The Public Policy sub field features studies in these areas:
American public policy
Comparative public policy
International public policy
Theoretical issues in public policy
Substantive areas within public policy
In the substantive areas, students may select:
Health
Education
Welfare
Housing
Urban development
Natural resources
Or, with the permission of the Executive Officer, other policy areas.
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The Graduate Center offers an interdisciplinary concentration in Public Policy and Urban Studies. Students enrolled in any one of seven doctoral programs”Anthropology, Economics, Environmental Psychology, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology”may select interdisciplinary work in public policy or urban studies as an area of concentration. The work in public policy involves students in the analysis of basic questions and approaches concerning...
The Master of Science in Leadership and Policy Studies (LPS) emphasizes field-based learning in public service to develop effective leaders in nonprofit and government professions. Students will develop public policy and leadership skills in the community through the School of Public Service curriculum–every course in the degree program integrates field study. LPS stresses ethics, problem-solving and research skills, and the ability to implement...
Policy Analysis and Administration will give you the analytic and technical skills, broad understanding and a specialization that will help you succeed in your area of interest. Students in this concentration:
Learn the nature of the policy-making process;
Gain an understanding of the techniques of policy analysis and social science research methodology;
Investigate at least one substantive areas of public policy (e.g. health, environment, housing,...
This professional master's program prepares students for work in a variety of community, public, and private settings with a focus on program design, public policy supervision, and evaluation; and for work as members of research teams. One recent graduate is serving as the evaluator on a violence prevention program for adolescents; another works with a nonprofit organization coordinating international efforts related to women's health.
The Master in Public Policy degree is an intensive one-year program that provides rising leaders in international and domestic public policy with an opportunity to broaden their economic, policy, and leadership skills. This rigorous in-residence program is designed for mid-career professionals with at least seven years of public service experience in government agencies or nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad. The goal is to prepare...
Government plays an important, ubiquitous role in contemporary society. Moreover, the growing complexity of public policies, the political processes that give rise to them, and the organizations that implement them have created a need in government, business, and the nonprofit sector for people who understand how government operates.
The Public Policy Program gives students the foundational skills and institutional knowledge necessary for understanding...
Across the public sector spectrum, career opportunities are predicted to expand rapidly over the next five years. At every level”federal, state, and local”this growth trend in employment will fuel a demand for qualified managers who can lead public agencies or direct public policy organizations.* Prepare to advance your career and to meet this increasing need for public sector professionals as you...
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