Public policy school

A public policy school or school of public affairs is typically a university program, institution, or

Public policy schools typically train students in two streams. The more practical stream treats the master's degree as a terminal degree, which trains students to work as policy analysts or practitioners in governments, government relations, think tanks, business-to-government marketing/sales, and consulting firms. A more theoretical stream aims to train students who are aiming to go on to complete doctoral studies (e.g., a PhD), with the goal of becoming professors of public policy, political science in general, or researchers.

Curriculum

Public policy schools offer a wide range of

Doctoral degrees include PhDs in public policy, policy studies and public administration, or in political science with a concentration in any of the aforementioned sub-fields, as well as the Doctor of Public Administration (DPA). Some schools offer relatively short-duration certificate programs aimed at working policy analysts, government managers, public executives, or any other working professional who needs this education regardless of employment sector.

In

Most public policy and administration programs combine elements of

While degrees in Public Policy and Public Administration at most universities are generally taught at the graduate level (master's and PhD), some undergraduate degree program majors, concentrations, and minors either as standalone degrees or as concentrations within a degree in political science or international relations still exist, especially at research universities and professional schools where research, graduate, and undergraduate faculty overlap and/or have close cooperation unlike liberal arts colleges (particularly liberal arts colleges in the United States) that focus on the more theoretical and philosophical sides of political science rather than the applied and administrative side of political science.

Admission

Undergraduate level admissions are comparable to other undergraduate programs, but this may vary between educational institutions due to conflict between the demand for admission and supply of seats.

On the graduate-level, in contrast to many other graduate-level programs, applicants with various, sometimes unrelated, educational backgrounds can be admitted to public policy schools. Applicants' backgrounds can range from programs which have a significant content overlap, such as public administration, economics and political science, to undergraduate majors that are related, such as the social sciences, to undergraduate programs which may have little content overlap (e.g., physical sciences and engineering). Students without an undergraduate major in a related field may be required to complete qualifying undergraduate courses in public policy. Admissions requirements, including standardized testing requirements, vary widely. Some schools have a

• Balsillie School of International Affairs, a joint initiative between CIGI, University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
• Master of Public Service at University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
• Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto
  , Toronto, Ontario
• Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
• University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario
• The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia^[12]
• The Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, Montréal, Quebec
• The School of Policy Studies at
  Queen's University, Kingston
  , Ontario
• The
  School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary
  , Calgary, Alberta
• School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Master in Public Policy and Public Administration (MPPPA), Department of Political Science at Concordia University, Montréal, Quebec
• Department of Political Science at the Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec
• Master of Public Affairs, Department of Political Science at Université Laval, Québec City, Quebec
• Ecole nationale d'administration publique at the Université du Québec
  , Québec City, Quebec
• Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina
  , Regina, Saskatchewan
• The Glendon School of Public and International Affairs at York University, Toronto, Ontario
• Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario
• The School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia^[13]
• The School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia

United States

Public policy schools in the United States tackle policy analysis differently. The

Schools of public policy that have met professional standards of education and quality in the United States are accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA):^[14]

• The Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire
• Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies and Graduate Program in Public Management at Johns Hopkins University
• The George Washington University
• Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University
• McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University
• Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy at Stanford University
• John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
• School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University
• School of International Service and School of Public Affairs at American University
• Institute for Public Affairs at Cornell University
• Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago
• Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley
• Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles
• Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University
• Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan
• Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri
• Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington
• Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University
• UCR School of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside
• Center for Public Administration and Policy at Virginia Tech
• Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University
• Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania
• Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia
• Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University
• H. John Heinz III College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University
• Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington
• John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University
• Arkansas State University College of Liberal Arts and Communication
• Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School at the RAND Corporation
• Lokey School of Business and Public Policy at
  Mills College
• Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin
• Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Kentucky
• Master of Public Administration Program (UMPA) at the University of Miami^[15]
• Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College^[16]
• Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University^[17]
• Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
• Monterey Institute of International Studies at Middlebury College
• Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY
• Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University
• School of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Helms School of Government at Liberty University
• Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California
• School of Public Policy at Oregon State University
• The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University
• Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas
• School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia
• Department of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park
• School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University
• University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
• School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University

Mexico

• Public Administration Division at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City
• Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City
• Center for International Studies at El Colegio de México, Mexico City
• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City
• National Institute of Public Administration, Mexico City
• School of Government and Public Transformation at the
  Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, campus Monterrey and Mexico City
• Department of Social Sciences and Politics at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City

South America

Brazil

• FGV-EAESP, São Paulo
• FGV-EBAPE, Rio de Janeiro
• Professor Paulo Neves de Carvalho Government School, Belo Horizonte
• Insper, São Paulo

Europe

In Europe, the LUISS School of Government offers a multidisciplinary approach to public policy combining economics, political science, new public management, and policy analysis, while the French institute of political studies Sciences Po complements these core disciplines with organizational sociology, human security, political economy, and leadership.

The

• Department of Public and Social Policy at Charles University in Prague

France

• Institut d'études politiques de Paris
  or Sciences Po Paris
• Université de Strasbourg
• Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
• Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse
• Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble
• Institut d'études politiques de Lyon
• Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence
• Institut d'études politiques de Lille
• Institut d'études politiques de Rennes
• Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Germany

• Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
• Department of Politics and Administration at University of Konstanz
• Department of Political and Social Science at Freie Universität Berlin
• Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt
• German University of Administrative Sciences, Speyer
• NRW School of Governance, Duisburg
• Bavarian School of Public Policy, Munich
• Department of Politics, Administration & International Relations, Zeppelin University

Hungary

• School of Public Policy at the Central European University, Budapest
• Department of Public Policy and Management, Corvinus University of Budapest

Italy;

• Luiss School of Government at Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Rome

• The Maastricht Graduate School of Governance at Maastricht University and the United Nations University
• The International Institute of Social Studies at the Erasmus University Rotterdam

United Kingdom

• Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford
• Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge
• Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick
• Institute of Public Affairs at
  The London School of Economics and Political Science
• School of Public Policy at the University College London
• Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King's College London, University of London
• School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol
• School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University
• University of Edinburgh Academy of Government at the University of Edinburgh
• The Centre for Financial and Management Studies,
  SOAS, University of London
• School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde
• Department of Politics at the University of York

Russia

• The
  President of the Russian Federation

Spain

• The IE School of Global and Public Affairs at IE University

Asia

Brunei Darussalam

• Institute of Policy Studies at
  University of Brunei Darussalam

China

• School of Government at Peking University
• School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University

• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad.
• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University
• Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, Sonipat, Haryana^[19]
• Management Development Institute, Gurugram^[20][21]
• Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay^[22][23]
• Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
• School of Policy & Governance, Azim Premji University, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
• Indian Institutes of Management
• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
• School of Public Policy and Governance, MDI Gurgaon
• Institute of Rural Management Anand
• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• School of Public Policy and Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad
• School of Government and Public Affairs,
  Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
• St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
• TERI University
  , New Delhi
• Faculty of planning, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
• Central University of Rajasthan, Department of Public Policy, Law and Governance
• Central University of Jammu, Department of Public Policy and Public Administration
• Sri Sri University, Department of Good Governance and Public Policy, Cuttack, Odisha
• University of Pertroleum and Energy Studies
  , Dehradun
• FMS-WISDOM, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan

Hong Kong

• Department of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Science,
  The University of Hong Kong
  , Hong Kong

Israel

• Federmann School of Public Policy and Government, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Japan

• National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo
• Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
• School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
• Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Tokyo
• Graduate School of Public Management, Waseda University, Tokyo
• Graduate School of Public Policy, Chuo University, Tokyo
• Graduate School of Public Policy and Social Governance, Hosei University, Tokyo
• Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University, Tokyo
• School of Government, Kyoto University, Kyoto
• Graduate School of Public Policy, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto
• Graduate School of Policy and Management, Doshisha University, Kyoto
• Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
• The Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, Osaka
• Graduate School of Governance, Kansai University, Osaka
• School and Graduate School of Public Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyōgo Prefecture
• Hokkaido University Public Policy School, Sapporo
• School of Public Policy, Tohoku University, Sendai
• Graduate School of Policy Studies, Chiba University of Commerce, Chiba
• Graduate School of Policy Studies, Iwate Prefectural University, Iwate

Nepal

• Tribhuvan University

Philippines

• Ateneo School of Government at the Ateneo de Manila University
• National College of Public Administration and Governance at University of the Philippines Diliman
• College of Economics, Finance, and Politics at Polytechnic University of the Philippines

• Department of Public Policy in Islam at Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Singapore

• Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore
• S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University

South Korea

• KDI School of Public Policy and Management

Taiwan

• Department of Public Administration at NDHU College of Humanities and Social Sciences^[24]
• Department of Indigenous Development and Social Work at NDHU College of Indigenous Studies^[25]

Thailand

• National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
• The School of Public Policy at Chiang Mai University

United Arab Emirates

• Dubai School of Government, Dubai

• Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management at the Fulbright University Vietnam

Africa

Egypt

• School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at
  the American University in Cairo

South Africa

• The School of Government at the University of the Western Cape^[26]

Oceania

Australia

• Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
• University of Queensland
• Australia and New Zealand School of Government
• University of Tasmania
• Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs, Murdoch University

See also

• List of public administration schools
• List of schools of international relations

References