Academics

Master of Public Policy

Curriculum

YEAR ONE
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
The Roots of American Order: What is Public Policy	Political, Organizational, and Strategic Aspects of Public Policy Analysis
Ethical Dimensions of Public Policy: Great Books and Great Ideas	Applied Economic Analysis of Public Policy II
Applied Economic Analysis of Public Policy I	Elective Course
Applied Research Methods in Public Policy	Elective Course

YEAR TWO
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
Public Policy and the Legal Framework	Policy Seminar (Capstone)
Elective Course	Elective Course
Elective Course	Elective Course
Elective Course	Elective Course

Students select an area of specialization:

• Public Policy and Economics
• Public Policy and American Politics
• Public Policy and International Relations
• State and Local Policy

Elective Course Offerings

Public Policy and Economics

• Global Economics
• Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• Applied Econometrics
• Law and Economics
• Urban and Regional Economics
• Public Finance and Public Choice
• Labor Economics
• Development of American Economic Institutions and Policies
• Seminar in Economic Policies (Selected Topics)
• Applied Methods
• Criminal Justice
• International Aid
• Social Policy

Public Policy and American Politics

• The Political Biography of a New Policy
• Public Policy and Social Regulation
• Environmental Regulation, Business, and Society
• Immigration Policy
• Public Policy and the Family
• Public Policy and Religion
• Public Policy and Education in America
• Seminar in Political Issues (Selected Topics)
• Public Policy and Political Economy
• Opinions, Passions, and Interests
• Public Policy in Modern America
• American Democratic Culture
• Strategy and Rhetoric in of Presidential Campaigns
• American Strategies in World Politics
• Contemporary American Ideologies

Public Policy and International Relations

• Statecraft from Machiavelli to Kissinger and Beyond
• The World Leadership Role of the United States
• Studies in United States Relations with Other Nations
• Business-Government Cooperation
• National Security and Freedom
• Region-Specific Studies
• Global Migration and International Relations
• Seminar in International Relations (Selected Topics)
• International Institutions and the New Diplomacy
• War, Strategy, Democracy, and Politics
• Comparative Democracy and Federalism
• International Conflict Management
• Contending Approaches to International Politics
• Prudence in Politics
• Contemporary Issues in American Foreign Policy

State and Local Policy

• Regional Policies: Southern California as World Microcosm
• Policies Past and Present: The History and Wealth of Cities
• Policy Relationships of State and Local Government
• Urban and Agricultural Policies
• Regional Governing Institutions
• The Financing of Local and Regional Government
• Permissions, Development, and the Environment
• Seminar in Regional Policies (Selected Topics)