• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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The public policy program at Loyola can help students transform their interest in these types of problems into the ability to analyze and act upon them. The curriculum brings together knowledge about current government programs with the technical skills to assess how politics influence policy choices, how to design more effective programs, and how to evaluate the impacts of existing ones.

u200cJob growth, affordable housing, educational reform, environmental degradation—these are just a few of the significant challenges that face society today. As these issues grow more complex, the relationships among government, business, and non-profit organizations also take on critical importance. The public policy program at Loyola can help students transform their interest in these types of problems into the ability to analyze and act upon them. The curriculum brings together knowledge about current government programs with the technical skills to assess how politics influence policy choices, how to design more effective programs, and how to evaluate the impacts of existing ones.

The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program at Loyola is a two-year professional degree focused on training students to assume leadership roles in government, non-profit organizations, or businesses. Part-time students typically finish in three years. Internships or capstone projects allow students to apply the skills developed in the program and gain work-related experience.

Learning Objectives

• Ability to design policy interventions and apply criteria to determine best option in each specific case
• Ability to understand a budget and evaluate it from different stakeholder positions
• Knowledge of the political process at the federal, state and local government levels
• Knowledge of tactics to build a political coalition of support for a program
• Knowledge of appropriate statistical procedures used in public policy research and practice
• Ability to design, conduct and critique program evaluations
• Experience working in the public policy arena in government agency, non-profit, research, or private sector organization

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Arts and Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 The Graduate School welcomes applications from international students who have completed a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent. TOEFL, a minimum score of 79 on the iBT or a 550 on the written test is required. IELTS, a minimum score of 6.0 is required. PTE, a minimum score of 53 is required.

课程信息

学制：全日制(2 年)

学费：

开学时间：2022八月23日, 2022一月18日, 2022八月22日

申请截止日期：

留学地点：College of Arts and Sciences1032 W. Sheridan Road,Sullivan Center 235,CHICAGO,Illinois,60660, United States