Program in Public Policy

PPL 801 Quantitative Methods in Public Policy 3 cr

Recommended Background: Mathematics through pre-calculus; statistics.

Restrictions: Approval of department.

Description: Logic and practice of public policy analysis. Basic research, measurement, design, and data collection issues. Specific skills and techniques for analyzing univariate data. Techniques for examining relationships among variables.

PPL 805 Microeconomic Theory 3 cr

Prerequisite: PPL 801 or concurrently Restrictions: Approval of department.

Description: Decision-making by consumers, firms, and governments, and the effect of these decisions on the allocation of market failure and possible government responses.

PPL 808 Policy Development and Administration 3 cr

Prerequisite: PPL 807 Recommended Background: PPL 801 and PPL 802 and PPL 803 and PPL 805

Restrictions: Approval of department.

Description: Substance and dynamics of public policy-making in the United States. Conceptual foundations of and the practical constraints on governmental activity. Theories, models, and explanations of the policy process.

Masters of Public Policy

Michigan State University

303 S. Kedzie Hall

East Lansing, MI 48824

517-355-7682 Director of Graduate Programs - Dr. Saundra K. Schneider, sks@msu.edu

517-432-1091 Fax