Public Policy and Evaluation, MAPPE

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The Master of Arts in Public Policy and Evaluation (MAPPE) is a joint program that combines public policy, evaluation, and strong methodology to build expertise in the areas below.

Organizational and process implementation techniques
Technical aspects of outcome evaluations
Political issues of evaluation, including stakeholder/constituent roles
Aspects of empowerment
Ethical requirements of the policy analyst/evaluator

Working closely with an advisor, students enjoy considerable individual flexibility to customize a program that builds important skills for a wide range of careers.

Degree Requirements

Coursework. The program requires 48 units.

Final Paper Portfolio. All students are required to submit two papers to the program office. One paper must be written during the student’s first semester in the program. A second paper should represent the student’s best work and may come from any subsequent semester that the student is enrolled in the program. Papers are used for accreditation reviews of the program.

University Policies. University policies detailed in the Registration and Degree Information section of the Bulletin apply.

Core Policy Courses (16 units)

PP 330 - Public Policy Process
PP 331 - Policy Evaluation
SP&E 313 - Microeconomics and Public Policy (basic)
or
SP&E 318 - Seminar in Policy Analysis Public Policy (advanced)
PP 306 - The Legislative Process and Public Policy (national view)
or
PP 345 - Urban Politics (local view)

Core Evaluation Courses (12 units)

PSYCH 326 - Foundations of Evaluation
PSYCH 315z - Comparative Evaluation Theory
PSYCH 315ee - Evaluation Procedures
Evaluation/Method Elective (examples)
PSYCH 315a - Theory Driven Program Evaluation
PSYCH 352l - Professional Development in Evaluation & Applied Methods

Research and Statistical Methods (12 units)

In addition to the course options listed below, an advisor may approve other PP methods courses.

Elective Courses (8 units)

With advisor approval, students may take elective courses from any CGU discipline. Master’s students intending to go on into a doctoral program may wish to consider a Transdisciplinary course. No units from graduate programs outside CGU may be applied to this degree program.