McCourt School of Public Policy

Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy

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Seal of Georgetown University
Type Private
Established 1990 (GPPI)
2013 (MSPP)
Parent institution
 Georgetown University
Affiliation Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Dean Edward B. Montgomery
Students 450
Location Washington, D.C., USA
Campus Urban
Nickname MSPP
Website mccourt.georgetown.edu

The McCourt School of Public Policy (MSPP) is one of nine schools of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.[1] The McCourt School offers master's degrees in public policy, international development policy, policy management,[2] and policy leadership[3] as well as administers several professional certificate programs [4] and houses fifteen affiliated research centers.[5] The McCourt School has twenty-one full-time faculty members, ten visiting faculty members, more than one-hundred adjunct faculty members and approximately 450 enrolled students across the various degree and executive education programs.

The school is based in Old North, the oldest academic building on the main Georgetown University campus.[6] Formerly known as the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI), the McCourt School became Georgetown University’s ninth school in October 2013 as a result of a gift from Georgetown University alumnus Frank McCourt.[7]

The school is led by Edward B. Montgomery, who became Dean of GPPI in August 2010.[8] Montgomery was preceded by interim Dean William T. Gormley.

History

The Car Barn was home to the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI) until the 2010 move to Old North. GPPI was the precursor to the McCourt School of Public Policy, which was launched in October 2013.

Establishing a public policy school in Washington, D.C. originated as an idea in the Georgetown University Department of Government and Economics in the late 1970s.

In 1980, the Government Department instituted a certificate program and in 1982 hired two junior faculty members to teach courses in public policy. For the next five years, the Public Policy Program expanded, granting a master's degree program in government with a concentration in public policy to approximately 15 students. In 1985, the Government Department hired the first part-time director to help establish the framework for the Public Policy Program. By the late 1980s, enrollment in the program had grown to about 75 students.

In 1990, the new president of Georgetown University, Father Leo O'Donovan, S.J., prioritized the expansion of the Public Policy Program under the direction of the program's first full-time director, Colin Campbell S.J., a Georgetown professor of philosophy and politics. Dr. Campbell was charged with the task of significantly expanding the program's faculty, students, and facilities.

In 1996 the Public Policy Program was renamed the Georgetown Public Policy Institute.

Dr. Judy Feder was appointed Dean in 2001. Faculty, applications, enrollment, staff, and facilities all grew under Dr. Feder’s tenure. Most notably, three master's degree programs were added to the school: Master of Policy Management[2] degree for mid-career students in 2001, MPM-Public Service (MPM-PS)[9] for students from government agencies in 2004, and an evening program[10] to supplement the traditional Masters of Public Policy (MPP).

In 2013, the University announced a $100 million gift—the largest single gift in Georgetown University history—from alumnus Frank McCourt (C’75) for the establishment of the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown's ninth school, and their first new one since the McDonough School of Business was formed in 1957.[7]

Under the leadership of current Dean Edward B. Montgomery, The McCourt School launched its first year in October 2013 and enrolled its first students in the Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program[11] in the fall of 2012. The McCourt School launched the Executive Master in Public Policy Leadership[3] in 2014.

Academics

Master of Public Policy Degree

The Master of Public Policy (MPP) is a 48 credit hour program offered as both a two-year full-time and three year evening program.[12] The program's focus is designed to meet the needs of individuals desiring a strong analytical background, particularly those planning careers in public or private sector policy analysis and management.

Dual degrees

For the MPP degree, MSPP offers dual degree programs with Georgetown Law Center, McDonough School of Business, Walsh School of Foreign Service, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, as well as with the University of Geneva, and HEC Paris:.[13]

Master of International Development Policy

The Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) is a 48-credit degree program. The curriculum of the program teaches the quantitative skills needed to formulate policy solutions with a focus on politics, management, and ethics of development.

Master of Policy Management Degree

The Master of Policy Management (MPM)[2] is a 36-credit hour degree program focused on analytics, management, and substance within specific policy areas. The Program is designed for policy professionals with five to seven years of substantial policy and/or management experience.

Executive Master in Policy Leadership

The Executive Master of Policy Leadership (EMPL)[3] is a 30-credit degree for currently employed professionals who have seven or more years of work experience in the policymaking arena and want to learn more about management and leadership in a public context.

Non-credit certificates

Certificate in Educational Leadership and Management[14] is a non-credit professional development certificate designed to help local and state education officials support and lead improvement efforts.

Customized executive education

These are customized training programs in a variety of topics: international and domestic public policy issue areas; Congress and the executive branch; leadership and management; program evaluation and quantitative methods; writing for public policy; political organizing and influence; as well as other topics.

International programs

MSPP offers a number of global learning opportunities including a dual degree with the University of Geneva, five study abroad options, a Spring Break immersion experience, and a sustainable development project.[15]

Faculty

The McCourt School consists of 20 core faculty members, 10 visiting faculty members, and more than 100 adjunct faculty members.[16] A 2010 report by the Women in Public Policy group at the Goldman School of Public Policy found that of 10 leading public policy schools, that MSPP ranked #1 in the overall percent of tenured and tenure track faculty that are women (about 40 percent).[17]

Rankings

The 2012 U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate programs in public affairs ranked The McCourt School in the 91st percentile of all programs in the nation at 23rd, tied with UCLA, University of Chicago, and UNC-Chapel Hill, among others.[18] MSPP ranked first in the Washington area in the specialty area of public policy at 15th; the School also ranked 12th in health policy and 17th in social policy. The McCourt School is not ranked by the National Research Council because it does not have a doctoral program.[19]

Student organizations

Research centers, projects and organizations

The McCourt School’s affiliated centers are engaged in research, professional training, and sharing of information on Congress, health policies, and social policies.[26]

References

  1. ↑ http://mspp.georgetown.edu/
  2. 1 2 3 http://mccourt.georgetown.edu/academics/mpm/
  3. 1 2 3 http://mccourt.georgetown.edu/academics/empl/
  4. ↑ http://mccourt.georgetown.edu/ExecEd/
  5. ↑ http://mccourt.georgetown.edu/research-centers/
  6. ↑ http://maps.georgetown.edu/oldnorth/ Profile of Old North
  7. 1 2 Anderson, Nick (September 18, 2013). "Ex-Dodgers owner McCourt gives Georgetown $100 million to launch public policy school". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  8. ↑ http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=51126 Pugh, Rachel. "New Dean of Public Policy Named" Georgetown University. 10 June 2010.
  9. ↑ http://mspp.georgetown.edu/academics/mpm-ps/
  10. ↑ http://mspp.georgetown.edu/MPP_Evening_Program/
  11. ↑ http://mccourt.georgetown.edu/academics/midp/
  12. ↑ http://mspp.georgetown.edu/academics/mpp/ Masters in Public Policy
  13. ↑ http://mspp.georgetown.edu/academics/dual-degrees/ Dual Degree Programs
  14. ↑ http://mccourt.georgetown.edu/execed/elm/
  15. ↑ http://mspp.georgetown.edu/academics/international-programs/ International Programs
  16. ↑ http://mspp.georgetown.edu/faculty-directory/ List of MSPP Faculty
  17. ↑ http://gspp.berkeley.edu/students/docs/WiPP_Faculty_Report.pdf Bonaguro, Joy, Christine Frey, Tara Regan, Felicity Rose, and Kathy Wilson. (2010) "Women in Public Policy: A Framework for Greater Faculty Diversity." Women in Public Policy group at Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley. http://gspp.berkeley.edu/students/wipp.html
  18. ↑ "Graduate School Rankings in Public Affairs". US News and World Report.
  19. ↑ http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/resdoc/pga_051962 Research Doctorate Program Rankings FAQ
  20. ↑ http://www.gppsa.org GPPSA website
  21. ↑ http://www.mspconference.org/
  22. ↑ http://www.gppreview.com Georgetown Public Policy Review
  23. ↑ http://mspp.georgetown.edu/project-hondura/
  24. 1 2 http://mspp.georgetown.edu/current-students/student-orgs/ MSPP Organizations
  25. ↑ http://www.wppigppi.org
  26. ↑ http://mspp.georgetown.edu/research-centers/ MSPP Research Centers
  27. ↑ "Institute of Politics and Public Service". Georgetown University.
  28. ↑ http://gai.georgetown.edu The Government Affairs Institute
  29. ↑ http://gui2de.georgetown.edu GUI²DE
  30. ↑ http://ihcrp.georgetown.edu/ The Health Policy Institute
  31. ↑ http://ccf.georgetown.edu/ Center for Children and Families
  32. ↑ http://chis.georgetown.edu/ Center on Health Insurance Reforms
  33. ↑ http://www.ncemch.org National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
  34. ↑ http://www.mchoralhealth.org/ National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
  35. ↑ http://www.healthinfogroup.org/ Health Information Group
  36. ↑ http://cew.georgetown.edu/ The Center on Education and the Workforce
  37. ↑ http://cjjr.georgetown.edu/index.html The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
  38. ↑ http://www.law.georgetown.edu/academics/centers-institutes/poverty-inequality/ The Center on Poverty, Inequality, & Public Policy
  39. ↑ http://cpnl.georgetown.edu/ The Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership
  40. ↑ http://www.crocus.georgetown.edu/ The Center for Research on Children in the United States
  41. ↑ http://edunomicslab.org/

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