该计划是为寻求在政策制定，实施和评估中发展职业并在政府，非营利组织和私营部门中管理这些职能的个人量身定制的。该课程是为几乎没有工作经验的学生量身定制的，结合了全面的公共政策和管理课程以及必修的400小时（约10-12周）实习课程。全日制学生在五个学习期（21个月）内完成课程。为成功完成学习，您必须完成必要的课程和实习内容，并达到至少3.0的累积质量平均分（QPA）。
This program is tailored for individuals seeking to boost their career in policy development, implementation and evaluation, and to manage these functions in government, non-profit organisations, and the private sector. Customised for students with little or no work experience, the program combines a comprehensive public policy and management curriculum with a compulsory 400 hours (approx. 10-12 week) internship program.<br><br>If you aspire to be a future leader and manager of a public, private or non-profit organization, the Master of Science in Public Policy and Management (MSPPM) degree will help you achieve this goal. If you have a passion for academic, political, and social issues, are well rounded, and have an inherent propensity for questioning the status quo, you're an excellent candidate for the MSPPM program.<br><br>While most public policy graduate programs focus on theory, we offer a skills-based curriculum. Due to an evolving workforce, we want you to graduate from our program with a skill set that will allow you to shape a flexible career now and 20 years from now.<br><br>No other place brings together information technology, leadership development, quantitative policy analysis, and communication skills like Carnegie Mellon. Our innovative curriculum equips students with a data-driven approach to solving problems and the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.<br><br>Careers<br>Our MSPPM graduates are employed in every sector of the market and in virtually every industry. They work for large, established organizations and for emerging companies. They're employed in positions such as policy analysts, budget analysts, managers and consultants. Their work covers every functional area found in non-profit organizations, federal, state and local governments and private firms.