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A public policy school or school of public affairs is typically a university program, institution, or professional school of public policy, public administration, political science, international relations, security studies, management, urban planning, urban studies, intelligence studies, global studies, emergency management, public affairs, nonprofit management, criminology, and the sociology of law.

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 with the goal of becoming professors of public policy, political science in general, or researchers.

Curriculum

Public policy schools offer a wide range of public policy degrees. At the undergraduate level, universities, especially research-intensive universities may offer a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with majors or concentrations in public policy, public administration, political science, international relations, policy studies or any other differently named but content-wise identical major or concentration. These undergraduate degrees are typically offered by a university's public administration or political science faculties whether it be part of a public policy school or a college of arts and sciences. Well known Master's degrees within this academic field include the Master of Public Policy (MPP), the Master of Public Administration (MPA), the Master of Public Affairs (MPAff), the Master of Public Service (MPS), the Master of Urban Planning (MUP), the Master of International Affairs (MIA), and Master of Arts or Master of Sciences in International Relations, Political Science, or International Security, or other sub-fields of political science. Schools with an international and interdisciplinary focus may award a Master of Arts degree in International Policy Studies.^[1]^[2] Some schools teaching nonprofit studies as its own field of study may offer a Master of Nonprofit Organizations or a Master of Public Administration in Nonprofit Management. In the field of criminology and the sociology of law, some offer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in criminology, law and society, administration of justice, legal studies, and criminal justice. Some schools also offer Executive master's degrees in the same topics for mid-career individuals and a Master of Professional Studies degree to signify that the education takes an applied rather than theoretical approach. Other universities teach urban planning and confer professional degrees such as the Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.), Master of City Planning (M.C.P.), Master of Regional Planning (M.R.P.), Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) to qualify students and alumni to work as urban planners.

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 North America, students typically pursue a graduate public policy degree after having completed an undergraduate degree, either in a public administration or political science field. Some programs admit students with any undergraduate degree; however, students without a background in public administration or political science may be required to do qualifying courses in these areas. Some universities allow students to complete both degrees concurrently. North American public policy programs are generally located in an autonomous graduate or professional school within a larger university, while at others combine both graduate and undergraduate programs into a single semi-autonomous constituent college.

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.

Notable institutions

North America

Canada

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^[3]
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^[4]
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 Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago has a more quantitative and economics approach to policy, the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon uses computational and technology-driven methods, while the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University has a more political science and leadership based approach. The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs provides traditional public policy training with multidisciplinary concentrations available in the environmental sciences and nonprofit management. Moreover, the University of Illinois at Chicago offers public policy training that emphasizes the stages of decision-making in formulating policy (e.g. agenda setting), as well as the importance of framing effects and cognitive limits in policy formation.

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):^[5]

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
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at 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
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at the 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^[6]
Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College^[7]
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University^[8]
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

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 European Commission through its Erasmus Mundus Programme has funded the Erasmus Mundus Master Program in Public Policy^[9] since 2007. This program brings together four leading policy-oriented schools in Eurorpe: The IBEI (Spain), Central European University (Hungary), the International Institute of Social Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and the Department of Politics at the University of York (United Kingdom).

Czech Republic

Department of Public and Social Policy at Charles University in Prague

France

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

Kazakhstan

Graduate School of Public Policy, at Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan

Netherlands

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

Blavatnik School of Government and Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford
Institute of Public Affairs at The London School of Economics and Political Science
Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge
Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick
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 Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under 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

India

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad.
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University
Takshashila Institution, Bangalore, Karnataka^[10]
Management Development Institute, Gurugram^[11]^[12]
Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay^[13]^[14]
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