UConn Master of Public Policy
UConn's Master of Public Policy Program is an oppurtunity to apply your skillset as students of economics. The program is built around applied microeconomics. In this program, students learn to judge policies and programs, plan and evaluate alternatives, and implement changes to the public, nonprofit, and public sectors.
Careers
Graduates of this program have gone on to have careers in a variety of fields, including:
- Finance
- Program Evaluation
- Policy Analysis
- Research and Data Analysis
UConn's MPP program has a 100% job placement rate.
Fast-Track
The fast-track program is available to all UConn undergraduate students, at any campus, and of any major. Students should have a 3.3 GPA or higher in order to be admitted; however, applicants lower than a 3.3 GPA will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Students can take graduate courses during their undergraduate career without additional charge to tuition. Students can earn enough credits to enter the program as a 2nd year, meaning they will be eligible for IPP.
Internship and Professional Practice (IPP)
Once in their second year, MPP students can enter internship and professional practice through an internship with a public or nonprofit organization for an entire academic year. Compensation includes: 585 hours of skilled experience, stipend, medical benefits, tuition scholarship, and course credit.
Information Sessions
Hartford | Hartford Times Building | Room 209
Fast-Track & Survey Research
February 26 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Fast-Track, MPA & MPP from 12:30pm – 1:30pm
January 27 | March 10 | April 16
Storrs | Homer Babbidge Library
Fast-Track & Survey Research
March 25 | Class of 1947 Room from | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Fast-Track, MPA & MPP in Homer Babbidge Library
February 4 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Class of 1947 Room
March 25 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Room 2119A
April 22 | 12:30pm -1:30pm | Room 1102
Contact
Administrative Program Director: Catherine Guarino catherine.guarino@uconn.edu
Program Director and Professor: Eric Brunner eric.brunner@uconn.edu
Outreach Coordinator/Application questions: Lian Kish kish@uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Catherine Guarino at catherine.guarino@uconn.edu