Program Overview

Introduction to the Master of Public Policy Master of Public Health Dual Degree

The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program offers an affordable education at Temple's Center City Campus or fully online, with classes held in the evening. This program combines a robust research environment and real-world experience to help students learn the technical and analytical skills needed for successful careers in nonprofit organizations, or in the private or public sector.

Program Overview

The MPP program enables students to assess, develop, and evaluate the effectiveness of government policies and programs at the federal, local, and state levels. Temple's Online Master of Public Policy (OMPP) degree offers students the same curriculum and faculty as the on-campus program but with 100% online classes. Students can complete both the on-campus and online Master of Public Policy in two or three years, although part-time students may take longer.

Curriculum and Electives

• The MPP Curriculum consists of eight required courses, an internship, and three electives.
• Full-time students can complete the program in two years or in as little as a year and a half if they enter in the fall semester and take courses in the summer.
• Part-time students can complete the program in between three and five years.
• Examples of elective courses offered by other College of Liberal Arts graduate programs and Temple University include:
  • Criminal justice
  • Education policy
  • Health policy
  • Social policy
  • Economic Development
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Statistics

Program Structure and Flexibility

• The schedule of evening classes makes the MPP program accessible for students to work during the daytime.
• The OMPP offers additional flexibility, with a combination of asynchronous and synchronous evening components.
• Students who matriculate into the in-person MPP program are permitted to take up to 6 credits of core, required MPP coursework online, excluding PLCY 8127 Public Policy Project.
• Requests to take required courses online must be approved in writing on a case-by-case basis.

Career Outcomes and Practical Experience

• The program prepares students to apply their newfound political understanding, policy analysis skills, and leadership abilities and take the next step toward a life-changing career.
• Students gain practical experience with public and nonprofit organizations and work on real-world projects and programs designed to address public policy problems.

Public Policy MPP

• The Public Policy MPP program helps students gain the technical and analytical skills necessary to develop and assess proposed public policies and evaluate the effectiveness of programs and activities that federal, state, and local governments undertake.
• Students study the contexts in which issues reach the policy agenda and policies are formulated, adopted, implemented, and evaluated.