Modality
On Campus
Program URL
https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/programs/dual-degree-programs/mpp-jd/
The MPP/JD is designed to combine students’ applied interests and training in public policy, with the comprehensive legal training gained through the JD program. The program recognizes that one important career path for attorneys lies in the field of public policymaking and that lawyers who pursue this career path will benefit greatly by an education that includes policy content and process coupled with grounding in research methodology, statistics and economics. Likewise, career professionals in public policy can function more effectively when they have a working understanding of law and legal institutions.
Academic Policies
The academic policies and procedures of the joint program in Public Policy and Law are those specified in Georgetown’s Graduate Bulletin.
Master of Public Policy degree requirements+
You will need to complete the following courses to satisfy the 39-credit hours of public policy coursework as part of the MPP/J.D. dual degree program.
Economics (6 credits)
- PPOL 5004: Intermediate Microeconomics I (3 credits)
- PPOL 5005: Intermediate Microeconomics II (3 credits)
Quantitative Methods (9 credits)
- PPOL 5000: Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis (3 credits)
- PPOL 5001: Regression Methods for Policy Analysis (3 credits)
- PPOL 5002: Advanced Regression and Program Evaluation Methods (3 credits)
Political Institutions and Process (9 credits)
For each of the first two required courses, students may choose either a U.S. domestic focus or a comparative international focus.
- PPOL 5006: The Politics of Policy-Making; or PPOL 5007: Comparative Politics of Policy-Making (3 credits)
- PPOL 5008: Public Management; or PPOL 5009: Management & Implementation in Developing Countries (3 credits)
- PPOL 5010: Ethics, Values and Public Policy (3 credits)
Capstone Project (6 credits)
- PPOL 5011/5013, Policy Analysis Capstone I/Thesis Workshop I
- PPOL 5012/5014, Policy Analysis Capstone II/Thesis Workshop II
Electives (9 credits)
You will have an array of elective course options taught by expert McCourt faculty to choose from, with the opportunity to align your electives with your interests and career goals.
Juris Doctor degree requirements+
Georgetown Law provides details about which courses you will need to satisfy the 76-credit hours of law coursework as part of the MPP/J.D. dual degree program.
Course schedule
There is some flexibility in the schedule to accommodate your specific professional and academic goals, but students who start the MPP/JD dual degree program in the McCourt School typically follow this course schedule:
Program Requirements
The dual degree consists of 39-credit hours of public policy coursework and 76-credit hours of law coursework (115 total credit hours) over four years, rather than the five years normally required when completing the degrees separately. Although there is some flexibility in order to accommodate students’ specific professional and academic goals, students attending the McCourt School in year one typically pursue the following course of study:
Plan of Study Grid
| First Year |
|---|
| PPOL 5004 |
Intermediate Microeconomics |
0-3 |
| PPOL 5000 |
Stat Meth for Policy Analysis |
3 |
PPOL 5006
|
The Politics of Policy-Making
or Comp Politics of Policy-Making |
3 |
| PPOL 5005 |
Microecon II:Mkt Fail Pub Econ |
3 |
| PPOL 5001 |
Reg. Meth. for Policy Analysis |
3 |
PPOL 5008
|
Public Management
or Mgmt & Implem in Dev Countries |
3 |
|
6 |
| | Credits | 21-24 |
| Second Year |
|---|
|
31 |
| | Credits | 31 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| PPOL 5002 |
Adv Regression/Prog Eval Meth |
3 |
| PPOL 5010 |
Ethics/Values/Public Policy |
3 |
|
3 |
|
21 |
| | Credits | 30 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
PPOL 5011
|
Policy Analysis:Client Capston
or Thesis Workshop |
3 |
PPOL 5012
|
Plcy Anlys:Clnt Basd Capstn II
or Thesis Workshop II |
3 |
|
24 |
| | Credits | 30 |
| | Total Credits | 112-115 |
