MPP/JD students will be simultaneously enrolled in two graduate programs at the two universities, the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
MPP/JD students are required to complete 114 total credits with 39 credits in Public Policy and 75 credits taken in Law. Program Code: LMPO.
The MPP curriculum consists of two components - a core set of courses (27 credits total) that provide a foundation in governance, quantitative skills and the practice of public policy and elective courses that allow a deeper dive into a particular area of interest. Students must complete at least 39 MPP credits to earn the MPP/JD dual degree. The total dual degree is 114 credits.
MPP Coursework (39 credits)
Core Courses (27 credits total)
- PLCY630 Normative and Political Dimensions of Public Policy (3 credits)
- PLCY631 Governance: Leadership, Management & Accountability (3 credits)
- PLCY680 Examining Social Identity and Pluralism in Public Policy (3 credits)
- PLCY640 Microeconomic and Policy Analysis (3 credits)
- PLCY610 Quantitative Aspects of Public Policy (3 credits)
- PLCY641 Macroeconomics and Policy Analysis (3 Credits)
- PLCY670 Public Budgeting and Financial Management (3 Credits)
- PLCY690 (formerly PLCY699X) Policy Engagement Project (3 Credits)
- PLCY790 Project Course (3 credits)
- Students have 12 elective credits to pursue general policy interests.
- Explore the specializations
JD Coursework (75 credits)
9 of the 75 JD credits need to be pre-approved by SPP (These 9 credits added to the 39 MPP credits lands students at the MPP standard of 48 credits.)
Curriculum Notes:
- Because the MPP/JD program is a partnership between two universities, MPP/JD students will incur mandatory fees if they register at both institutions in the same semester. Please speak with your academic advisors in both programs to create a schedule to limit taking MPP and JD courses in the same semester. Most students will have to overlap at least once in their program.