Georgia Institute of TechnologyIvan Allen CollegeSchool of Public Policy
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Dual Degree Programs:
Master of Science in Public Policy and Master of City Planning


MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC POLICY AND MASTER OF CITY PLANNING

The objective of the Dual Degree Program in Public Policy and City Planning is to provide an education and research experience to those students wishing to work in economic development, sustainable development and regional and urban analysis and practice at the intersections of public policy and urban planning.

The dual degree student receives both degrees.

The program described below constitutes the 68-credit minimum for the dual degree program (receiving both degrees).


PROGRAM CONTACTS
FACULTY
REQUIRED COURSES FOR THE DUAL DEGREE
THESIS AND PROFESSIONAL PAPER OPTIONS
ELECTIVES AND CONCENTRATIONS
ADMISSIONS
MSPP/MCRP CURRENT STUDENTS
MSPP/MCRP GRADUATES

PROGRAM CONTACTS:

Program Graduate Advisors:
Ms. Johnnie Sawyer, School of Public Policy
Ms. Dracy Blackwell, City and Regional Planning

Dual Degree Program Faculty Advisors:
Prof. Jennifer Clark, Dual Degree Advisor, School of Public Policy
Prof. Harley Etienne, Dual Degree Advisor, City and Regional Planning

Directors of Graduate Studies:
Prof. John Walsh, Director of Graduate Studies, School of Public Policy
Prof. Bruce Stiftel, Director of CRP Program


Faculty Offering Courses Related to Economic Development at Georgia Tech:

Dr. Dan Breznitz, INTA
Dr. Shiri Breznitz, School of Public Policy
Dr. Jennifer Clark, School of Public Policy
Dr. Harley Etienne, City and Regional Planning and School of Public Policy
Dr. Nancey Green Leigh, City and Regional Planning
Dr. Barbara Lynch, INTA and City and Regional Planning
Dr. Dan Immergluck, City and Regional Planning
Dr. Gordon Kingsley, School of Public Policy
Dr. Janelle Knox, School of Public Policy
Dr. Julia Melkers, School of Public Policy
Dr. David Sawicki, City and Regional Planning and School of Public Policy
Dr. Phil Shapira, School of Public Policy


Required Core Courses for MSPP/MCRP Dual Degree:
Note: Courses are not always offered in the semester designated below. Double check with the program graduate advisers.


I. Core Courses for the Master of Science in Public Policy (25 hrs):

PUBP 6001: Introduction to Public Policy (1 hr Fall)
PUBP 6010: Ethics, Epistemology, and Public Policy (3 hrs.)
PUBP 6012: Fundamentals of Policy Processes (3 hrs.)
PUBP 6112: Research Design in Policy Science (3 hrs Fall)
PUBP 6114* Applied Policy Methods and Data Analysis (3 hrs)
PUBP 6116: Microeconomics in Policy Analysis (or CP 6031)(3 hrs)
PUBP 6118: Public Finance and Policy (3 hrs)
PUBP 6201: Public Policy Analysis Capstone (3 hrs)

Students must also take one of the following three classes:
PUBP 6014: Organization Theory (3 hrs)
PUBP 6017: Public Management (3hrs)
PUBP 6018: Policy Implementation and Administration (3 hrs)


II. Core Courses for City Planning Program (24 hrs):

CP 6002: Introduction to Fields of Study in Planning (2 hr. Fall)
CP 6052: Applied Planning Studio (4 hrs. Fall or Spring)
CP 6012: History and Theory of Planning (4 hrs. Fall)
CP 6016: Growth Management Law and Implementation (3 hrs. Spring)
CP 6024: Quantitative and Computer Methods in Planning (4 hrs. Fall)
CP 6025: Advanced Planning Methods (4 hrs.)
CP 6031: Economic Analysis in Planning (3hrs Spring.) or PUBP 6166

Modifications to the Quantitative Sequence for Dual Degree Students:

CP 6024: Quantitative and Computer Methods in Planning (4 hrs.)
PUBP 6112: Research Design in Policy Science
PUBP 6114 Applied Policy Methods and Data Analysis
(no CP 6025: Advanced Planning Methods required if this sequence is followed)
The core courses result in 45 credit hours.

A THESIS OR PROFESSIONAL OPTION PAPER IS REQUIRED FOR THE DUAL DEGREE:


THESIS AND PROFESSIONAL PAPER OPTIONS:

Option 1: Thesis Option (total of 10 hrs required; at least 5 hrs in CP)

CP 7000 Master's Thesis
PUBP 7000 Master's Thesis

Note: Option 1 is strongly recommended by the faculty advisers.

Option 2:Research Paper Option (total of 8 hours required; at least 4 in CP)

CP 8990 Applied Research (Option) Paper
PUBP 6801 Research Paper

Note: 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.


ELECTIVES AND CONCENTRATIONS:

Students are required to take additional hours in electives and specialization courses.

Thesis Track: 12 hrs of Elective/Specialization Courses
(note: an additional single credit is required to reach the minimum of 68 credit hrs)

Option Paper Track: 15hrs of Elective/Specialization Courses


CONCENTRATION/SPECIALIZATIION COURSES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL POLICY:

Economic Development Specialization Sequence:
Note: This sequence is required for a CRP specialization in economic development

PUBP 6600/CP 6412: Local Economic Development Planning and Policy (Leigh)
PUBP 6602/CP 6422: Economic Development Analysis and Practice (Clark)

Urban and Regional Policy Specialization Sequence:
Note: This sequence is required for a CRP specialization

PUBP 6604: Methods of Regional and Urban Policy Analysis and Planning (Clark)
PUBP 6606/CP 6452: Urban Development Policy (Sawicki)

Suggested Graduate Electives Regularly Offered in
Economic Development, Community Development, International Development, Sustainable Development, and/or Urban and Regional Policy and Planning:

PUBP 6741 Geographies of Innovation: Development, Regions, and Labor Markets (Clark)
PUBP 6415: Regions, Technology, and Policy (S. Breznitz)
PUBP 8803: Special Topics (Knox)
PUBP 8550: Advanced Topics in Urban and Regional Economic Development (PhD Capstone Seminar) (Shapira/Clark)
CP 6432: Industrial Restructuring and Its Planning Implications (Leigh)
CP 6442: Equity, Social Justice, and Economic Development (Etienne)
CP 6612/PUBP 8803-HE: Community Development (Etienne)
CP 6233: Sustainable Urban Development (Ross)
INTA 6740/PUBP 6740: Innovation and the State (D. Breznitz)
INTA 6304 - Modernization and Development (Lynch)
INTA 8803-BL1/CP 8883-BL: Special Topics: Urban Transformations in the Global South (Lynch)


ADMISSIONS

Students interested in completing the dual Public Policy and City Planning degree program must apply separately and be admitted into each degree program.

For Prospective Graduate Students:
For applicants new to Georgia Tech, an application should be submitted to each program separately. Applicants should note in their application cover letter that they are applying in pursuit of the dual degree.

For Current Georgia Tech Students:
Current students (pursuing either the MSPP or the MCRP) and seeking to apply to the dual degree program do not have to produce a whole new application as if they are applying to Georgia Tech for the first time. However, current students are required to write a statement that says why they seek admission to the additional program and are interested in the dual degree.

The rest of their application should be:
1) the student's original application (with recommendation letters, transcripts, etc...) and,
2) the student's existing Georgia Tech transcript. It is strongly recommended that students apply to the dual degree program before the end of their second semester

The program graduate advisers will forward applications on file in response to a request from a student.

These materials will then be reviewed during the regular admissions schedule in the relevant program (for the MSPP that means Nov. 1 and March 15; for MCRP rolling admissions begins March 1 ).

MSPP/MCRP CURRENT STUDENTS:

CHELSEA ARKIN
Graduation: expected December 2009
Advisors: Dr. Clark and Dr. Etienne
Option Paper: Community Land Trusts: An Effective Tool and Innovative Model for Affordable Housing

Undergraduate Education:
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
AB in The Growth of Structure of Cities,
minors in History of Art and American History.
Current Position:
Project Assistant at Market Street Services

BETH HAWES
Graduation: expected December 2009
Advisors: Clark and Immergluck
Option Paper: Foreclosures, Vacancy and Abandonment in Atlanta: How Housing Market Typologies Can Aid Policy Making and Resource Allocation

Undergraduate Education:
Auburn University - Auburn, Alabama
BS, Horticulture

Current Position:
Intern, Atlanta Regional Commission


NANCY GALEWSKI

Graduation: expected December 2009
Advisers: Dr. Lynch and Dr. Etienne
Thesis: Strengthening networks in Campesino Communities in the Callejon de Huaylas for improved management of the Santa River Watershed, Peru.
Thesis Committee: Dr. Elliott, Dr. Lynch, Dr. Clark

Undergraduate Education:
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
BA, International Development and Political Science

Current Position:
Graduate Research Assistant, Enterprise Innovation Institute


RAHUL JAIN

Graduation: Expected December 2010
Advisors: Clark and Sawicki
Thesis (working title): Effects of Federal Funding in Revitalization of Urban Labor Markets
Thesis Committee: Dr. Clark, Dr. Etienne, Dr. Sawicki

Undergraduate Education:
New York University, New York, NY
BS, Finance

Current Position:
Teaching Assistant, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech

Past Position(s):
Governor's Intern, Georgia Office of Planning and Budget
STIP Intern, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
Intern, City of Marietta - Development Services Department


CHARLIE MOSELEY

Graduation: expected December 2009
Advisors: Dr. Clark and Dr. Etienne
Applied Research Paper: The Economic Development Impact of Urban Casinos
Undergraduate Education:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
BA, Political Science,

Current Position:
Teaching Assistant, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech

Previous Positions:
Research Assistant; School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech
Deputy Speechwriter, Office of the Governor;
Legislative Aide, GCAPS Coordinator, Association County Commissioners of Georgia


NEELA RAM

Graduation: Expected December 2010
Advisors: Dr. Clark
Undergraduate Education:
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
BS, Biology

Current Positions:
Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Analyst, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance


ASHLEY RIVERA

Graduation: expected 2010
Advisors: Clark and Sawicki
Thesis: Economic Development and Infrastructure Investment at the Port of Brunswick
Thesis Committee: Dr. Clark and Dr. Sawicki
Undergraduate Education:
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
BA, Economics

Current Position:
Planning Intern, Atlanta Regional Commission

MSPP/MCRP GRADUATES:

ALEXA STEPHENS

Graduated 2007
Current Position:
Policy Analyst, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Advisors: Clark and Sawicki
Thesis: The Development of the Digital Music Industry in Atlanta
Thesis Committee: Dr. Clark, Dr. Sawicki, Mr. Greene, EII

Undergraduate Education:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
BS, Urban Studies


BROOK BRANDON

Graduated 2008

Current Position:
Realty Specialist, Asset Management,
NAVFAC (Naval Facilities Engineering Command) Mid-Atlantic

Advisors: Clark and Sawicki
Thesis: Emergency Preparedness Planning & Policy and Vulnerable Populations in Pubic Schools
Thesis Committee: Clark, Sawicki, Mitchell, Baker

Undergraduate Education:
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA