Orientation and summer courses: offered virtually as a result of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Fall and spring: Students have the option to pursue a hybrid of in-person and remote learning OR take classes entirely remotely. All classes with more than 20 students will be held remotely. In-person instruction is at the discretion of the professor. All core classes will be held remotely. Core classes include:
Subject to change based on federal, state, and University guidance. See detailed information about the University's response to COVID-19 at healthy.brown.edu.
MPA Graduate Student Handbook 2020-2021
Sequence | Course |
OrientationJune 1 - 5, 2020 |
Program overview |
Summer Sequence 1June 8 - July 10, 2020 |
Economics for Public Policy |
Statistics for Public Policy | |
Summer Sequence 2July 13 - August 13, 2020 |
Economics of Government Intervention |
Statistics for Program Evaluation | |
Fall SemesterSeptember 9 - December 11, 2020 |
Policy Analysis and Problem Solving |
The Politics of Policymaking in Comparative Perspective | |
Elective 1 | |
Elective 2 | |
Spring Sequence 1January 4 - February 26, 2021 |
Policy-In-Action Consultancy |
Spring Sequence 2March 1 - April 23, 2021 |
Policy Problems of the 21st Century |
Systems Dynamics: Policy Analysis for a Complex World | |
Management and Implementation in Public and Non-Profit Organizations | |
Elective 3 |
Classes and course sequence subject to change.
Commencement
May 2, 2021 (tentative)