Dual degree and certificate programs: Public policy*
Advisors: David Sawicki, City and Regional Planning; Ann Bostrom, Public Policy
Objectives
The objective of the dual degree program in City and Regional Planning and Public Policy is to provide an education and research experience to those students wishing to work in urban policy analysis at the national, state and local level. Graduates will be more likely to work in political rather than planning settings and be focused more on policy research and analysis rather than on land planning and design. The dual degree is an efficient step towards Ph.D. programs in either City and Regional Planning or Public Policy with an emphasis on Urban Policy. The dual degree student receives both degrees in less time than it would take to receive the two degrees sequentially.
Admissions
Students interested in completing the dual Public Policy degree program must apply separately and be admitted into each degree program. Applications should be completed prior to enrollment in either program but no later than the end of the first semester of graduate enrollment.
Program overview
Fall Year 1 (14 hours)
CP 6002 Introduction to Fields of Planning (2 hrs.)
CP 6012 Theory and History of Planning (4 hrs.)
CP 6019 Quantitative and Computer Methods + Lab (4 hrs.)
PubP 6001 Introduction to Public Policy (1 hr.)
PubP 6116 Microeconomics for Policy Analysis (3 hrs.)
Spring Year 1 (13 hours)
CP 6023 Advanced Planning Methods + Lab (4 hrs.)
CP 6452 Urban Development Policy (3 hrs.)
PubP 6112 Research Design in Policy Science (3 hrs.)
PubP 6012 Fundamentals of Policy Processes (3 hrs.)
PubP 6606 Urban Development Policy (cross listed)
Fall Year 2 (13 hours)
CP 6052 Applied Planning Studio (4 hrs.)
PubP 6118 Public Finance and Policy (3 hrs.)
PubP 6114 Applied Policy Methods and Data Analysis (3 hrs.)
PubP 6010 Ethics, Epistemology, and Public Policy (3 hrs.)
Spring Year 2 (12 hours)
CP 6016 Growth Management Law and Implementation (3 hrs.)
CP Elective (3 hrs.)
CP Elective (3 hrs.)
PubP Elective (3 hrs.)
Summer Year 2: Thesis Option (13 hours)
CP 7000 Master's Thesis (5 hrs.)
CP Elective (3 hrs.)
PubP 7000 Master's Thesis (5 hrs.)
Summer Year 2: Professional Paper Option (13 hours)
CP 8990 Applied Research Paper (4 hrs.)
3 Electives CP or PubP (9 hrs.)
PubP 6801 Research Paper (4 hrs.)
A minimum of 30 course hours (plus four hours of option paper or five hours of thesis) with a CP prefix is required for this dual degree.
*Excerpted from the 2003-2004 Georgia Tech City & Regional Planning Program Student Manual