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MPP Public Policy at University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine, United States

Programme overview

The MPP is a two-year professional degree training policy leaders at local, state, national and international levels.

Faculty: School of Social Ecology  |  Department: Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy  |  Duration: 2 years full-time (72 units); 3 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Irvine, CA, United States

What you will study

Year one has core courses and electives plus a summer policy internship; year two includes a two-quarter capstone research project. Courses include Statistics and Methods for Public Policy, Public Policy, Economics of Government, Microeconomics and Public Policy, and Policy and Ethics.

Career pathways

Prepares students for leadership roles in policy development and implementation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The GRE is recommended but not required for applicants whose degrees were earned at institutions where English is the main language of instruction. UC Irvine Graduate Division (all graduate programmes): bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution with minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. International applicants whose prior degree was not taught solely in English need TOEFL iBT 80 overall or IELTS 7 overall with no module below 6 (departments may set higher). GRE requirements are set by each programme; there is no minimum GRE score.

Requirements published at program group level.

Graduate applications are submitted online through the UCI graduate application portal; the non-refundable application fee is $135 for U.S. citizens and lawful U.S. permanent residents and $155 for all other applicants. Deadlines are set by each programme. GRE is required by some programmes only; TOEFL or IELTS English proficiency is required of graduate applicants unless waived.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uci.edu/admissions/

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