PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
University Professor S.J. Trachtenberg
Professors K.E. Newcomer, W.C. Adams, E. Berkowitz, G. Brock, J.J. Cordes (Director), A. Dor, R.S. Goldfarb, W.B. Griffith, M.M. Harmon, D.L. Infeld, P.G. Joyce, J.E. Kee, M. Raskin, S. Rosenbaum, R.W. Rycroft, G.D. Squires, C.H. Sterling, S.A. Tuch, N. Vonortas, P.W. Wirtz, H.L. Wolman, M.J. Worth
Associate Professors S.J. Balla, J.M. Brinkerhoff, D.S. Cropp, P. Davidson, C. Deitch, E.J. Englander, C.E. Harrison, J.F. Kasle, A.S. Malik, Y. Nakib, M. Starik, R.P. Stoker, L.A. Brainard
Assistant Professors D. Conger, S. Cellini Through its Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences offers the Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration, and the Doctor of Philosophy in the field of public policy and administration. The master's programs provide academic preparation toward professional careers in government, business, and the nonprofit sector. In addition, a graduate certificate in nonprofit management is offered; three Master of Arts programs are affiliated with SPPPA (see below).
Master of Public Policy—Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
Required: The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. The 40-credit-hour program consists of a six-course policy core (PPol 201, 202, 204, 205 or 211, 206, and 215); a three-course policy field; a course in public program evaluation and budgeting and a course in historical and ethical perspectives in public policy (each chosen from designated courses or approved by the advisor when specific to the selected policy field); and two electives chosen with approval of the advisor. Policy fields include budget and public finance, education policy, environmental policy, gender and social policy, health policy, international development management, labor market policy, national security policy, nonprofit management, philosophy and social policy, program and policy evaluation, public budgeting and finance, public–private policy and management, science and technology policy, social policy, urban policy, and race, ethnicity, and public policy.
The Master of Public Policy is available in a dual degree program with the Ph.D. in the field of political science and a joint degree program with the J.D. in the GW Law School.
Master of Public Administration—Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
Required: The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. The 40-credit-hour program includes a 22-credit core (PAd 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, and 207). Each student selects three or four courses chosen from budget and public finance; federal policy, politics, and management; international development management; managing in public organizations; managing state and local governments; nonprofit management; policy analysis and evaluation. Students may elect such other three-course fields as strategic management and public policy, organizational behavior and development, information systems management, international business, health services administration, and management decision making. With approval, a special field may be constructed, tailored to the student's academic interests and career objectives. The remainder of the program consists of elective courses chosen by the student with the advisor's approval from any related program or discipline. Students who do not have professional work experience are required to gain such during their program.
The curriculum is accredited and provides graduate instruction in all areas recommended by the Guidelines and Standards for Professional Master's Degree Programs issued by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. The Master of Public Administration is available in a joint degree program with the J.D. in the GW Law School.
Doctor of Philosophy in the field of public policy and administration—Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, including (1) the prequalifying core curriculum: PPol 204, PPol 211 or Mgt 225, PAd 373 and 395, PAd 205 or Econ 222, PAd 225 or Phil 230, PSc 203 and 229; (2) a written qualifying examination; (3) an additional approved course in quantitative or qualitative research methods; (4) PPol 390 and 391; (5) a minimum of 18 hours in one of the following areas: education policy; health policy; budgeting and public finance; program evaluation; administration and management; international development; science and technology policy; urban and social policy; and race, gender, and public policy; (6) a written examination in a policy or public administration field.
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences also offers affiliated interdisciplinary programs leading to the degree of Master of Arts. The M.A. programs enable students to concentrate in a specific policy area, while completing courses in economics, politics, quantitative methods, and approaches to policy analysis.
Master of Arts in the field of public policy with a concentration in environmental and resource policy—See Environmental and Resource Policy.
Master of Arts in the field of public policy with a concentration in philosophy and social policy—See Philosophy.
Master of Arts in the field of public policy with a concentration in women's studies—See Women's Studies.
Note: Courses offered by or for the School of Public Policy and Public Administration may be limited to students enrolled in its programs. See the School of Business and the Elliott School of International Affairs for other graduate degree programs with public policy concentrations. |
