Master of Public Policy
所属信息
基本信息
项目时长
2 years学费估算
$91,224申请截止日期
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秋季
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常规
5/1 (international applicant final deadline)；6/1 (domestic applicant final deadline) -
早申请
12/15 (scholarship deadline)
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其他
申请信息
托福/GRE Code
4852申请费
$90GPA要求
3.00
TOEFL要求
100.00 L:20.00 R:20.00 S:20.00
W:20.00
IELTS要求
7.00 L:6.50 R:6.50 S:6.50
W:6.50
成绩单寄送要求
电子寄送
成绩单邮寄地址
Official transcript，issued on official letterhead （不接受wes） All applicants should have their university registrar send transcripts electronically to etrans@usc.edu.
推荐信要求
3 Letters of Recommendation, 网申提交，至少一封academic
文书要求
- Statement of purpose of approximately 750-1,500 words addressing the following questions:
- Why do you wish to pursue the Master of Public Policy degree?
- How will the Master of Public Policy degree affect or enhance your career aspirations and goals?
- What policy area do you care most about and why?
- Please share how your experiences, background, and/or interests have shaped you and will shape your engagement in the Price community.
文书思路建议
因为本专业注重统计背景，可以强调自己在相关领域（如data，经济学等）的学术背景。通过研究某个项目，深入探索数据分析在社会问题中的应用。
可以强调在实习中，政策分析和数据管理方面的实践，展示对数据在制定和评估公共政策中作用的深刻理解，并表达继续深造的决心。
强调usc公共政策的某个具体分支，表达成为数据驱动的政策分析师的理想抱负，同时展示个人价值观和职业目标。
USC Price Scholarship Application Essays (If you wish to be considered for USC Price sponsored scholarships, complete Scholarship Application Essays through USC Graduate Application on-line)
- Why do you wish to pursue the Master of Public Policy degree?
- How will the Master of Public Policy degree affect or enhance your career aspirations and goals?
- What policy area do you care most about and why?
- Please share how your experiences, background, and/or interests have shaped you and will shape your engagement in the Price community.
文书思路建议
因为本专业注重统计背景，可以强调自己在相关领域（如data，经济学等）的学术背景。通过研究某个项目，深入探索数据分析在社会问题中的应用。
可以强调在实习中，政策分析和数据管理方面的实践，展示对数据在制定和评估公共政策中作用的深刻理解，并表达继续深造的决心。
强调usc公共政策的某个具体分支，表达成为数据驱动的政策分析师的理想抱负，同时展示个人价值观和职业目标。
USC Price Scholarship Application Essays (If you wish to be considered for USC Price sponsored scholarships, complete Scholarship Application Essays through USC Graduate Application on-line)
Prerequisite
申请者需要具备统计学相关的背景，如学过统计、计量经济学等课程。所有学生上专业课前都需要上pre-semester labs
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program has two prerequisites:
1. Statistics
All entering students to demonstrate proficiency in relevant statistical methods. The statistics prerequisite can be satisfied in one of two ways: Completion of a college-level statistics course with a grade of “B” or better, taken within three years of matriculation in the MPP program OR completion of PPD 502x-Statistical Foundations for Public Management and Policy with a grade of “B” or better. If relevant statistical coursework was completed more than three years prior, a waiver may be granted based on the level of statistical training completed and the degree to which currency with this material was maintained through subsequent professional use.
2. MPP Pre-semester Labs
All entering MPP students are required to participate in the two pre-semester MPP Labs, which meet the Thursday-Saturday the week prior to the fall semester as well as the Friday of the first week of the semester.
Is a master’s thesis required for graduation?
No thesis is required. MPP students complete a policy analysis Practicum, in which skills and knowledge acquired throughout the program are applied to a real-world policy problem. Students work collaboratively in small teams to conduct policy research and analysis and to develop policy recommendations on behalf of a client.
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program has two prerequisites:
1. Statistics
All entering students to demonstrate proficiency in relevant statistical methods. The statistics prerequisite can be satisfied in one of two ways: Completion of a college-level statistics course with a grade of “B” or better, taken within three years of matriculation in the MPP program OR completion of PPD 502x-Statistical Foundations for Public Management and Policy with a grade of “B” or better. If relevant statistical coursework was completed more than three years prior, a waiver may be granted based on the level of statistical training completed and the degree to which currency with this material was maintained through subsequent professional use.
2. MPP Pre-semester Labs
All entering MPP students are required to participate in the two pre-semester MPP Labs, which meet the Thursday-Saturday the week prior to the fall semester as well as the Friday of the first week of the semester.
Is a master’s thesis required for graduation?
No thesis is required. MPP students complete a policy analysis Practicum, in which skills and knowledge acquired throughout the program are applied to a real-world policy problem. Students work collaboratively in small teams to conduct policy research and analysis and to develop policy recommendations on behalf of a client.
申请材料
GRE optional/ TOEFL （美本也不能waive）
TOEFL: No lower than a total score of 100 on the Internet-based test, with no less than 20 on each of the four test components.
IELTS: Score of 7, with no less than 6.5 on each band score.
物料清单：
Application form
$90 application fee
Official transcript
Resume
3 Recommendation
Statement of purpose
TOEFL/ IELTS
TOEFL: No lower than a total score of 100 on the Internet-based test, with no less than 20 on each of the four test components.
IELTS: Score of 7, with no less than 6.5 on each band score.
物料清单：
Application form
$90 application fee
Official transcript
Resume
3 Recommendation
Statement of purpose
TOEFL/ IELTS
适宜学生
课程不仅发展分析技能为政策制定提供信息和评估，还结合管理技能来实施政策和计划，并领导组织各类学术性和专业性的丰富活动，如与国际政府官员和其他杰出专业人士接触的机会，在教师导师指导下的学生演讲研讨会，职业发展活动，团队建设活动，与校园内其他国际学生(IBEAR项目的国际商务学生和LLM的国际法学生)的交流，以及该项目学生所代表国家为特色的社会和文化活动。
特点
项目强调三个领域：「政策过程」「分析、经济学」以及「定量分析」
Track分支：
10个分支：
-Popular MPP Specialization Areas:
-Community and Economic Development
-Education Policy
-Environmental Policy
-Health Policy
-Homeland Security and Public PolicyNonprofit Management and PolicyPolicy Communication
-Research and Analytic Methods
-Social Justice
-Urban and Social Policy
课程设置
48个学分=20个核心+4政策分析practicum+24学分选修课
1st Semester Fall - 12 units
-PPD 503-Economics for Public Policy (4)
-PPD 554-Foundations of Policy Analysis (4)
-PPD 558-Multivariate Statistical Analysis (4)
2nd Semester Spring- 12 units
-PPD 555-Public Policy Formulation and implementation (4)
-PPD560-Methods for Policy Analysis (4)
-(Analytic or Specialization Elective)(4)
3rd Semester Fall -13 units
-PPD 561a-Policy Analysis Practicum (1)
-(Analytic or Specialization Electives)(12)
4th Semester Spring-1l units
-PPD 561b-Policy Analysis Practicum (3)
-(Analytic or Specialization Electives)(8)
Popular MPP Specialization Areas:
-Community and Economic Development
-Education Policy
-Environmental Policy
-Health Policy
-Homeland Security and Public Policy
-Nonprofit Management and Policy
-Policy Communication
-Research and Analytic Methods
-Social Justice
-Urban and Social Policy
Core Courses (20 units)
-PPD 503 -Economics for Public Policy
-PPD 554-Foundations of Policy Analysis.
-PPD 555-Public Policy Formulation and implementation.
-PPD 558-Multivariate Statistical Analysis.PPD 560-Methods for Policy Analysis
Policy Analysis Practicum (4 units)
-PPD561a-PolicyAnalysis Practicum(1)
-PPD 561b-Policy Analysis Practicum (3)
Analytic Electives (8 units)
-PPD542-Policy and Program Evaluation
-PPD587-Risk Analysis
-PPD647-Finance ofthe Public Sector
-PPDE660-Environmental Policy and Design Analysis
-PPDE636-Urban Spatial Ethnography and Critical Cartography
-PPDE661-Methods for Equity Analysis
-PPDE665-Economic ImpactAnalysis: Methods and Applications
-PPDE668-Applied Econometrics forProgram Evaluation
-PPDE671-EconomicAnalysis of Education Policy
-PPDE672-An Exploration of the intelligence Community- From Policy to Cyber Espionage
-PPDE673-Foundations of Environmental Policy
-SSCl581-Concepts forSpatialThinking(Spatial Sciences)
-COMM 650-Survey Construction and Validation (Annenberg)。
【Class Size】
60-70 students
【Career Resources】
https://priceschool.usc.edu/careers/
Price的所有项目是资源共享的。此外，学院能在学生就业方面也提供很多具体帮助，如职业能力提升、Offer Negotiation、Case Interview等，同时指导学生如何在网上获取实xi和工作机会，对于想毕业后寻求工作经验积累的同学来说非常大的助力。
职业发展方向
MPP 2022 EMPLOYMENT DATA(84%knowledge rate)
96%of MPP students secured employment, are pursuing a PhD or other continuededucation within one year of graduating
SECTOR BREAKDOWN
Private Sector: 67%
Public Sector: 27%
NonproftSector: 18%
Track分支：
10个分支：
-Popular MPP Specialization Areas:
-Community and Economic Development
-Education Policy
-Environmental Policy
-Health Policy
-Homeland Security and Public PolicyNonprofit Management and PolicyPolicy Communication
-Research and Analytic Methods
-Social Justice
-Urban and Social Policy
课程设置
48个学分=20个核心+4政策分析practicum+24学分选修课
1st Semester Fall - 12 units
-PPD 503-Economics for Public Policy (4)
-PPD 554-Foundations of Policy Analysis (4)
-PPD 558-Multivariate Statistical Analysis (4)
2nd Semester Spring- 12 units
-PPD 555-Public Policy Formulation and implementation (4)
-PPD560-Methods for Policy Analysis (4)
-(Analytic or Specialization Elective)(4)
3rd Semester Fall -13 units
-PPD 561a-Policy Analysis Practicum (1)
-(Analytic or Specialization Electives)(12)
4th Semester Spring-1l units
-PPD 561b-Policy Analysis Practicum (3)
-(Analytic or Specialization Electives)(8)
Popular MPP Specialization Areas:
-Community and Economic Development
-Education Policy
-Environmental Policy
-Health Policy
-Homeland Security and Public Policy
-Nonprofit Management and Policy
-Policy Communication
-Research and Analytic Methods
-Social Justice
-Urban and Social Policy
Core Courses (20 units)
-PPD 503 -Economics for Public Policy
-PPD 554-Foundations of Policy Analysis.
-PPD 555-Public Policy Formulation and implementation.
-PPD 558-Multivariate Statistical Analysis.PPD 560-Methods for Policy Analysis
Policy Analysis Practicum (4 units)
-PPD561a-PolicyAnalysis Practicum(1)
-PPD 561b-Policy Analysis Practicum (3)
Analytic Electives (8 units)
-PPD542-Policy and Program Evaluation
-PPD587-Risk Analysis
-PPD647-Finance ofthe Public Sector
-PPDE660-Environmental Policy and Design Analysis
-PPDE636-Urban Spatial Ethnography and Critical Cartography
-PPDE661-Methods for Equity Analysis
-PPDE665-Economic ImpactAnalysis: Methods and Applications
-PPDE668-Applied Econometrics forProgram Evaluation
-PPDE671-EconomicAnalysis of Education Policy
-PPDE672-An Exploration of the intelligence Community- From Policy to Cyber Espionage
-PPDE673-Foundations of Environmental Policy
-SSCl581-Concepts forSpatialThinking(Spatial Sciences)
-COMM 650-Survey Construction and Validation (Annenberg)。
【Class Size】
60-70 students
【Career Resources】
https://priceschool.usc.edu/careers/
Price的所有项目是资源共享的。此外，学院能在学生就业方面也提供很多具体帮助，如职业能力提升、Offer Negotiation、Case Interview等，同时指导学生如何在网上获取实xi和工作机会，对于想毕业后寻求工作经验积累的同学来说非常大的助力。
职业发展方向
MPP 2022 EMPLOYMENT DATA(84%knowledge rate)
96%of MPP students secured employment, are pursuing a PhD or other continuededucation within one year of graduating
SECTOR BREAKDOWN
Private Sector: 67%
Public Sector: 27%
NonproftSector: 18%
