Through courses, exercises, and fieldwork, students master a conceptual tool kit that draws on the social sciences but is adapted for action. mpp candidates arrive at Harvard Kennedy School committed to improving the world, and they equip themselves to do so by developing broad-spectrum analytic competency. This defining feature of the mpp translates into intellectual honesty, a hunger for evidence, and the capacity to extract answerable questions from the messy clutter of real-world public problems. Students develop familiarity with a wide range of analytic methods and the habit of picking the right tool to fit the task.

The two-year Master in Public Administration in International Development (mpa/id) is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in international development. It is an economicscentered multidisciplinary program that combines rigorous training in analytic and quantitative methods with an emphasis on policy and practice. Applicants must demonstrate competence in economics and quantitative analysis as well as leadership potential in international development. Most admitted candidates have at least three years of development-related work experience, typically in developing or transitional economy countries.

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