The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy is the public policy school of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is ranked in the top five policy analysis 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 takes part in curricular interactions with the University-at-large, with students cross-enrolling in courses at the Booth School of Business, Law School, School of Social Service Administration, and the Graduate Division of the Social Sciences.
Curriculum
The Harris School offers the following full-time professional master's degree programs:
- Master of Public Policy (MPP), a two-year program
- Master of Science (MS) in Computational Analysis and Public Policy, a two-year program offered with the Department of Computer Science
- Master of Science (MS) in Environmental Science and Policy, a two-year program offered with the Argonne National Laboratory
- Master of Arts (MA) in Public Policy, a 9-month program
- Master of Arts (MA) in Public Policy with Certificate in Data Analytics, a 12-month program
- Master of Arts (MA) in Public Policy with Certificate in Research Methods, a 15-month program
Further, a Ph.D. degree program is offered in public policy studies.
The Harris School offers certificates in the following concentrations[1]:
- Global Conflict
- International Development
- Economic Policy
- Health Policy
- Municipal Finance
- Policy Analysis
- Political Campaigns
- Survey Research
- Health Administration
- Global Health
- Computational Social Science
Dual Degrees
The Harris School partnership with other professional schools and divisions within the University of Chicago to offer accelerated joint/dual degrees.
- MPP/MA â€" Joint Degree with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- MPP/MDiv â€" Joint Degree with the Divinity School
- MPP/MBA â€" Joint Degree with the Booth School of Business
- MPP/JD â€" Joint Degree with the Law School
- MPP/MA â€" Joint Degree with the School of Social Service Administration
- MA/MA â€" Dual Degree Committee on International Relations (CIR)
- BA/MPP â€" The Professional Option Program with the College
Cooperative Programs
The Harris School runs cooperative programs partnered with international institutions [2].
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Getúlio Vargas Foundation), Instituto de Desenvolvimento Educacional (Educational Development Institute)
- Hanqing Advanced Institute of Economics and Finance, Renmin University of China
- Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologÃa (National Council for Science and Technology of the United Mexican States)
- Yonsei University
- The Center for Strategic Research (SAM), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)
Deans
The following professors served as Dean of the Harris School:
- Robert T. Michael (1989-1994-Founding Dean, 1998â€"2002)
- Don L. Coursey (1996â€"1998)
- Susan E. Mayer (2002â€"2009)
- Colm O'Muircheartaigh (2009â€"2014)
- Daniel Diermeier (2014â€"2016)
- Kerwin Charles (interim Dean 2016-2017)
- Katherine Baicker (2017- Present)
Notable faculty
- William G. Howell â€" Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics; Co-Director, Program on Political Institutions; Professor, Department of Political Science and the College
- Tomas J. Philipson â€" Daniel Levin Professor of Public Policy Studies, Harris School; Associate Faculty Member, Department of Economics
- Konstantin Sonin â€" John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor
- Chris Blattman â€" Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies
- James A. Robinson â€" British economist and political scientist; University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy
- James J. Heckman â€" Nobel Prize winning economist. Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, and director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development.
- Jens Ludwig - McCormick Foundation Professor of Social Service Administration, Law, and Public Policy
References
External links
- Harris School Website
