MPP CURRICULUM

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
MPP 801 - Economic Foundations of Policy Analysis I

MPP 803 - Political Foundations of Policy Analysis I
The first semester of a two semester sequence that examines the basic structures and processes of government in Canada and their context in the evolving Canadian political economy. It also introduces students to key actors in the policy process and examines their structure and behavior. Examples of relevant actors include federal, provincial and local state structures and agencies, and a variety of societal actors such as pressure groups, social movements, think tanks and other associations.

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

Summer Semester
MPP 850 - Co-op/internship

YEAR TWO

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.