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 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 Building upon MPP 803, this course provides a detailed
examination of the policy process - the stages through
which public policies are developed. The course outlines
the nature of the policy cycle and examines the formal
and informal institutions and rules that affect policy
actors in their deliberations and decisions. Specific
attention is paid to the nature of policy communities
and policy networks in Canada and their impact upon
policy content and policy change.
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.
