The Mumbai University offers Master’s in Public Policy program of duration 2 years.

Master’s in Public Policy

The course is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in
public service, including government agencies, international
organisations, corporate sector, and non-profit sector

Duration 2 years

Eligibility-

Applicants to the course must be a graduate from any university in India
or abroad that is recognised by the University Grants Commission.

Fees : (tentatively)-

Indian Students : Rs. 34,405

Foreign Students: Rs. 54,405.

Course Structure -

The credit-based semester system shall be a full-time, two year,
four semester course.

A student shall have to acquire 96 credits to qualify for the degree
of MPP, 48 of which shall be obtained from core courses while the
other 48 shall be obtained from electives.

Each semester is roughly of fifteen weeks duration.

Core: In the first year of study, students attend eight core courses to
build a strong disciplinary and methodological foundation. These are:

• Foundations to Politics and Public Policy
• Constitution, Law and Public Policy
• Economics for Public Policy
• Basic Statistics and Analytical Method
• Public Policy Process
• Social Context of Public Policy
• International and Global Affairs
• Research Methods and Designing Public Policy.
The first four papers will be covered in Semester I and the next four in

Semester II.

Specialisation: Specialisation component of the curriculum is where
students will acquire in-depth knowledge and sophistication in their
selected areas of policy expertise. Students will be encouraged to
explore different areas that interest them and ultimately asked to
choose to specialise in any one of the following areas:

• Economic Policy and Analysis
• Politics and International Relations
• Social Policy
• Sustainable Development
• Public Management

Samples of Electives (Please note that some electives will be offered in
one semester only)

• New Public Management
• Health Policy
• Education Policy
• Indian Foreign Policy and Security
• Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management.
• Alternative Development
• Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy
• Media, Internet and Governance

Contact Details:

Department of Civics and Politics
University of Mumbai
Pherozeshah Mehta Bhavan
Vidyanagar, Kalina,
Mumbai 400098
Email id: publicpolicy.mu@gmail.com
Phone: 2226543544, 226526175