June 15, 2005
Contact: Linda Valenty
Cal Poly Political Science Department
(805) 756-2919
Application Deadline Approaching for Cal Poly’s New Master of Public Policy Program
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Graduate-level students interested in earning a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree have until July 1 to apply to the new Cal Poly program, which kicks off fall quarter.
The MPP program is designed for graduate students interested in acquiring skills in policy analysis, public management, policy research and research design. The program offers specializations in environmental policy, health policy, education, economics, agribusiness, technology and methodology, among others.
To accommodate working students, MPP courses are offered in the
late afternoon and evening. The program is designed to be completed
in two years, however, students may take courses at a pace suitable
to their schedules, completing a degree in one-and-a-half to seven
years. Class sizes will be small, with about 15-20 graduate students
per seminar.
The MPP degree is becoming increasingly valuable to public, private
and nonprofit employers, said Linda Valenty, acting executive director
of the new Institute of Policy Research at Cal Poly and director
of the MPP program.
Core courses include policymaking, policy analysis, public finance, applied statistics, quantitative methodology, applied research design, the graduate research seminar, and the policy internship. Students choose their elective courses with the intent of developing a specific area of expertise.
Cal Poly MPP students will have an opportunity to apply for internships through the university's new Institute for Public Policy Research. The institute funds faculty and student research on policy issues. “The internships will give students the chance to work on ‘real world’ policy formation, implementation and analysis,” Valenty said.
For more information, call Cal Poly’s Political Science Department
at (805) 756-2984, Professor Valenty at (805) 756-2919, or visit
http://mpp.calpoly.edu/.
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