Business Administration — Business and Public Policy

Description

Students in the BPP program work under the guidance of faculty from the business school and across campus while retaining considerable flexibility to tailor their training to their individual research interests. The program combines a structured core curriculum with student-selected discipline training in economics, political science, or sociology.

• Comparing the performance of firms, alliances, and markets in the coordination of economic activity, and developing the tools for choice among these mechanisms.

• Modeling the influence of political, legal, and social institutions on the behavior of private and public organizations.

• Analyzing the strategies of firms and governments in technology development and commercialization.

Contents

• Economic Theory

• Introductory Econometrics or another Econometrics class approved by the BPP Field Advisor

• Introductory Econometrics

• Economics of Institutions

• Mathematical Tools for Economics

• Teaching Business

• Research and Theory in Business: Behavioral Science

• Institutional Analysis

• Applied Behavioral Science Methods

• Institutional Analysis

• Independent Research

Requirements

• Online Application
• Application Fee
• Statement of Purpose and Personal History Statement
• University Transcripts
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• GRE and GMAT Official Score Report
• Curriculum Vitae

English Language Requirements

Funding

In conjunction with the regular financial aid programs of the university, the Haas School of Business does its best to provide financial assistance to deserving PhD students. This usually takes the form of a financial aid package over four years of study at Berkeley and includes stipends, grants, fellowships, and other awards, plus tuition and fees. All financial aid is based on the satisfactory academic progress of the student. Students are automatically considered for departmental aid when they submit their application for admission and are notified about their award when they are accepted into the program.