The Master of Public Policy (MPP) is a full-time two-year degree offered by HBKU’s new college, CPP. The program features a distinctive combination of interdisciplinarity, strong ethical foundations, entrepreneurship in public management, and innovation in policy making and design.

Qatar has a strategic geographical position at the global crossroads of culture, business, and geopolitics. The country is located at the center of a region that requires leaders who can manage multi-faceted relationships that span different public policy making dynamics and command a wide range of skills.

The MPP provides training to graduate students from a range of disciplines in the skills needed to understand and enrich policy making in Qatar and the region. The program will offer world-class academic and professional training in public policy analysis, design, implementation, evaluation, and management; as well as specializations in social policy, and in energy and the environment.

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Requirements

Minimum hours required to complete program 36 CH

Capstone Track

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
PPO 601	Research Methods for Public Policy	3
PPO 602	Ethics, Law and Public Policy	3
PPO 611	Policy Analysis and Design	3
PPO 621	Economics for Public Policy	3
PPO 650	Public Management: Innovations and Challenges	3
PPO 652	Comparative Public Policy	3
PPO 653	Analytical Methods for Policy Evaluation	3
Subtotal		21
Elective Courses		9
Offered In Fall Semester
PPO 702	Advanced Seminar in Sustainability and Climate Policy
PPO 703	Advanced Seminar in Social Policy
or PPO 702	Advanced Seminar in Sustainability and Climate Policy
Subtotal		9
SPO 657	Education Policy
GHP 601	Foundations in Global Health Policy
GHP 605	Health Policy in Crisis and Emergency Settings
Offered In Spring Semester
GHP 604	Data, AI, and Methods in Contemporary Health Policy
SPO 650	Leadership in Public Policy
PPO 651	Global Political Economy
PPO 671	Post-war Reconstruction and Development
PPO 605	Environmental Change, Innovation and Policy
PPO 672	Digital Governance
Capstone Project
PPO 690	Capstone Project	6
Total Hours		36

Thesis Track

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
PPO 601	Research Methods for Public Policy	3
PPO 602	Ethics, Law and Public Policy	3
PPO 611	Policy Analysis and Design	3
PPO 621	Economics for Public Policy	3
PPO 650	Public Management: Innovations and Challenges	3
PPO 652	Comparative Public Policy	3
PPO 653	Analytical Methods for Policy Evaluation	3
Subtotal		21
Elective Courses		6
Offered In Fall Semester
PPO 702	Advanced Seminar in Sustainability and Climate Policy
PPO 703	Advanced Seminar in Social Policy
or PPO 702	Advanced Seminar in Sustainability and Climate Policy
SPO 657	Education Policy
GHP 601	Foundations in Global Health Policy
GHP 605	Health Policy in Crisis and Emergency Settings
Offered In Spring Semester
GHP 604	Data, AI, and Methods in Contemporary Health Policy
SPO 650	Leadership in Public Policy
PPO 651	Global Political Economy
PPO 671	Post-war Reconstruction and Development
PPO 605	Environmental Change, Innovation and Policy
PPO 672	Digital Governance
Thesis		9
PPO 695	Master's Thesis Hours
Total Hours		36

Study Plan

Capstone Track

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Hours
PPO 601	Research Methods for Public Policy	3
PPO 602	Ethics, Law and Public Policy	3
PPO 611	Policy Analysis and Design	3
	Semester Hours	9
Second Semester
PPO 621	Economics for Public Policy	3
PPO 650	Public Management: Innovations and Challenges	3
PPO 653	Analytical Methods for Policy Evaluation	3
	Semester Hours	9
Second Year
First Semester
PPO 652	Comparative Public Policy	3
Elective 1		3
Elective 2		3
	Semester Hours	9
Second Semester
PPO 690	Capstone Project	6
Elective Courses 3		3
	Semester Hours	9
	Total Hours	36

Thesis Hours Track

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Hours
PPO 601	Research Methods for Public Policy	3
PPO 602	Ethics, Law and Public Policy	3
PPO 611	Policy Analysis and Design	3
	Semester Hours	9
Second Semester
PPO 621	Economics for Public Policy	3
PPO 650	Public Management: Innovations and Challenges	3
PPO 653	Analytical Methods for Policy Evaluation	3
	Semester Hours	9
Second Year
First Semester
PPO 652	Comparative Public Policy	3
Elective 1		3
PPO 695	Master's Thesis Hours	3
	Semester Hours	9
Second Semester
PPO 695	Master's Thesis Hours	6
Elective 2		3
	Semester Hours	9
	Total Hours	36