One-Year MPA Program Schedule

See the course descriptions page for more information about required courses.

Academic Year 2021-2022

Brown University's Master of Public Affairs program begins in early June each year and runs through May the following year. Due to the unpredictable nature of the ongoing public health emergency, Brown University's academic calendar for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters has not yet been determined. 

See detailed information about the University's response to COVID-19 at healthy.brown.edu.

Sequence	Course
Orientation  June 7 - 11, 2021	Program overview
Summer Sequence 1 June 14 - July 16, 2021	Economics for Public Policy
	Statistics for Public Policy
Summer Sequence 2 July 19 - August 20, 2021	Economics of Government Intervention
	Statistics for Program Evaluation
Fall Semester Dates to be announced	Policy Analysis and Problem Solving
	The Politics of Policymaking in Comparative Perspective
	Elective 1
	Elective 2
Spring Semester Dates to be announced	Policy Problems of the 21st Century
	Management, Implementation, and System Dynamics in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
	Policy-In-Action Consultancy
	Elective 3

Classes and sequencing subject to change.