Social Policy

MSSP graduates are prepared for policy leadership positions in government, philanthropic foundations, research institutes, nonprofit and non-governmental organizations, and other related settings, through:

• Understanding the world views, assumptions, and philosophies underlying all policy solutions;
• Understanding how decisions about social policy issues are made, shaped and influenced at local, state, national and global levels;
• Formulating a social reform agenda that is evidence-based and aims at improving the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of policy creation and implementation; and
• Generating and considering a wide array of policy options to address social problems.

The ten-course, ten-credit curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge base and analytical skills needed to participate in policy analysis, creation, and evaluation.

Courses:

• Policy: Analysis of Issues, Strategy and Process
• Law and Social Policy
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Research & Evaluation Design
• Applied Linear Modeling
• Economics for Social Policy
• Capstone Seminar and Internship (I and II)

Applicants must submit transcripts detailing all undergraduate and postgraduate study. This includes coursework conducted at an applicant’s degree-granting institutions(s) as well as in study abroad programs and at institutions out of which an applicant may have transferred.GRE Scores Application fee of $65MSSP application essayMSSP writing sample (preferably on a policy-related topic)Financial Plan formReferences (two academic and one employment)Resume English Language Requirements IELTS band: 7.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 600 TOEFL iBT® test: 100