Concentration Courses

Online MPP Concentration Courses [24 credits]

MPP students can select a focus in one of four established concentrations, or self-design a concentration with an advisor and with the approval of the Public Policy Graduate Program Director. Students can take concentration and elective courses from a variety of programs and colleges across the Oregon State University Online curriculum.  Each concentration has a faculty advisor to help students identify appropriate courses and committee members.

Note: Prospective students can take up to 22 credits of coursework ('B' or better grades) and apply it to the MPP degree if admitted to the program.

Energy Policy

PPOL 541 - Energy and Society [4 credits]

PPOL 547 – Integrated Approaches to Food-Water-Energy-Climate (4 credits)

PS 555 – Politics of Climate Change (4 credits)

PS 573 – U.S. Energy Policy (4 credits);

PS 575 – Environmental Politics and Policy (4 credits)

PS 577 – International Environmental Policy (4 credits)

PS 578 – Renewable Energy Policy (4 credits); currently being developed for Online

Environmental Policy

PPOL 545 – International Marine Policy (4 credits)

PPOL 546 – Policy and Law of Coastal Governance (4 credits)

PPOL 547 – Integrated Approaches to Food-Water-Energy-Climate (4 credits)

PPOL 548 – Marine Policy (4 credits)

PS 555 – The Politics of Climate Change (4 credits)

PS 570 – Global Food Politics and Policy (4 credits)

PS 575 – Environmental Politics and Policy (4 credits)

PS 576 – Science and Politics (4 credits)

PS 577 – International Environmental Policy (4 credits)

SOC 580 – Environmental Sociology (4 credits)

SOC 581 – Society and Natural Resources (4 credits)

SOC 585 – Consensus and Natural Resources (4 credits)

Rural Policy

Affiliated program for rural policy research, education, networking and student exchanges:
International Comparative Rural Policy Studies Consortium: http://icrps.org

PPOL 552 - International Comparative Rural Policy (4 credits)

PS 570 – Global Food Politics and Policy (4 credits)

PS 575 – Environmental Politics and Policy (4 credits)

SOC 580 – Environmental Sociology (4 credits)

SOC 581 – Society and Natural Resources (4 credits)

SOC 585 – Consensus and Natural Resources (4 credits)

Social Policy

SOC 541 – Criminology and Penology (4 credits)

SOC 550 – Sociology of Education (4 credits)

SOC 554 – Leisure and Culture (4 credits)

SOC 571 – Social Movements (4 credits)

Graduate Certificate Programs

One of the following graduate certificate programs may be used to expand your concentration options: 

Students who successfully complete both the certificate program and the MPP will receive the certificate in addition to their major degree.