The MPP Program offers seven policy-area concentrations that span domestic and global policy issues. The concentration is recorded on the student’s transcript upon graduation.

Environment & Energy

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National Security

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Health

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Social

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Education

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Development

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Tech

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Concentration Requirements

  • complete nine credits of coursework in the concentration (either one, three-credit foundations course plus six elective course credits, or, for concentrations without a designated foundations course, nine approved elective course credits)
  • complete a summer internship related to the concentration, as deemed by the program
  • write a master’s project in the concentration area

Elective Courses

For electives, MPP students may take courses at Sanford, in departments and schools at Duke or:

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • North Carolina State University
  • North Carolina Central University
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Student Handbook

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