Masters of Public Policy (MPA) Program

Students pursuing the one-year Master of Public Affairs degree (MPA) eight courses: five required core courses (institutions and policymaking, economics public budgeting and management, statistics, and policy analysis) and three electives specialization. Electives are taken from the Center's seminars plus other research policymaking institutions, and substantive policy courses offered at Brown.

The chart below shows the course sequencing for the Master of Public Affairs program. Each MPA student is expected to take basic core courses on institutions, statistics, budgeting and management, and an elective in the fall semester. During the spring semester, MPA students enroll in courses that provide an overview of economics and public policy and policy analysis plus two electives in their area of interest. There is no internship or research workshop requirement for the MPA.