MPP with a Concentration in Leadership and Management
SPS’s foundational master’s degree is our MPP with a Concentration in Leadership and Management. This degree is designed for those interested in leading programs and organizations. It is built around three areas of mastery that all successful leaders must have: (1) leading people; (2) managing organizations; and (3) using sound evidence-based analysis to make decisions. To this end, the following courses are required:
MPP with a Concentration in Environmental Policy
This degree is designed for people interested in assessing and formulating policy, and in leading policy-making. In keeping with our founding statute, all SPS graduates, no matter their focus, take management and leadership courses. Consequently, all MPP students share first year “core courses.” The second-year curriculum centers on deepening policy analysis skills, as well as subject-matter expertise in environmental policy. This program is a collaboration between SPS and the School of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences.
Master in Public Finance
This degree is designed for people interested in financial management in the public sector, particularly those working in national, state, and local government. The curricula includes courses in budgeting, revenue management, accounting, macroeconomics, multilateral financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, and public accountability, as well as statistics, policy analysis and leadership.
MPP with a Concentration in Education Policy (under development)
This degree is designed for people interested in assessing and formulating policy, and in leading policy-making within the K-12 education sector. It is suitable for those working for state and national education ministries, as well as school administrators and principals. The program’s focus is threefold: (1) building essential management and leadership skills; (2) building policy analysis and formulation skills; and (3) developing subject-matter expertise in the education sector.