There is a growing literature that analyzes current questions of public policy in the context of history using historical methods. The dual MA/MPP program provides students of history with additional analytic skills to prepare them for employment in the public and non-for-profit sectors. 

Program Concentrations
History - Students may choose to concentrate in thematic fields of study or in geographic areas of study. Most dual degree students will concentrate in Public Policy history, but may choose one of the other thematic areas:

• Social and/or Economic History
• Local and Regional History
• Global, Comparative and International History
• Culture and Society; Gender and Society, and
• Work and Society 

Students may also select, with the permission of both departments, thematic fields from among those offered in the public policy program, and may combine courses from History, Public Policy, and other programs.  Students choosing geographic concentrations may work in the United States, European, Latin American, or Non-Western areas.

Students in the dual program need not declare a policy concentration in the MPP program, as the history program will constitute a concentration.

Credit Requirements and Cumulative GPA

Students must meet the requirements for the M.A in history as well as the requirements for the MPP. Of the 30 credits required for the M.A in history, 21 must be history credits. Six of the other 9 credits must come from courses approved for credit for the MPP. Of the 44 credits for the MPP, 8 credits must come from History and must include His 630. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required for completion of the M. A. and the MPP degrees.

For the MPP component, students must take all of the required courses for the MPP program, as indicated in the following listing.

Public Policy (44)

PUB 503 Public Economics and Finance I

PUB 504 Data, Models and Decisions I

PUB 505 Data, Models and Decisions II

PUB 506 Implementation and Impact

PUB 507 Professional Applications I

PUB 508 Current Research Topics in Public Policy

PUB 514 Economic Analysis for Public Affairs II

PUB 522 Policy and Politics

PUB 529 Law and Policy or PUB 502 Philosophical & Ethical Issues in Public Policy

Master's Essay (4 Credits)

8 history credits that would serve as MPP concentration

For the History component, students must take all of the required courses for the history program, as indicated in the following listing.

History (30)

A History Research Seminar (or Master’s Thesis 2-6) (4)

History 630 Readings in Public Policy History (4)

6 credits MPP program

13-18 other HIS credits

0-3 supporting course credits in the social sciences as advised

Total shared credits (14) of 74.  Total number of credits for combined degree: 60.