Masters in Public Policy

Introduction

Public Policy, an integral aspect of governance, touches all aspects of life. This makes it necessary for the academic world to engage with public policy to understand it, critically analyze it and thus ensure efficient governance and a just society.  Currently in India, there is an acute dearth of post-graduate degree courses in public policy. It is in view of this lacuna that St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, an autonomous college affiliated to University of Mumbai launched the Master in Public Policy (MPP) Course in 2013.  This two-year course is completely multi-disciplinary covering subjects  like sociology, politics, economics, law, history, philosophy and ethics and even the natural sciences. This course is ideal for:

• Civil Servants, NGO / Development practitioners or those who aspire to join government services / NGOs.
• Those who aspire to do research and publish in the field of Public Policy, especially those who wish to join policy research centres / organizations.
• Those who wish to work in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility; Communications / Media related work around policy issues.

Course Outcomes

Our students have interned with RBI, NABARD, EPW Research Foundation, Environment Policy and Research India, Centre for Civil Society, PRS Legislative Research, India Spend, Mumbai Votes, Mumbai Mobile Creches, Action for Agricultural Renewal of Farmers in Maharashtra, Jameel Poverty Action Lab in collaboration with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.  Here are some acknowledgement of the internships outcomes:

• The Thane Municipal Corporation had shown interest in the suggestions of one of our students on SWM.
• Another student’s recommendations presented to the State Election Commissioner (in December 2014) had taken the form of a white paper to be sent to the CM of Maharashtra.
• NABARD commissioned one of our students to do a study on the Agricultural Value Chain of Cashew.
  

Number of Seats

60 Students

Lecture Timings

Evenings (5 pm to 8 pm); 2 lectures per day, on all working days of the week.

Fees

Approx. Rs. 60,000 p.a. (payable in three instalments)

Allocation of seats

Syllabi per Semester

Semester I    (Mid-July to Mid-Dec)

Core Courses:

MPPC1.01.       Public Policy Analysis

MPPC1.02        Dynamics Of Public Policy

MPPC 1.03       Economic Analysis and Public Policy

MPPC1.04        Research Methodology

Semester II    (Jan to April)

Core Courses:

MPPC2.01.       Law and Public Policy

MPPC2.02.       Statistical Methods For Policy Analysis

ANY TWO Electives from:

MPPE2.03        Environment and Public Policy

MPPE2.04        Gender and Public Policy

MPPE2.05        Health and Public Policy

Semester III    (June to Mid-Dec) 

Core Courses: 

MPPC3.01        Bureaucracy and Civil Society

MPPC3.02.       Ethics and Public Policy

ANY TWO Electives from:

MPPE3.03        Urban Planning Policy

MPPE3.04        Rural Development Policy

MPPE3.05        Media and Public Policy

Semester IV    (Jan to April)

Core Courses:

MPPC4.01.       Social Protection and Public Policy

MPPC4.02        International Economics and Public Policy

MPPC4.03.       Dissertation Writing

ANY ONE Elective from:

MPPE4.04        Micro Finance Policy

MPPE4.05.       Foreign Policy

Assessment: Each semester has: 2 CIAs (20 marks each) and

                       1 End Semester Exam (60 Marks)

Compulsory Internship between the 2^nd and 3^rd Semesters. Students work with organizations connected with various aspects of public policy.

Courses may change from time to time based on the recommendation of the Board of Studies.