The Department of Public Policy is a multidisciplinary department. Organized as a professional school, Public Policy faculty members are dedicated to applied, interdisciplinary learning in the study of public affairs and are committed to teaching, research, and service. The interests of the faculty and professional staff typically fall into one or more of the following areas: policy and administration; finance and economics; urban affairs; environmental science and policy; criminal justice, law, and public safety; and health science administration and policy. The department?s faculty, staff, and students work individually and jointly to solve problems that require Public Policy?s unique combination of in-depth knowledge in the natural, behavioral, social, and administrative sciences.

The course of study requires completion of 39 credit hours with four components:

• (1) core requirements; (2) concentration requirements; (3) the experiential requirement; and (4) one elective.
• The MPA core requirements (21 credits) include courses that are designed to provide foundation-level knowledge that is applicable to general public management and therefore function as an appropriate context for all concentrations.
• The three concentrations require 12 credit hours and include Health Systems Administration and Policy, Public Administration and Policy and Nonprofit Management.