Graduate students must:

• Take 4 required courses (12 credits)
• Choose 5 elective (15 credits)
• Complete a one-semester faculty-supervised internship (3 credits)
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0

Courses, internships and thesis option

Core (required) Courses

History of Ethics and Political Philosophy I+II
A survey of major works and themes of moral and political philosophy from ancient Greece to the 20th century. Topics covered will include the nature of moral duties, the connection between happiness and morality, the meaning of a “good life,” the attractions and limitations of moral relativism, the foundations of legitimate government, arguments for and against democracy, realism and idealism in statecraft, and the relationship between law and ethics.

Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
This course covers the process of policy formation and techniques of policy analysis to prepare the student for future work in policy analysis.

Politics of Public Policy
An introduction to and examination of the policy-making process. This course will put a spotlight on politics and public policy, agenda-setting, the political environment surrounding policy advising and the application of analytical information to policy-making. This course will highlight the major policy activities of federal and state governments and will examine how and why issues rise and fall on the national agenda over time.

Electives

Students must take five electives, at least one of which must be in each of PHIL and GVT, with additional electives available in the Public Management Department at the Sawyer Business School.

Government Electives

600 Legislature and Legislators
606 Women and Public Policy
610 All politics is Local
614 Politics of the 1960’s
620 German Greens and Environmentalism
621 Indigenous and Traditional Economic Systems and Rights
630 Comparative Democratization
634 Social Welfare Policy
635 Health Care Policy
636 Race and Public Policy
637 Public Policy and Business
638 Environmental Policy and Politics
640 Law Public Policy and Psychology
643 State Court Processes and Policy
644 Civil Liberties
646 Legislating Gay Rights
647 Legislative Process
656 Urban Economic Development and Planning
657 Urban Politics and Government
659 Race and Gender in US Electoral Politics
660 United Nations Seminar
663 International Law and Organization
664 The Internet and Politics
665 Non Governmental Organizations in World Politics
669 Human Rights
671 Topics in Democracy
673 American Political Thought
674 Utopia and Dystopia
675 Radical and Revolutionary Political Thought
692 Women  and Politics in Islam
698 Islam and Politics
763 International Politics Economy

Philosophy Electives:
 
PHIL 641 Eco Feminism
PHIL 662 Environmental Ethics
PHIL 663 Medical Ethics
PHIL 664 Business Ethics
PHIL 609 Philosophy of Freedom
PHIL 618 Philosophy of Law
PHIL 619 Topics in Applied Ethics
PHIL 650 Philosophy of Sex, Love and Marriage
PHIL 615 Aristotle: Profiles in Philosophy
PHIL 616 Plato: Profiles in Philosophy
PHIL 617 Kant: Profiles in Philosophy
PHIL 421 Nietzsche: Profiles in Philosophy
PHIL 514 Advanced Topics in Philosophy
 
Public Management Electives:

PAD 711 Foundations of Public Organizational Administration
PAD 714 Legal Basis of Public Management
PAD 715 Quantitative Analysis
PAD 716 Public Service Human Resource Management
PAD 717 Organizational Effectiveness in Government
PAD 718 Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World
PAD 809 Economic, Financial and Administrative Strategies of Public Service
PAD 811 Politics of the Federal Bureaucracy
PAD 812 Managing State Government
PAD 813 Administrative Strategies of Local Government
PAD 816 Analysis of Public Policy
PAD 820 Governmental Decision Making
PAD 823 The U.S. Health System
PAD 827 Financing State and Local Government
PAD 829 Environmental Policy and Administration
PAD 835 Nonprofit Marketing
PAD 836 Health Economics
PAD 838 Ethics in Management
PAD 839 Leadership and Decision Making
PAD 840 Comparative Public Policy
PAD 846 Community and Citizen Empowerment
PAD 848 Nonprofit Law and Ethics
 

Details about the Internship

After completion of the required courses, students will undertake a semester-long internship course to work with a governmental or non-governmental organization with which the EPP program has established a placement protocol. Interns would develop a reading list with a faculty mentor in order to relate practical experience with theoretical reflection.  Mid-career professionals in the program would have the option of using an existing professional or career position as the basis for the internship.

Thesis Option

In some cases (usually for a student intending to apply to Ph.D. programs), the internship may be replaced by a Masters thesis, provided that a proposal submitted by the student and a faculty advisor is passed by an ad hoc faculty committee chaired by the director of the program. The thesis option involves the production of a substantial research paper and in most cases would lengthen the time spent in the program by at least one semester.