Learn to understand complex public problems and develop and implement innovative policy solutions. Through coursework and real-world projects, you gain the analytic skills required for addressing society's most challenging problems.
Degree Awarded: MPP
Public Policy (Policy Informatics)
The MPP program equips students with the analytical tools they need to understand and address public policy issues. Students also develop skills in managing the process of policy development, approval, implementation and evaluation as well as gain policy-specific knowledge on issues such as poverty, education, the environment and public safety. Through a focused set of electives, the policy informatics concentration provides knowledge and skills to students seeking careers in which they can use informatics tools, models and simulations to help individuals and groups deliberate and evaluate policy decisions and explore new governance infrastructures. Emphasis is placed on theories and research concerning decision-making, complexity theory and visualization of quantitative and qualitative information, collective intelligence, behavioral economics and persuasive technologies.
Expected November 2024
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Downtown Phoenix Campus
University Center,
411 N Central Avenue,
PHOENIX,
Arizona,
85004, United States
Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree, in a related field, from a regionally accredited institution. Related fields include political science, planning, business, urban and metropolitan studies as well as other social science disciplines, although the department may accept applicants with undergraduate degrees from all educational backgrounds provided the minimum requirements for the degree program are met.
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.
English language proficiency requirements: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Score of at least 550 (pBT) or 80 (iBT); International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall band score of the academic test of at least 6.5; Pearson Test of English (PTE) - Score of at least 60; Duolingo English test - Graduate minimum score of 105.