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MPP/MBA Joint Degree Curriculum

The joint MPP/MBA degree program requires a total of 85 units: 38 units of public policy curriculum and 47 units of business school courses. It thus permits the student to complete in three years what ordinarily would require four years if undertaken separately. The required 38 units of MPP study and other MPP-related requirements for a joint MPP/MBA are as follows*:

MPP 600
The Enduring Legacy of the American Founding at Home and Abroad (4 units)

MPP 601
Great Ideas: Ethics, Culture, Markets, Politics, and Technology (3 units)

MPP 602
Applied Economic Analysis of Public Policy I (3 units)

MPP 603
Applied Research Methods in Public Policy (3 units)

MPP 604
Political, Organizational, and Strategic Aspects of Public Policy Analysis (3 units)

 

MPP 605
Applied Economic Analysis of Public Policy II (3 units)

MPP 606
Public Policy and the Legal Framework (3 units)

MPP 607
Policy Research Seminar (Capstone) (4 units)

MPP 608
Professional Development (CR/NC)
Students must complete three semesters of MPP 608

MPP 699
Policy Internship (CR/NC)

MPP XXX
School of Public Policy Electives (15 units)

Year 1
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Summer Semester

Year 2
Fall Semester
Spring Semester

Year 3
Fall Semester
Spring Semester

Program
MPP Program
MPP Program
MPP Internship

Program
MBA Program
MBA Program

Program
MBA Program
MPP Program

Total
13 Units
12 Units
0 Units

Total
15 Units
17 Units

Total
15 Units
13 Units

Total 85 Units