The MPP program is a two year cohort program
that requires the completion of 14 courses (10 MPP courses
plus 4 electives) and a co-op placement to be taken
as follows:
YEAR ONE
Fall Semester MPP 800 - Introduction to Public Policy Issues An introduction to a
range of contemporary public policy issues that is
designed to illustrate the complexity of good policy
analysis and also to introduce alternative techniques
of analysis.
The course format is seminar presentations on topics
linked to case studies introduced in other core courses
in the MPP program. Seminars are presented by faculty,
analysts from the public policy community, and students.
MPP
801 - Economic Foundations of Policy Analysis I MPP
803 - Political Foundations of Policy Analysis I MPP
805 - Research Techniques and Quantitative Methods
I
Spring
Semester MPP
802 - Economic Foundations of Policy Analysis II MPP
804 - Political Foundations of Policy Analysis II MPP
806 - Research Techniques and Quantitative Methods
II MPP
807 - Introduction to Policy Analysis
Fall Semester* MPP
808 - Advanced Policy Analysis I
Spring Semester* MPP
809 - Advanced Policy Analysis II
* 4 electives to be taken during year
two (Fall/Spring semesters). All courses that are currently
available are listed in the SFU
course course catalogue.
