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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Join us for an overview of the M.P.P. and Ph.D. curricula at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Learn about the curriculum goals, core courses, disciplinary foundations, specialization courses, and other requirements.

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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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  1. SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY University of Maryland, Baltimore County NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION September 8, 2018

  2. SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY -- UMBC OVERVIEW OF M.P.P. AND PH.D. CURRICULA

  3. CURRICULUM GOALS To provide students with: • the logic of policy analytic thinking • the ability to comprehend and make use of relevant social science research, theories, and concepts • an understanding of research methodology and quantitative and qualitative research techniques • the ability to appropriately and effectively use these techniques in policy research and analysis

  4. CURRICULUM COMPONENTS: I Core CourseNameTaughtMPPPhD PUBL 600 Research Methodology Fall/Spring √ √ PUBL 603 Theory & Practice of Policy Analysis Fall/Spring √ √ PUBL 604 Statistical Analysis Fall/Spring √ √ PUBL 613 Managing Public Organizations Fall/Spring √ PUBL 623 Governmental Budgeting Spring √ PUBL 699 Policy Analysis Paper (1 credit) Fall/Spg/Sum √ Two additional methods/statistics courses Fall/Spring √ PUBL 609 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Prep Spring √ √ -- required

  5. CURRICULUM COMPONENTS: II Disciplinary FoundationsTaughtMPPPhD ECON 600 Fall √ √ PUBL 601 Fall/Spring √ √ SOCY 606 Spring/Summer √ √ Specialization Courses 12 Credits/4 courses – MPP (Non-Thesis) 21 Credits/7 courses – PhD (15credits/5courses required in concentration and 6 credits/2 courses elective credits) 18 Credits Dissertation Research (PUBL 899)

  6. CURRICULUM COURSES: III • MPP Students • An appropriate statistics/ methodology/ analytic course must be taken as one of the 4 track courses. • MPP students are encouraged to take an additional relevant economics course (e.g., Health Economics for health track students) as one of their track courses. • Ph.D. Students • Ph.D. students (except those in a disciplinary track) must take at least one relevant economics course as part of their five track courses or two electives.

  7. OTHER REQUIREMENTS • MPP • Policy Analysis Paper (PUBL 699) or Master’s Thesis (rarely used) • Internship (PUBL 697; “pre-service” students only) • Ph.D. • Comprehensive Examination (PUBL 609) • Field Qualifying Examination • Dissertation (including at least 18 credits of 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research) • More detail in breakout sessions

  8. IDEAL COURSE SEQUENCINGIncluded in the Guidebook for both MPP and PhD

  9. POLICY SPECIALIZATIONS: I • Education Policy • Emergency Services (Fall 2017, Ph.D. only) • Environmental Policy (Fall 2017, MPP only) • Evaluation and Analytical Methods

  10. POLICY SPECIALIZATIONS: II • Health Policy • Public Management • Urban Policy

  11. DISCIPLINARY CONCENTRATIONS • Economics (MPP and Ph.D.),but see ECPA for master’s • Policy History (Ph.D. only)

  12. Break Out Sessions • Ph.D. Students – Prof. Nancy Miller, Sam Rowe (Ph.D. ‘16) and Elysse Grossman (MPP ‘08, Ph.D. ’14) • MPP Students – Prof. Tim Brennan, Sally Helms, Steve Sharkey (MPP ‘06) and Kiki Malomo-Paris (MPP ‘15)

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