Public Policy

Subject abbreviation: PBPL School of Public Policy

School of Public Policy Kurt Schwabe, Ph.D., Chair & Associate Dean Anil Deolalikar, Ph.D., Dean

Program Office, INTS 4146 anil.deolalikar@ucr.edu

• (951) 827-5663; spp.ucr.edu

Public policy analysis is the use of deci- sion-making theory and evidence-based methods to the study of substantive public policy problems. The objective of public policy analysis is to improve the quality of public policy-making by critically examining the de- sign and relevance of public policies, their im- plementation and execution, and their impact on households, communities, and the society at large. By its very nature, policy analysis is multidisciplinary. For instance, policies to address health problems in society must draw on developments in philosophy, economics, political science, medicine, and ethics (among other disciplines).

A degree in public policy equips students to go into a range of different careers. Exam- ples include working as a policy analyst for local, regional, state, or national government agencies; a governmental or public relations officer for a private sector firm; an employee of a public advocacy group; or as a leader of a community-based, non-profit organization.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See School of Public Policy section.

The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Public Policy are as follows:

Students will not be admitted into the major until they have completed PBPL 001 with a “C-“grade or better.

• 1. Lower-division requirements (six courses

[at least 24 units])

• a) PBPL 001

• b) PBPL 002

• c) ECON 003

• d) PBPL 004

• e) One course chosen from HIST 017B, HIST 020, HIST 020W, SOC 015 or SOC 020
• f) One course chosen from PSYC 011,

SOC 005, STAT 004 or STAT 008

• 2. Upper-division requirements (12 courses

[at least 48 units])

• a) PBPL 101

• b) Ten courses chosen from two tracks,

with no more than seven courses from one track.

Track 1: Health and Population Policy ANTH 131, ANTH 144E , ANTH 144G/GSST 140, ANTH 144J, ANTH 144K, ANTH 144M, ANTH 144N, ANTH 165F, BIOL 110, ECON 129, ECON 132, ECON 183, ENTX 150, ETST 116/HISA 147, GSST 140/ANTH 144N, GSST 171, HIST 107, PBPL 160, PBPL 161, POSC 180, POSC 180S, PSYC 110, PSYC 127/CBNS 127, PSYC 140, PSYC 160, PSYC 161, PSYC 168/ETST 168, PSYC 178, PSYC 179, SOC 127/PBPL 127, SOC 137, SOC 167/PBPL 167

Track 2: Social, Cultural, and Family Policy ANTH 108, ANTH 120, ANTH 127, ANTH 127S, ANTH 132, ANTH 136/SEAS 136, ANTH 136S/SEAS 136S, ANTH 139, ANTH 140G, ANTH 142E, ANTH 142I, ANTH 144E, ANTH 144G/GSST 140, ANTH 144K, ANTH 145/GSST 103, ANTH 148/GSST 150, ANTH 175, ANTH 177/MUS 126/GSST 126, BUS 102, BUS 153/ECON 153, BUS 157, BUS 176/SOC 176, BUS 177, ECON 132, ECON 151, ECON 155/GSST 155/PBPL 155, EDUC 122, EDUC 123, EDUC 147, EDUC 161, ENGL 142N, ENGL 143F/MCS 143F/ LGBS 143F, ETST 102, ETST 106, ETST 109I, ETST 109J, ETST 109K, ETST 113/HISA 134, ETST 115F/HISA 144F, ETST 118, ETST 124, ETST 126, ETST 128/SOC 128, ETST 128S/ SOC 128S, ETST 131, ETST 132, ETST 136, ETST 137/SEAS 137, ETST 139, ETST 146/ EDUC 146, ETST 147, ETST 156, ETST 159, ETST 160, ETST 163E, ETST 164, ETST 165, ETST 168/PSYC 168, ETST 174, ETST 175/ GSST 175, ETST 177, ETST 188, GSST 108/ PHIL 108, GSST 109/ANTH 109, GSST 134/ LGBS 134, GSST 137/LGBS 137, GSST 143/ SOC 140, GSST 150/ANTH 148, GSST 155/ ECON 155/PBPL 155, GSST 158/RLST 161, GSST 160/RLST 160, GSST 161, GSST 166/ MCS 127, GSST 167, GSST 173, GSST 175/ ETST 175, GSST 181, HISA 124, HISA 125F, MCS 103/ANTH 103, MCS 127/GSST 166, MCS 139/SOC 139, MCS 146E/ENGL 146E, MCS 154, MCS 158, MCS 159/URST 159, MCS 171/SPN 171, PHIL 108/GSST 108, PHIL 109, PHIL 166, PHIL 168/GSST 141, POSC 108, POSC 111, POSC 132, POSC 132S, POSC 146, POSC 181, PSYC 142, PSYC 148, PSYC 165B, PSYC 167/ETST 167, PSYC 168/ETST 168, PBPL 102, PBPL 150, PBPL 155/GSST 155/ECON 155, PBPL 160, PBPL 161, PBPL 164, PBPL 170/ENGR 170, PBPL 171/ENGR 171, PBPL 172, PBPL 185, RLST 152, RLST 153, RLST 160/GSST 160, RLST 161/GSST 158, SOC 112, SOC 112S, SOC 122, SOC 127, SOC 129, SOC 130, SOC 133, SOC 134, SOC 135, SOC 135S, SOC 137, SOC 139/ MCS 139, SOC 140, SOC 141, SOC 142, SOC 143/URST 143, SOC 144, SOC 145/ETST 145, SOC 146, SOC 147, SOC 156, SOC 160, SOC 161, SOC 163, SOC 164, SOC 173, SOC 179, SOC 180, SOC 183 (E-Z), TDFP 122 Track 3: Economic Policy ANTH 122, ANTH 144G/GSST 140, ANTH 144M, BUS 102, BUS 103, BUS 106/ECON 134, BUS 114, BUS 124A, BUS 132, BUS 134, BUS 138, BUS 140E, BUS 141, BUS 153/ECON 153, BUS 154, BUS 162/ECON 162, BUS 174, BUS 178/ECON 178, ECON 102, ECON 103, ECON 104A, ECON 104B, ECON 105A, ECON 105B, ECON 107, ECON 117/PHIL 119, ECON 119, ECON 125, ECON 129, ECON 130, ECON 132, ECON 135, ECON 143, ECON 146/URST 146, ECON 151, ECON 153/BUS 153, ECON 155/GSST 155/PBPL 155, ECON 157/PBPL 157, ECON 160/BUS 160, ECON 171, ECON 173, ECON 173S, ECON 175, ECON 178/BUS 178, ECON 181, ECON 186/PBPL 186, ENGR 180W, ETST 102, GBST 104, GSST 155/ ECON 155/PBPL 155, HISA 119, PHIL 116, POSC 116, POSC 116S, POSC 126, POSC 126S, POSC 130, POSC 134, POSC 134S, POSC 136, POSC 136S, POSC 138, POSC 138S, POSC 145, POSC 160, POSC 160S, POSC 164, POSC 164S, POSC 182, POSC 186, PBPL 103, PBPL 129, PBPL 171/ENGR 171, PBPL 172, SOC 112, SOC 112S, SOC 150, URST 146/ECON 146

Track 4: Urban/Environmental Policy ANTH 117, ANTH 118, ANTH 119, ANTH 132, ANTH 139, ANTH 144N, ANTH 163, CEE 132, ECON 143, ECON 146/URST 146, ECON 148, ECON 157/PBPL 157, ECON 173, ECON 173S, ENSC 101, ENSC 103/ENTX 103, ENSC 163, ENSC 175, ENVE 133, ENVE 135, GEO 157, GEO 160, GEO 169, GBST 110, GSST 173, GSST 181, LWSO 175 (E-Z), MCS 122, PHIL 109, PHIL 117, POSC 127, POSC 127S, POSC 137, POSC 137S, POSC 139, POSC 139S, POSC 160, POSC 160S, PBPL 103, PBPL 129, PBPL 130/GBST 130, PBPL 132, PBPL 150, PBPL 164, PBPL 171/ ENGR 171, PBPL 172, PBPL 185, SOC 112, SOC 112S, SOC 137, SOC 143/URST 143, SOC 150, SOC 151, SOC 156, SOC 159, SOC 176/BUS 176, SOC 182/URST 182, SOC 184

Track 5: Policy Institutions and Processes ANTH 127, ANTH 127S, ANTH 142F, ANTH 144G/GSST 140, BUS 102, BUS 107, BUS 128, BUS 140E, BUS 143, BUS 155, BUS 156, BUS 157, BUS 160/ECON 160, BUS 176/SOC 176, BUS 177, ECON 116, ECON 117/PHIL 119, ECON 119, ECON 129, ECON 132, ECON 151, ECON 157/PBPL 157, ECON 160/BUS 160, ECON 173S, ECON 175, ECON 181, ETST 102, ETST 113/HISA 134, ETST 128S/SOC 128S, ETST 159, ETST 163E, ETST 164, ETST 177, GSST 129, GSST 136, GSST 137/LGBS 137, GSST 166, GSST 173, GBST 104, HIST 111, HISA 120B, LWSO 100, LWSO 193, MCS 103/ANTH 103, PHIL 163, PHIL 165, POSC 100, POSC 101, POSC 108, POSC 109/RLST 173, POSC 112, POSC 112S, POSC 113, POSC 117, POSC 117S, POSC 123, POSC 124, POSC 124S, POSC 125, POSC 130, POSC 134, POSC 134S, POSC 136, POSC 136S, POSC 137, POSC 137S, POSC 138, POSC 138S, POSC 143, POSC 143S, POSC 146, POSC 148, POSC 148S, POSC 148H, POSC 149, POSC 149S, POSC 150, POSC 150S, POSC 153, POSC 154, POSC 159, POSC 159S, POSC 160, POSC 160S, POSC 162/LNST 142, POSC 162S/LNST 142S,, POSC 164, POSC 164S, POSC 165, POSC 165S, POSC 166, POSC 167, POSC 168, POSC 170, POSC 173, POSC 173S, POSC 182, POSC 186, PSYC 142, PSYC 175, PBPL 102, PBPL 103, PBPL 129, PBPL 132, PBPL 155/ECON 155/GSST 155, PBPL 160, PBPL 164, PBPL 171/ENGR 171, PBPL 172, PBPL 185, RLST 175, SOC 112, SOC 112S, SOC 150, SOC 151, SOC 159, SOC 164, SOC 176/BUS 176, TFDP 122

Track 6: International and Foreign Policy ANTH 108, ANTH 119, ANTH 122, ANTH 127, ANTH 127S, ANTH 132, ANTH 136/ SEAS 136, ANTH 136S/SEAS 136S, ANTH 140G, ANTH 140I, ANTH 144N, ANTH 163, BUS 102, BUS 114, BUS 138, BUS 154, BUS 178/ECON 178, ECON 103, ECON 171, ECON 173, ECON 173S, ECON 186/PBPL 186, ECON 187/LNST 187, ENGR 171/ PBPL 171, GBST 104, GBST 110, GSST 167, HISA 162/ LNST 172, HISA 165, HISA 166, HISE 123, HISE 146, HISE 148B, HISE 152, HIST 107, LNST 148/POSC 158, LNST 188/ POSC 161, MCS 124, POSC 109/RLST 173, POSC 120, POSC 123, POSC 124, POSC 124S, POSC 125, POSC 126, POSC 126S, POSC 127, POSC 127S, POSC 128, POSC 129, POSC 130, POSC 134, POSC 134S, POSC 135, POSC 136, POSC 136S, POSC 137, POSC 137S, POSC 138, POSC 138S, POSC 151, POSC 151S, POSC 153, POSC 154, POSC 155, POSC 155S, POSC 157, POSC 157S, POSC 158/LNST 148, POSC 159, POSC 159S, POSC 160, POSC 160S, POSC 162/LNST 142, POSC 162S/LNST 142S, POSC 163, POSC 163S, POSC 169, POSC 182, POSC 188, POSC 188S, PBPL 102, PBPL 129, PBPL 130/GBST 130, PBPL 171/ENGR 171, RLST 155/PHIL 155, RLST 173/POSC 109, SOC 135, SOC 135S, SOC 146, SOC 161, SOC 181, SOC 181S

• 3. Public Policy Seminar/Colloquia

During the junior and senior years, stu- dents must enroll in PBPL 191 (Seminar in Public Policy), which includes attendance at public lectures to the campus commu- nity given by outside speakers — typi- cally policy makers, administrators and researchers — on timely and important policy issues facing the Inland Empire, the state, the nation, and the world.

• 4. Domestic or International Policy Practi-

cum In the third or fourth year of the pro- gram (or during the summer between the third and fourth years), students must undertake a policy practicum (PBPL 198-I), which consists of an internship (paid or voluntary) on a policy issue or problem with a local, state or federal government agency, nonprofit or for-profit organization, a trade association, a labor/ trade union, or a public-affairs firm. The Public Policy Program Committee helps students locate internship opportunities. The internship provides students with an opportunity to gain real-world experience and apply the analytical skills learned in the classroom. Students enrolled in the UC Riverside Washington Academic Program, the UC Center at Sacramento program or the Education Abroad Program can apply that experience toward the policy practicum requirement, and do not need to undertake a separate internship.

• 5. Senior Thesis (for Honors candidates

only) Students who have an outstanding aca- demic record in their course work during the first three years of the program can become candidates for Honors in Public Policy during the spring quarter of their junior year. All honors candidates must enroll in a two-quarter senior thesis sem- inar (PBPL 195H) that will culminate in a written thesis covering a real policy prob- lem of the student’s choice. The thesis project could grow out of the practicum experience.

• 1. Lower-division requirements (three

courses [at least 12 units])

• a) PBPL 001

• b) One course from PBPL 002, ECON 003,

POSC 010, POSC 015

• c) One course from PBPL 004, PHIL 002,

PHIL 003, SOC 001, SOC 020

• 2. Upper-division requirements (six courses

[at least 24 units] chosen from specifical- ly two tracks:

Track 1: Health and Population Policy ANTH 131, ANTH 144E , ANTH 144G/GSST 140, ANTH 144J, ANTH 144K, ANTH 144M, ANTH 144N, ANTH 165F, BIOL 110, ECON 129, ECON 132, ECON 183, ENTX 150, ETST 116/HISA 147, GSST 140/ANTH 144N, GSST 171, HIST 107, POSC 180, POSC 180S, PSYC 110, PSYC 127/CBNS 127, PSYC 140, PSYC 160, PSYC 161, PSYC 168/ETST 168, PSYC 178, PSYC 179, PBPL 160, PBPL 161 SOC 127/ PBPL 127, SOC 137, SOC 167/PBPL 167

Track 2: Social, Cultural, and Family Policy ANTH 108, ANTH 120, ANTH 127, ANTH 127S, ANTH 132, ANTH 136/SEAS 136, ANTH 136S/ SEAS 136S, ANTH 139, ANTH 140G, ANTH 142E, ANTH 142I, ANTH 144E, ANTH 144G/ GSST 140, ANTH 144K, ANTH 145/GSST 103, ANTH 148/GSST 150, ANTH 175, ANTH 177/ MUS 126/GSST 126, BUS 102, BUS 153/ ECON 153, BUS 157, BUS 176/SOC 176, BUS 177, ECON 132, ECON 151, ECON 155/GSST 155/PBPL 155, EDUC 122, EDUC 123, EDUC 147, EDUC 161, ENGL 142N, ENGL 143F/ MCS 143F/LGBS 143F, ETST 102, ETST 106, ETST 109I, ETST 109J, ETST 109K, ETST 113/ HISA 134, ETST 115F/HISA 144F, ETST 118, ETST 124, ETST 126, ETST 128/SOC 128, ETST 128S/SOC 128S, ETST 131, ETST 132, ETST 136, ETST 137/SEAS 137, ETST 139, ETST 146/ EDUC 146, ETST 147, ETST 156, ETST 159, ETST 160, ETST 163E, ETST 164, ETST 165, ETST 168/PSYC 168, ETST 174, ETST 175/ GSST 175, ETST 177, ETST 188, GSST 108/ PHIL 108, GSST 109/ANTH 109, GSST 134/ LGBS 134, GSST 137/LGBS 137, GSST 143/ SOC 140, GSST 150/ANTH 148, GSST 155/ ECON 155/PBPL 155, GSST 158/RLST 161, GSST 160/RLST 160, GSST 161, GSST 166/ MCS 127, GSST 167, GSST 173, GSST 175/ ETST 175, GSST 181, HISA 124, HISA 125F, MCS 103/ANTH 103, MCS 127/GSST 166, MCS 139/SOC 139, MCS 146E/ENGL 146E, MCS 154, MCS 158, MCS 159/URST 159, MCS 171/ SPN 171, PHIL 108/GSST 108, PHIL 109, PHIL 166, PHIL 168/GSST 141, POSC 108, POSC 111, POSC 132, POSC 132S, POSC 146, POSC 181, PSYC 142, PSYC 148, PSYC 165B, PSYC 167/ETST 167, PSYC 168/ETST 168, PBPL 102, PBPL 150, PBPL 155/GSST 155/ECON 155, PBPL 160, PBPL 161 PBPL 164, PBPL 170/ ENGR 170, PBPL 171/ENGR 171, PBPL 172, PBPL 185, RLST 152, RLST 153, RLST 160/ GSST 160, RLST 161/GSST 158, SOC 112, SOC 112S, SOC 122, SOC 127, SOC 129, SOC 130, SOC 133, SOC 134, SOC 135, SOC 135S, SOC 137, SOC 139/ MCS 139, SOC 140, SOC 141, SOC 142, SOC 143/URST 143, SOC 144, SOC 145/ETST 145, SOC 146, SOC 147, SOC 156, SOC 160, SOC 161, SOC 163, SOC 164, SOC 173, SOC 179, SOC 180, SOC 183 (E-Z), TDFP 122

Track 3: Economic Policy ANTH 122, ANTH 144G/GSST 140, ANTH 144M, BUS 102, BUS 103, BUS 106/ECON 134, BUS 114, BUS 124A, BUS 132, BUS 134, BUS 138, BUS 140E, BUS 141, BUS 153/ECON 153, BUS 154, BUS 162/ECON 162, BUS 174, BUS 178/ECON 178, ECON 102, ECON 103, ECON 104A, ECON 104B, ECON 105A, ECON 105B, ECON 107, ECON 117/PHIL 119, ECON 119, ECON 125, ECON 129, ECON 130, ECON 132, ECON 135, ECON 143, ECON 146/URST 146, ECON 151, ECON 153/BUS 153, ECON 155/GSST 155/PBPL 155, ECON 157/PBPL 157, ECON 160/BUS 160, ECON 171, ECON 173, ECON 173S, ECON 175, ECON 178/BUS 178, ECON 181, ECON 186/PBPL 186, ENGR 180W, ETST 102, GBST 104, GSST 155/ECON 155/PBPL 155, HISA 119, PHIL 116, POSC 116, POSC 116S, POSC 126, POSC 126S, POSC 130, POSC 134, POSC 134S, POSC 136, POSC 136S, POSC 138, POSC 138S, POSC 145, POSC 160, POSC 160S, POSC 164, POSC 164S, POSC 182, POSC 186, PBPL 103, PBPL 129, PBPL 171/ENGR 171, PBPL 172, SOC 112, SOC 112S, SOC 150, URST 146/ECON 146

Track 4: Urban/Environmental Policy ANTH 117, ANTH 118, ANTH 119, ANTH 132, ANTH 139, ANTH 144N, ANTH 163, CEE 132, ECON 143, ECON 146/URST 146, ECON 148, ECON 157/PBPL 157, ECON 173, ECON 173S, ENSC 101, ENSC 103/ENTX 103, ENSC 163, ENSC 175, ENVE 133, ENVE 135, GEO 157, GEO 160, GEO 169, GBST 110, GSST 173, GSST 181, LWSO 175 (E-Z), MCS 122, PHIL 109, PHIL 117, POSC 127, POSC 127S, POSC 137, POSC 137S, POSC 139, POSC 139S, POSC 160, POSC 160S, PBPL 103, PBPL 129, PBPL 130/GBST 130, PBPL 132, PBPL 150, PBPL 164, PBPL 171/ENGR 171, PBPL 172, PBPL 185, SOC 112, SOC 112S, SOC 137, SOC 143/ URST 143, SOC 150, SOC 151, SOC 156, SOC 159, SOC 176/BUS 176, SOC 182/URST 182, SOC 184

Track 5: Policy Institutions and Processes ANTH 127, ANTH 127S, ANTH 142F, ANTH 144G/GSST 140, BUS 102, BUS 107, BUS 128, BUS 140E, BUS 143, BUS 155, BUS 156, BUS 157, BUS 160/ECON 160, BUS 176/SOC 176, BUS 177, ECON 116, ECON 117/PHIL 119, ECON 119, ECON 129, ECON 132, ECON 151, ECON 157/PBPL 157, ECON 160/BUS 160, ECON 173S, ECON 175, ECON 181, ETST 102, ETST 113/HISA 134, ETST 128S/SOC 128S, ETST 159, ETST 163E, ETST 164, ETST 177, GSST 129, GSST 136, GSST 137/LGBS 137, GSST 166, GSST 173, GBST 104, HIST 111, HISA 120B, LWSO 100, LWSO 193, MCS 103/ ANTH 103, PHIL 163, PHIL 165, POSC 100, POSC 101, POSC 108, POSC 109/RLST 173, POSC 112, POSC 112S, POSC 113, POSC 117, POSC 117S, POSC 123, POSC 124, POSC 124S, POSC 125, POSC 130, POSC 134, POSC 134S, POSC 136, POSC 136S, POSC 137, POSC 137S, POSC 138, POSC 138S, POSC 143, POSC 143S, POSC 146, POSC 148, POSC 148S, POSC 148H, POSC 149, POSC 149S, POSC 150, POSC 150S, POSC 153, POSC 154, POSC 159, POSC 159S, POSC 160, POSC 160S, POSC 162/LNST 142, POSC 162S/LNST 142S,, POSC 164, POSC 164S, POSC 165, POSC 165S, POSC 166, POSC 167, POSC 168, POSC 170, POSC 173, POSC 173S, POSC 182, POSC 186, PSYC 142, PSYC 175, PBPL 102, PBPL 103, PBPL 129, PBPL 132, PBPL 155/ECON 155/GSST 155, PBPL 160, PBPL 164, PBPL 171/ENGR 171, PBPL 172, PBPL 185, RLST 175, SOC 112, SOC 112S, SOC 150, SOC 151, SOC 159, SOC 164, SOC 176/BUS 176, TFDP 122

Track 6: International and Foreign Policy ANTH 108, ANTH 119, ANTH 122, ANTH 127, ANTH 127S, ANTH 132, ANTH 136/SEAS 136, ANTH 136S/SEAS 136S, ANTH 140G, ANTH 140I, ANTH 144N, ANTH 163, BUS 102, BUS 114, BUS 138, BUS 154, BUS 178/ECON 178, ECON 103, ECON 171, ECON 173, ECON 173S, ECON 186/PBPL 186, ECON 187/LNST 187, ENGR 171/PBPL 171, GBST 104, GBST 110, GSST 167, HISA 162/ LNST 172, HISA 165, HISA 166, HISE 123, HISE 146, HISE 148B, HISE 152, HIST 107, LNST 148/POSC 158, LNST 188/POSC 161, MCS 124, POSC 109/ RLST 173, POSC 120, POSC 123, POSC 124, POSC 124S, POSC 125, POSC 126, POSC 126S, POSC 127, POSC 127S, POSC 128, POSC 129, POSC 130, POSC 134, POSC 134S, POSC 135, POSC 136, POSC 136S, POSC 137, POSC 137S, POSC 138, POSC 138S, POSC 151, POSC 151S, POSC 153, POSC 154, POSC 155, POSC 155S, POSC 157, POSC 157S, POSC 158/LNST 148, POSC 159, POSC 159S, POSC 160, POSC 160S, POSC 162/LNST 142, POSC 162S/ LNST 142S, POSC 163, POSC 163S, POSC 169, POSC 182, POSC 188, POSC 188S, PBPL 102, PBPL 129, PBPL 130/GBST 130, PBPL 171/ ENGR 171, RLST 155/PHIL 155, RLST 173/ POSC 109, SOC 135, SOC 135S, SOC 146, SOC 161, SOC 181, SOC 181S

• 3. Public Policy Seminar/Colloquia

During the junior and senior years, stu- dents must enroll in PBPL 191 (Seminar in Public Policy), which includes attendance at public lectures to the campus commu- nity by outside speakers — typically policy makers, administrators and researchers — on timely and important policy issues facing the Inland Empire, the state, the nation, and the world.

The School of Public Policy offers the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program leading to a Master’s degree in public policy.

Admissions Requirements Applications for the MPP program, which is housed within the UCR School of Public Policy, are accepted for fall entry. Applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree or an approved equivalent from an accredited institution, and must have successfully taken courses in microeconomics, statistics, and an introduction to politics and government, or their equivalent during their undergraduate study. All applicants must also submit scores from the Graduate Record Exam, General Test (GRE). Applicants whose first language is not English are required to submit acceptable scores from the TEST of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Additionally, each applicant must submit three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be academic references. All other application requirements are specified in the graduate application.

Program of Study The MPP program consists of 72 units of graduate courses. The curriculum consists of 10 required core courses, a required capstone research project spanning two quarters (which substitutes for a final examination), and a total of six elective courses.

Students entering the MPP program from the Graduate Preparatory Program in Public Policy (GPP-PP) from University Extension will complete 36 units. Of the 36 units, 24 units are required:

• • PBPL 202

• • PBPL 216

• • PBPL 220

• • PBPL 289A

• • PBPL 289B

• • PBPL 298I

The balance of the 12 units will include cours- es from the elective areas.

• 1. Core Courses:

• a) The Policy Process (3 courses):

PBPL 200, PBPL 202, PBPL 206

• b) Policy Methods (4 courses): PBPL 210,

PBPL 212, PBPL 214, PBPL 216

• c) Institutional Context (2 courses):

PBPL 220, PBPL 222

• d) Internship: PBPL 298I

• 2. Elective Courses

Students are required to complete 6 courses from the selection below. The elective courses can be chosen from the list of courses in sections A – G. Additional courses can be approved with the consent of the graduate advisor.

• a) Environmental and Resource Policy:

PBPL 233, PBPL 241, PBPL 245

• b) Health Policy: PBPL 230F

• c) Education Policy: PBPL 260/EDUC 209,

PBPL 261, PBPL 262

• d) Urban Policy: PBPL 235, PBPL 236E,

PBPL 252, PBPL 273

• e) Inequality and Poverty: PBPL 234

• f) Race and Immigration Policy: PBPL 270E,

PBPL 270F, PBPL 271, PBPL 272

• g) Additional Elective Courses: PBPL 204,

PBPL 224, PBPL 280, PBPL 290

• 3. Capstone Research Project

Students must complete a capstone research project in the second year of the program.

• a) PBPL 289A, PBPL 289B Normative

Normative Time to Degree Two years