Master of Public Policy

In recent years there has been an increasing emphasis among decision makers, interest groups, and citizens about the importance of science-based public policy at local, regional, national, and international levels of governance. As a response to these developments, the MPP program offers a new Science Policy concentration, which will train new professionals how to integrate groundbreaking science into emerging policies, practices and understandings of the world. The proposed concentration is planned for implementation Fall Quarter, 2008.

Required:

• PS 576-Science and Politics [4 credits]
• SOC 556-Science and Technology in Social Context [4 credits]

Electives:

• HSTS 518-Science and Society [3 credits]
• HSTS 519-Studies in Scientific Controversy [3 credits]
• HSTS 521-Technology and Change [3 credits]
• HSTS 522-Historical Studies of Science and Politics [3 credits]
• PHL 570-Philosophy of Science [4 credits]
• PHL 574-Philosophy of Biology [4 credits]
• PHL 547-Research Ethics [4 credits]
• SOC 521-Social Change and Modernization [4 credits]
• WRP 524-Socio-Technological Aspects of Water [3 credits]

*Other pertinent courses at OSU may be selected subject to approval of the MPP Committee. Decisions about the elective course of study will be based on matching the student's needs and preparation with the MPP program.