StudyQA — Master: Public Policy — University of California

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Our inaugural cohort included twenty-one (21) students with diverse policy interests, including economic development, environmental issues, and health care--to name just a few! They matriculated from many locales, including California, Massachusetts, Texas, China, India, and Pakistan. And, they all share the traits we are looking for: The capability to excel in the classroom, in their summer internships, and soon, in their public policy careers.

Each student in our inaugural cohort was successful in landing an exceptional summer internship placement, some in local economic organizations and others at the international level. A few examples of their placements include:

Public Policy Institute of California
San Francisco Bay Area Council
National Multiple Scleroses Foundation
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Innovations for Poverty Action (Mexico)
Agha Khan Foundation (Pakistan)
Ordos Development& Reform Commission (China)

Our students successfully competed for these placements against students from policy schools with a much longer history than UCI. The expertise of the faculty involved with delivering the curriculum is providing our students with the types of interdisciplinary training that are highly valued in the policy world.

As we prepare to welcome an equally stellar second cohort, they will no doubt keep the bar set high!

Year One:

Qualitative Methods and Public Policy (Pub Pol 225)
Statistical Methods for Public Policy (Pub Pol 215)
Microeconomics and Public Policy (Pub Pol 240)
Policy Processes and Institutions of Governance (Pub Pol 221)
Collaborative Governance and Public Management (Pub Pol 283)
Social Mobilization, Power and Justice (Sociol 249)
Policy and Ethics (Pub Pol 260)
Elective
Elective

Year Two:

Information and the Policy Process (Pub Pol 219)
The Economics of Government (Pub Pol 227)
Capstone Research Project and Briefing (Two quarters)
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective

Requirements

Demonstrated passion for learning and helping to solve social problems
Interest in multi-disciplinary studies
Self-motivated and able to work collaboratively with others
Completed Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
Can provide transcripts that show a minimum grade point average of 3.0
Experience in a related field is encouraged, but not required
One official original transcript (sealed) from ALL post-secondary institutions you attended
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores; the UCI institution code is 4859.
Three Letters of Recommendation
Statement of Purpose
Personal History/Current Resume or Curriculum Vitae