Harris School of Public Policy Studies

The University of Chicago Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
Established 1988[1]
Type Private
Dean Colm O'Muircheartaigh
Students 200
Location Chicago, Illinois, USA
Campus Urban
Website http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/

The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies is the public policy school of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is one of the top policy schools in the United States. It is located on the University's main campus in Hyde Park. In addition to policy studies and policy analysis, the school requires its students to pursue training in economics and statistics through preliminary examinations and course requirements. Further, the Harris School is known for its curricular interactions with the University-at-large, with students drawing upon the offerings of the Booth School of Business, Law School, School of Social Service Administration, and the Graduate Division of the Social Sciences.

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Curriculum

The Harris School offers three full-time professional masters degree programs: a Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.), an M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy, and a one-year A.M. in Public Policy Studies. Further, a Ph.D. degree program is offered to students looking to pursue a career designing and conducting policy-relevant research.

The Harris School offers the opportunity for concentrated study in the following areas (but not limited to):

Includes education policy, environmental policy, family and child policy, health policy, poverty and inequality, and public finance.

Includes national security policy, international political economy, and international development.

Includes the political economy of state, local and national governance, and the management of governmental and non-profit organizations.

The M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy is offered jointly by the Harris School and Physical Sciences Division.

Dual Degrees

The Harris School partnership with other professional schools and divisions within the University of Chicago to offer accelerated joint/dual degrees.

Cooperative Programs

The Harris School runs cooperative programs with other top policy schools outside the US.

Non-Degree

The Harris School takes part on non-degree programs that are offered through the University of Chicago.

Mentor Program

The Harris School has a very established mentoring program. This program was initiated by Irving B. Harris in 1988. It matches students in the Harris School with leading policy professionals in order to bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world of policy. There are over a hundred volunteer mentors ranging from state & local officials to international diplomats to corporate executives to directors of non-profits.

Below are some of the volunteer mentors:

Harris School Policy and Research Centers

Selected faculty and administrators

References

  1. ^ "History of the Harris School". Harris School of Public Policy Studies. http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/about/history.asp. Retrieved July 19, 2009. ". Established in 1988, the Harris School emerged from an interdepartmental Committee on Public Policy Studies." 

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