Education

Affiliated Graduate Programs

The departments and programs affiliated with the Policy School offer a range of graduate programs in the social sciences and public policy. Graduate seminars are offered in the late afternoon and evening, and most programs are open to part-time and full-time students. Information and applications materials can be obtained from each program's homepage listed below. Click here for additional information about graduate studies at Northeastern.

Professional and Applied Masters Programs

• Economics: The MA in applied economic policy analysis is designed to serve the need for a terminal graduate degree for professional economists, government officials, and economic consultants, and to lay the groundwork for students who wish to pursue the PhD degree.
• History: The MA concentration in public history offers training that prepares graduates for careers in such areas as the design and analysis of public policy related to historic preservation and the management of historical societies, archives, and museums.
• Journalism: The Policy School has partnered with the School of Journalism, to offer a graduate program specifically for journalists who want to specialize in public policy reporting.
  The Master's in Journalism with a Public Policy concentration is primarily designed for those with journalism experience who want to more fully understand the public policy process and the substance of selected policy areas. Students without journalism experience are advised to start by taking the course in Intensive Reporting.
• Law, Policy, and Society: The MS degree in Law, Policy, and Society offers students the opportunity to learn about applied social science through the program's unique focus on the intersection between social systems, policy issues, and the impacts of legal structures.
• Public Administration: The nationally accredited Master of Public Administration (MPA) is a program focuses on public management and public policy analysis and is designed to develop and sharpen the skills and capacities needed for a career in public service or in the nonprofit sector.
• Urban and Regional Policy: The new Master's in Urban and Regional Policy program provides sophisticated analytical skills combined with a thorough understanding of how cities and regions work to create relevant policy solutions.

Academic Master's Programs

The School offers a select number of classically academic master's degree programs in history, political science, and sociology. Graduates of these programs go on to doctoral work in the respective disciplines, or pursue research, policy advocacy, and management careers in the public and non-profit sectors.

Doctoral Programs

• Economics - field specializations in Industrial Organization and Labor Economics, designed to prepare students for work in business and government positions concerned with product and labor market operations.
• History - emphasizes global approaches to historical study, with theme spanning geographically dispersed areas of the world, including trade, migration, disease, religion, state formation, colonialism, and post-colonialism.
• Law, Policy, and Society - training in the theoretical and analytical insights drawn from the social sciences, humanities, and law, with emphasis on the intersection between social systems, policy issues, and the impacts of law and legal structures.
• Executive Doctorate in Law and Policy - accelerated executive program that accommodates the demanding schedules of mid-career professionals on their way to being leaders in government, education, health care, civil or criminal justice, labor, or economic development.
• Political Science - study of contemporary political and policy dynamics rooted in the theoretical traditions and analytical insights of political science, with particular faculty strengths in U.S. and comparative politics and public policy.
• Sociology - emphasis on four overarching areas reflecting the research strengths of the faculty: globalization and international studies; urban affairs and community studies; gender studies; social justice, conflict, and inequality.

Full List of Degree Programs through Affiliated Departments

In addition, the academic departments and programs affiliated with the School offer a range of undergraduate and graduate programs:

African American Studies - BA
Economics - BA, BS, MA, & PhD in Applied Economics
History - BA, BS, MA, MA with certificate in Public History, & Ph.D. in World History
Human Services - BA, BS
International Affairs - BA
Law, Policy, & Society - MS, PhD, Executive Doctorate in Law and Policy
Political Science - BA, BS, MA, Ph.D.
Public Administration - MPA (through Political Science)
Sociology and Anthropology - BA, MA, Ph.D. in Sociology

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