Master of Public Policy (MPP) Degree Requirements
Home Master of Public Policy (MPP) Degree Requirements
MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY (MPP) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Home Master of Public Policy (MPP) Degree Requirements
Required courses are subject to change. For more information, please view the latest Academic Regulations or contact the Office of the Registrar: registrar@vermontlaw.edu.
40 credits
| REQUIRED COURSES All of the following courses: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| POL5601 | Introduction to Public Policy | 3 |
| POL5600 | Research Methods and Design | 3 |
| POL5650 | Legal Research for Policymakers | 1 |
| REQ7186 | Legislation and Regulation Survey | 3 |
| POL5530 | Policy Design | 3 |
| POL5550 | Lobbying and Government Affairs | 3 |
| RSJ7440 | Advocating for Change | 3 |
| POL5660 | System of Advantage and Disadvantage | 3 |
| POL5800 | Capstone Project in Public Policy I | 3 |
| POL5801 | Capstone Project in Public Policy II | 3 |
| TRACK CREDITS MINIMUM OF 12 CREDITS IN TRACK OF CHOICE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| Animal Protection Policy Track | Required (6 credits) | |
| ANM5431 | Animal Protection Policy | 3 |
| ANM5433 | Science of Animal Law | 3 |
| Animal Protection Policy Track | Electives (6 credits) | |
| ANM5408 | The Law of Animals in Agriculture | 3 |
| ANM5422 | Animal Welfare Law | 2 |
| ANM5437 | Animal Ethics | 3 |
| ANM7333 | Animal Law and Ethics | 3 |
| ANM5360 | Undercover Investigations of Animal Operations | 2 |
| CLI5336 | Climate Change, Extinction, and Adaptation | 6 |
| ENV5412 | Biodiversity Protection | 2 |
| ENV5423 | Ocean and Coastal Law | 3 |
| ANM5307 | Animals and the Law | 3 |
| ANM5435 | International Animal Law | 3 |
| Food and Agriculture Policy Track | Required (3 credits) | |
| FAA5180 | Introduction to Agriculture and Food Law Policy | 3 |
| Food and Agriculture Policy Track | Electives (9 credits) | 3 |
| ENV5238 | Global Sustainability Field Study | 1 |
| ENV5245 | Water Resources Law | 3 |
| ENV5246 | Water Quality | 3 |
| EJU5378 | Land Use and Racial Justice | 2 |
| ENV5472 | Law of Ecosystem Management | 2 |
| FAA5350 | Farmworkers and the Law | 1 |
| FAA5380 | Food Regulation and Policy | 3 |
| FAA5408 | Law of Animals and Agriculture | 3 |
| FAA5410 | The Farm Bill | 2 |
| FAA5411 | Federal Regulation of Food and Agriculture | 3 |
| FAA5478 | Global Food Security and Social Justice | 3 |
| FAA5479 | Law and Policy of Local Food Systems | 3 |
| FAA5381 | Local Farm and Food Law in Practice | 3 |
| INT7435 | International Law of Food | 2 |
| FAA5310 | Cannabis Law | 3 |
| FAA5370 | Food System Equity and Critical Race Theory | 1 |
| EJU5120 | Fundamentals of Environmental Justice | 2 |
| ANM5422 | Animal Welfare Law | 2 |
| ENV5474 | Land Conservation Law | 2 |
| ENV5125 | Land Use Regulation | 3 |
| ENV5235 | Natural Resources Law | 3 |
| ENV5115 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| Clean Energy Policy Track | Required (6 credits) | |
| ENG5226 | Energy Law and Policy in a Carbon-Constrained World | 3 |
| ENG5228 | Energy Regulation, Markets, and the Enviornment | 3 |
| Clean Energy Policy Track | Electives (6 credits) | |
| ENG5230405 | Global Energy Law and Policy | 2 |
| ENG5238 | Global Sustainability Field Study | 1 |
| ENG5344 | Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energy | 3 |
| ENG5425 | Clean Transportation Law and Policy | 2 |
| ENG5469 | Oil and Gas Development and the Environment | 3 |
| ENG5497 | End Use Energy Efficiency | 2 |
| ENG5510 | Three Essentials of the Electric Grid – Engineering | 1 |
| ENG5510 | Three Essentials of the Electric Grid – Business | 1 |
| ENG5510 | Three Essentials of the Electric Grid – Legal | 1 |
| ENG5544 | Sustainable Transportation | 3 |
| ENG5547 | Energy Efficiency Law and Policy | 3 |
| ENG5550 | Renewable Energy Project Finance and Development | 2 |
| ENG5556 | Sustainable Energy Project Finance | 3 |
| ENG5402 | Offshore Wind Energy | 1 |
| Justice Reform Policy Track | Required (3 credits) | |
| RSJ7115 | Principles of Restorative Justice | 3 |
| Justice Reform Policy Track | Additional Required (6 credits) | |
| CRI7360 | Reforming Criminal Justice | 3 |
| RSJ7332 | Evidence Based Restorative Justice | 3 |
| RSJ7340 | Race, Crime, and Restorative Justice | 3 |
| Justice Reform Policy Track | Electives (3-6 credits) | |
| CRI7360 | Reforming Criminal Justice | 3 |
| DIV7621 | Disability Civil Rights | 3 |
| RSJ7280 | Drug Policy Reform | 3 |
| RSJ7320 | New Approaches to Domestic and Sexual Violence | 3 |
| RSJ7332 | Evidence Based Restorative Justice | 3 |
| RSJ7340 | Race, Crime, and Restorative Justice | 3 |
| Transnational Environmental Policy Track | Required (3 credits) | |
| INT7421 | International Environmental Law and Policy | 3 |
| Transnational Environmental Policy Track | Electives (9 credits) | |
| ANM5435 | International Animal Law | 3 |
| CLM5200 | Fundamentals of Climate Change | 2 |
| CLM5212 | Climate Change and the Law | 3 |
| CLM5300 | Climate Justice | 3 |
| CLM5343 | Climate Change Adaptation in Human Systems | 3 |
| ENG5220 | Environmental Economics and Markets | 3 |
| ENG5230 | Global Energy Law and Policy | 2 |
| ENG5238 | Global Sustainability Field Study (Cuba trip) | 1 |
| ENV5218 | International Climate Change Law (COP) | 3 |
| ENV5224 | Environmental Governance in the Developing World Field Trip | 1 |
| ENG5228 | Energy Regulation, Markets, and the Environment | 3 |
| ENV5353 | Green Finance: Investment Strategies | 3 |
| ENV5423 | Ocean and Coastal Law | 3 |
| FAA5478 | Global Food Security and Social Justice | 3 |
| INT7425 | International Law | 3 |
| INT7407 | Comparative Law: Comparative Legal Systems | 3 |
| INT7455 | International Comparative Environmental Law | 3 |