Government, Politics, and Policy Studies
Note: All MPA concentrations are currently going through a curricular transition. New and updated concentrations will be available for students applying for residential MPA cohort starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. This webpage will be updated in the near future.
Brooks MPA students choosing the Government, Politics, and Policy Studies concentration develop an advanced understanding of how politics and political management intersects with policy processes, program development, and resource management in the public sector. This concentration, in particular, focuses on the politics of domestic and international policymaking and administrative processes. Students in this concentration develop skills to work effectively with elected officials, public managers, and citizens to develop actionable policy goals.
Representative Coursework
- Risk Communication
- Politics, Policy, and Political Management
- Legal Aspects of Public Agency Decision Making
- International Political Economy
- Leadership in Public Affairs
- International Institutions
- State, Economy and Society
- Politics of Public Policy
- Bridging the Gap: Connecting Research and Policy in the NYS Legislature
Representative Employers (Full Time & Internships)
- Atlantic Council of the United States
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Congressional Research Services
- Deloitte
- NYC Mayor’s Office of Operations
- NYC Office of Management and Budget
- Office of NYC Comptroller
- UN Office of Human Resource Management, Strategic Planning and Staffing
- US Department of Commerce
- US Government Accountability Office
- US Securities and Exchange Commission
