.

The research requirement is satisfied by completing two of the following courses with grades of B or better:

• PUAD-601 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis I
• PUAD-602 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis II
• PUAD-604 Public Program Evaluation
• PUAD-607 Economics and Politics of Public Policy
• PUAD-670 Economics for Policy Analysis
• LAW-580 Introduction to American Legal Institutions or
• LAW 892 Washington Lawyer Seminar

Course Requirements:

• PUAD-601 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis I (3)

• PUAD-602 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis II (3)
• PUAD-603 Policy Process (3)
• PUAD-606 Foundations of Policy Analysis (3)
• PUAD-670 Economics for Policy Analysis (3)
• PUAD-631 Financing Government Services (3)
• PUAD-684 Organizational Analysis (3)
• PUAD-688 Policy Practicum (3)

One course from the following:

• PUAD-604 Public Program Evaluation (3)
• PUAD-607 Economics and Politics of Public Policy (3)
• PUAD-671 Cost Benefit Analysis (3)
  

Area of Concentration

Credit hours in an area of concentration usually completed with WCL courses, as long as at least 24 credit hours for the M.P.P are taken in approved SPA courses.

Students without significant professional work background generally participate in a non-credit internship or an externship. For students already employed, a formal internship is optional.

L.L.M. Degree Requirements

• 18 credit hours of course work required for the L.L.M.
• LAW-601 Administrative Law (3-4) or other course approved by SPA advisor.

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