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of Public and International Affairs

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Woodrow Wilson School

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ContentsMessage from the Dean ............................ 1

Scholars and Policymakers ........................ 2

Practitioners in Residence ......................... 4

Research Centers and Programs ................. 5

Master’s Degrees ....................................... 6

Certifi cate Programs ................................. 7

Master’s Curriculum ................................ 7

General and Certifi cate Courses ................ 8

Courses by Field of Study ........................ 10

Graduate Policy Workshops ..................... 12

Career Services....................................... 13

Admission Criteria ................................. 14

Financial Aid ........................................ 16

The School of Public and International Affairs, as it was originally named, was founded at Princeton in 1930 and created in the spirit of Woodrow Wilson’s interest in preparing students for leadership in public and international affairs.

The School’s initial venture was an interdisciplinary program for undergraduates in Princeton’s liberal arts college, although a graduate professional program was added in 1948. That same year, the School was renamed to honor Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, a member of Princeton’s Class of 1879, the governor of New Jersey, and the 13th president of Princeton University.

Today the School educates a wide range of students seeking to apply their knowledge and skills to the solution of vital public problems in both domestic and international realms. The School offers a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs (M.P.A.) and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy (M.P.P.). There are approximately 150 graduate students in residence across the two degrees. The School’s faculty comprises superb scholars and practitioners in disciplines that include politics, economics, sociology, psychology, history, physics, molecular biology, and geosciences. Individually and as members of world-class research centers and programs, faculty react to and infl uence the international and domestic environments through policy research, which in turn adds depth and vitality to the teaching program.

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Robertson Hall and the adjacent Scudder Plaza were designed by Minoru Yamasaki and dedicated in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson. .

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Message from the Dean

Thank you for your interest in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

The Woodrow Wilson School is a remarkable community. Our students are a diverse group from around the world who aspire to positions of leadership in public service. Our faculty is multi-disciplinary, conducting pathbreaking research and formulating public policy on the most important issues of our time. We have visiting practitioners who bring additional real-world expertise into the classroom, and dedicated staff who work intensively with students from the time they express interest in the School to the time they accept their first employment positions after graduation. The members of this community share a common and compelling goal: improving the lives of people across the globe.

Our distinctive educational approach strikes a balance between theory and practice. Students spend time not only developing analytical skills but also acquiring a substantive knowledge about the world’s most important domestic and international policy issues. This balance is reflected in the composition of our faculty: courses, seminars and workshops are taught by world-renowned scholars as well as practitioners who have served in leadership positions in all levels of government and in multilateral and nonprofit organizations. The formal courses are enriched by almost daily public lectures and informal talks that expose students to leading academics, policymakers, and advocates from within and outside the School. The summer internship program enables M.P.A. students to apply their newly-acquired skills in substantive summer internships.

Nothing showcases our success more clearly than our alumni, many of whose outstanding careers are highlighted in this brochure. Woodrow Wilson School graduates pursue the public interest in widely diverse settings in the U.S. and around the globe. The varied and mobile careers of our graduates are well matched to a future that will require public-spirited leadership from our government officials, non-profit and private sector entrepreneurs, writers and journalists, and all others invested in public policy.

A critical part of the WWS program is the financial aid we are able to offer our graduate students. We feel strongly that students who aspire to public service should not be deterred from pursuing their goals because of hefty loans. For this reason, we offer a generous financial aid package to every student in need of assistance.

This brochure provides you with just a glimpse of all that the Woodrow Wilson School has to offer. I encourage you to learn more about the School through our website, wws.princeton.edu, and to connect with us through Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

I hope you will consider joining our remarkable community.

Sincerely,

Christina PaxsonDean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Dean Christina Paxson

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Scholars and Policymakers

Woodrow Wilson School faculty are highly accomplished scholars who conduct innovative social science research and provide governmental policymakers, politicians, nonprofit organizations, and research centers with expert, nonpartisan policy analysis.

Some examples of these faculty members are below.

Anne Case Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and director of the Research Program in Development Studies M.P.A. Woodrow Wilson School, Ph.D. Princeton University Case’s research interests are in development, public finance, and intrahousehold resource allocation. She has worked in Africa and Asia and is currently researching social policy in South Africa, and the effects of family structure on investments made in children in the United States.

Thomas Christensen Professor of politics and international Affairs and co-director of the Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program; M.P.P. faculty chair Ph.D. Columbia University From 2006 to 2008 he served as deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, with responsibility for relations with China, Taiwan, and Mongolia. Christensen’s research and teaching focus on China’s foreign relations, the international relations of East Asia, and international security.

Paul Krugman Professor of economics and international affairs Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Krugman was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, the sole awardee for 2008. The author or editor of dozens of books and several hundred articles, primarily about international trade and international finance. Krugman is nationally known for his twice-weekly columns in The New York Times and his monthly columns in Fortune magazine and Slate.

Michael Oppenheimer Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, professor of geosciences and international affairs and director of the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Ph.D. University of Chicago Oppenheimer joined the Princeton faculty after more than two decades with the Environmental Defense Fund, a nongovernmental, environmental organization, where he served as chief scientist and manager of the Climate and Air Program. His interests include science and policy of the atmosphere, particularly climate change and its impacts.

Paul Krugman

Anne Case

Thomas Christensen

Michael Oppenheimer

Joshua DuBois M.P.A ’05Executive director, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.Joshua received his B.A. in political science from Boston University in 2003 and then entered the Woodrow Wilson School. Joshua concentrated in Field III at WWS. He did his summer internship working in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY), and he also did a work-study in the district office of U.S. Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ).

One of President Barack Obama’s longest-serving aides, Joshua previously served as director of religious affairs for the Obama for America presidential campaign, as well as on the presidential inauguration committee. Prior to his involvement with the Obama campaign, Joshua was a legislative aide to Obama. In that capacity, he was asked to spearhead a religious outreach program in Senator Obama’s office.

Joshua is currently special assistant to President Obama and executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, which is under the umbrella of the Domestic Policy Council. The office is a substantial programming and policy arm of the federal government and serves as the primary mechanism for federal agencies to connect with local community and faith-based groups to provide social services.


Uwe Reinhardt James Madison Professor of Political Economy and professor of economics and public affairs Ph.D. Yale University Reinhardt’s most recent research focuses on hospital pricing, systems of health care around the world, Medicare reform, and health care spending.

Cecilia Rouse Lawrence and Shirley Katzman and Lewis and Anna Ernst Professor in the Economics of Education and director of the Education Research Section Ph.D. Harvard University President Barack Obama selected Rouse, a well-known scholar of the economics of education, for his Council of Economic Advisers. Her primary research and teaching interests are in labor economics with a particular focus on the economics of education. Her current research examines the efficiency of schooling in the U.S. and unions in South Africa, and she is conducting a long-term evaluation of Florida’s new school voucher program.

Anne-Marie Slaughter Bert G. Kerstetter ’66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs J.D. Harvard Law School, M.Phil, D.Phil Oxford University From 2009-2011 Slaughter served as director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State, the first woman to hold that position. She has written and taught broadly on global governance, international criminal law, and American foreign policy. She was dean of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University from 2002 to 2009.

Marta Tienda Maurice P. During ’22 Professor in Demographic Studies and professor of sociology and public affairs Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin Tienda’s research interests include ethnic and racial stratification, poverty and social policy, and the sociology of employment and labor markets. Currently she is conducting a longitudinal evaluation of the Texas “top 10% law,” which grants all seniors who graduate in the top decile of their class automatic admission to any Texas public university.

For a full list of WWS faculty and their research interests, visit wws.princeton.edu/faculty/.

Uwe Reinhardt

Cecilia Rouse

Marta Tienda

Anne-Marie Slaughter

Alyssa Wilson Leggoe M.P.A. ’04Population, Health, and Nutrition officer/Foreign Service Office, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission, Moscow, Russian Federation

“I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in public service. The WWS experience—a combination of academics, professional experience, and networking with fellow students, alumni, and other experts in the field—helped me get there. I combined a concentration in international development with the health and health policy certificate. After WWS, I began working as a health policy analyst at GlobalGiving. Eager to live abroad, I had the background necessary to join the Foreign Service, and now work as a health officer with USAID. I now manage projects dealing with a range of health issues in Russia—from HIV/AIDS to reproductive health to tuberculosis.”


Practitioners in Residence

In addition to working with the more than 80 tenured or tenure-track faculty members, students at the Woodrow Wilson School interact with a distinguished group of visiting professors and lecturers from other universities, and practitioners

from the world of public and international affairs. Some examples are below.

Barbara Bodine Diplomat in residence, lecturer of public and international affairs and director, Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative M.A. Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University Ambassador Bodine’s 30-plus years in the U.S. Foreign Service were spent primarily on Arabian Peninsula and great Persian Gulf issues, specifically U.S. bilateral and regional policy, strategic security issues, counterterrorism, and governance and reform. Her tour as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Yemen from1997 to 2001 saw enhanced support for democratization and increased security and counterterrorism cooperation.

Daniel Kurtzer Lecturer and S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies Ph.D. Columbia UniversityFollowing a 29-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Kurtzer retired in 2005 with the rank of career minister. From 2001 to 2005 he served as the U.S. ambassador to Israel and from 1997 to 2001 as the U.S. ambassador to Egypt. He served as a political officer at the American embassies in Cairo and Tel Aviv, deputy director of the Office of Egyptian Affairs, speechwriter on the policy planning staff, deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, and principal deputy assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research. Throughout his career, Kurtzer has been instrumental in formulating and executing U.S. policy toward the Middle East peace process.

Adel Mahmoud Senior policy analyst and lecturer with the rank of professor, WWS and molecular biology M.D. University of Cairo, Ph.D. University of London, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine A former president of Merck Vaccines, Mahmoud is an expert on disease control in the developing world. His research and teaching at the School focuses medical and policy issues related to microbial threats —life-threatening transmissible diseases such as pandemic influenza and the use of microorganisms for bioterrorism.

Hugh Price John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor of Public and International Affairs J.D. Yale Law School A senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Price served as the president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League from 1994 to 2003. He writes on issues related to education, civil rights, equal opportunity and criminal justice.

General David H. Petraeus M.P.A ’85, Ph.D. ’87Director-Designate, Central Intelligence Agency, and former General, U.S. Army/Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan

“I chose WWS over other schools of public policy because of the recommendations of others who were recent graduates of WWS, the School’s emphasis on teaching, and the importance the School attaches to public service. I chose the M.P.A. program because of the interdisciplinary nature of the coursework, and because of the relevance of many of the courses to what I thought I might do in the military. In fact, the courses in international relations, security studies, and economics all have proved to be of considerable value, especially in recent years during missions of which I’ve been a part in Haiti, Bosnia, Kuwait, and Iraq. Beyond that, my time at WWS clearly has opened a number of doors along the way that proved to be wonderful opportunities.

“Before heading to graduate school, I suspected that while at WWS, interactions with fellow students would prove stimulating; in truth, they proved to be even more so than I had anticipated. My years at Princeton were truly wonderful in every respect, and I remain indebted to the professors and staff of the School who helped make the experience so enjoyable and stimulating.”

Adel Mahmoud

Barbara Bodine

Hugh Price

Daniel Kurtzer


Research Centers and Programs

The School’s research centers and programs focus on issues ranging from health and well-being, to law and public affairs, to national security, to science, technology, and public policy. WWS’s research programs react to and influence the international and domestic environment through policy research, which in turn adds depth and vitality to the teaching program.

Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeingcrcw.princeton.edu/Sara S. McLanahan, Director

Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studieswww.princeton.edu/~artspol/Stanley N. Katz, Director

Center for Health and Wellbeingwww.princeton.edu/chw/Janet Currie, Director

Center for Information Technology Policycitp.princeton.edu/Edward W. Felten, Director

Center for International Security Studies www.princeton.edu/ciss/Aaron L. Friedberg and G. John Ikenberry, Co-Directors

Center for the Study of Democratic Politicswww.princeton.edu/csdp/

Education Research Sectionwww.ers.princeton.edu/Cecilia E. Rouse, Director

Innovations for Successful Societieswww.princeton.edu/states/Jennifer A. Widner, Director

Liechtenstein Institute onSelf Determination www.princeton.edu/~lisd/Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, Director

Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governancewww.princeton.edu/~pcglobal/Helen V. Milner, Director

Office of Population Researchopr.princeton.edu/Douglas Massey, Director

Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program www.princeton.edu/cwp/Thomas Christensen, Princeton University, and Alastair Ian Johnston, Harvard University, Co-Directors

Princeton Survey Research Centerwww.princeton.edu/~psrc/Alan B. Krueger, Director

Program in Law and Public Affairs lapa.princeton.edu/Kim L. Scheppele, Director

Program on Science and Global Security www.princeton.edu/sgs/Christopher E. Chyba, Director

Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policywww.princeton.edu/step/Michael Oppenheimer, Director

Research Program in Development Studies www.princeton.edu/rpds/Anne Case, Director

Research Program in Political Economywww.princeton.edu/rppe/Thomas Romer, Director

FATEMA SUMAR, M.P.A. ’06Professional-staff member, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, D.C.

“Coming to WWS changed my life. It opened doors for me I didn’t even know existed within foreign policy circles. There are many terrific graduate programs out there. What made WWS a great fit for me was a small-school environment where you develop close professional and personal relationships with your classmates, professors, the administrators, and alumni. It’s a place where you can develop lifelong networks and take a hands-on approach to learning about key public policy issues as they are unfolding in real time if you choose to take advantage of the unique opportunities available.”


Master’s Degrees

The Master in Public Affairs (M.P.A.) offers rigorous preparation for international and domestic policy careers. This two-year, full-time residential program is designed to instill among its students and graduates a lasting commitment to public service. The

one-year Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.) degree is for mid-career professionals, as well as for Ph.D. research scientists, lawyers, and qualified physicians who are rising leaders in international and domestic public policy. Outstanding professionals in these fields are encouraged to develop and hone their economic, policy, and leadership skills.

Master in Public Affairs (M.P.A.)Two-year, full-time, residential professional degree programwws.princeton.edu/grad/mpa/• Five and a half core courses in political, quantitative, economic, and behavioral analysis and field-specific requirements• Sixteen courses required to earn the degree (four per semester)• Ten-week required summer internship after the first year• Successful completion of required qualifying examinations and graduate policy workshop

Master in Public Affairs and Law (M.P.A./J.D.)wws.princeton.edu/grad/mpa-jd/• Same requirements as the M.P.A. degree, but enrollment is reduced to 12 courses (three semesters)• The School has formal degree arrangements with law schools at Columbia University, New York University, and Stanford

University and informal agreements with several other law schools.

Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.)One-year, full-time, residential professional degree program for mid-career professionals, physicians, Ph.D. scientists, and lawyerswws.princeton.edu/grad/mpp/• Applicants who are lawyers or Ph.D. scientists must have completed the law or doctoral degree before applying; physicians

may apply before the final year of medical school, before or during a residency, or as a practicing medical doctor.• Mid-career applicants must have seven or more years of public or nonprofit work experience. On average, mid-career

M.P.P. students have 15 years of relevant professional experience. • No core curriculum• Eight elective courses required to earn the degree (four per semester)• Required six-week summer academic program in microeconomic, statistical, policy, and leadership analysis

José Huizar M.P.A./U.R.P. ‘94City Council member, 14th District, Los Angeles, Calif.; former trustee, Princeton University

“WWS opened up even greater possibilities of public service than I had ever imagined. I gained a world-class education that equipped me with the requisite tools and skills to enable me to make a greater, positive impact on my community in East Los Angeles. I entered public service to make a difference in my neighborhood, and to give back to the community that had given me so much. My academic training prepared me well for my current role as a City Council member as well as my previous position as school board president. Whether helping to craft one of the most ambitious public works projects in the nation’s history or making policy decisions as a council member, WWS provided me with the tools to accomplish my goals, broaden my horizons, and realize my dreams.”


Certificate Programs

Students may want to combine the study of public policy with a specific area of expertise. To accommodate these students, the Woodrow Wilson School offers five nondegree certificate programs. Certificate programs are completed within the length of time it

would take to complete either the M.P.A. or M.P.P. programs.

Demography (OPR) wws.princeton.edu/grad/opr/

Health & Health Policy (HHP) wws.princeton.edu/grad/hhp/

Science, Technology, & Environmental Policy (STEP) wws.princeton.edu/grad/step/

Urban Policy (UP) and Urban Policy & Planning (UPP) wws.princeton.edu/grad/upupp/

Sarah Cottrell Propst M.P.A. ’06Founder, Propst Consulting, LLC, Santa Fe, N.M.; former deputy cabinet secretary, New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe, N.M.

“The Woodrow Wilson School provided me with world-class training in leadership and policy development. The policy workshop on ‘Managing Mineral Resources in Fragile States’ and field work in Ghana’s gold mining region honed my project management skills and helped me understand communities’ dynamic relationships with extractive industries when I moved to resource-rich New Mexico to work as the governor’s energy and environmental policy adviser. Less than a year after completing an independent study on regional climate policy with Professor Rob Socolow, I advised Governor Bill Richardson to become a founding partner in the Western Climate Initiative and led New Mexico’s negotiation team. The mix of targeted coursework and exposure to subject-matter experts at WWS created the ideal graduate policy school experience.”

Master’s Curriculum

Each M.P.A. and M.P.P. candidate at the Woodrow Wilson School selects a policy field in which to specialize from among the School’s four fields of concentration: international relations, development studies, domestic policy, and economics and public policy. The

M.P.A. program requires students to complete a summer internship between their first and second years. The internship portion of the curriculum is managed by the School’s Office of Graduate Career Services.

International Relations wws.princeton.edu/grad/field-i/Focus on: Rule of law; diplomacy; managing elections in fragile states; international trade; human rights; national security policy; nuclear nonproliferation; defense policy analysis; global warming and global environmental governance; international negotiation

Development Studies wws.princeton.edu/grad/field-ii/Focus on: Microfinance; humanitarian relief; immigration policy; economic development strategies; democratization; conflict resolution; global health policy; poverty, inequality and health; development policy; policy implications of globalization

Domestic Public Policy wws.princeton.edu/grad/field-iii/Focus on: Financial management; affordable housing; health policy; immigration policy; energy economics; inequality and American democracy; land use policy; nonprofits and philanthropy; race and public policy; state and local finance

Economics and Public Policy wws.princeton.edu/grad/field-iv/Focus on: International trade policy; behavioral economics and applications; microeconomic analysis of government activity; economic development; game theory; program and policy evaluation; financial markets and public policy

General and Certificate Courses

Curriculum

WWS General Courses

F A L L

WWS 501 The Politics of Public PolicyC. Cameron, G. Pop-

Eleches, A. Slaughter

WWS 507b Quantitative Analysis: Basic M. Watson

WWS 507c Quantitative Analysis: Advanced D. Lee

WWS 509 Generalized Linear Statistical Models G. Rodriguez

WWS 511b Microeconomic Analysis: Basic C. Rouse

WWS 511c Microeconomic Analysis: Advanced R. Willig

WWS 511d Microeconomic Analysis: Accelerated D. Miller

WWS 515b Program and Policy Evaluation J. Grossman

WWS 519aNegotiation, Persuasion, and Social Influence:

Theory and PracticeF. Vargas

WWS 527a Tools for Organizational Analysis and Reform D. Whittle

WWS 529 Great Leadership in Historical Perspective J. Zelizer

H A L F T E R M S I N P O L I C Y A N A L Y S I S

WWS 593dPsychology and Public Policy for MPPs

(Session II)D. Oppenheimer

WWS 593e Surveys and Public Policy (Session I) E. Freeland

WWS 593mTools for Evidence-based Policy Decision

Making (Session II)L. Moreno

WWS 599Ph.D. Seminar: Research Ethics and

Scientific Integrity (Session I)

E. Armstrong, H.

Shapiro

S P R I N G

WWS 502Psychology for Policy Analysis and

Implementation

D. Prentice, A.

Todorov, Staff

WWS 504Policy Issues and Analysis of Nonprofits,

NGOs and PhilanthropyS. Katz

WWS 505Financial Management in the Corporate and

Public SectorsU. Reinhardt

WWS 508a Econometrics: Applied (Session I) C. Paxson, G. Lord

WWS 508bEconometrics and Public Policy: Basic

(Session II)G. Lord

WWS 508c Econometrics and Public Policy: Advanced T. Vogt

WWS 512b Macroeconomic Analysis: Basic R. Rogerson

WWS 512c Macroeconomic Analysis: Advanced B. Moll

WWS 515b Program and Policy Evaluation J. Grossman

WWS 519bNegotiation, Persuasion & Social Influence:

Theory and PracticeJ. Darley

WWS 530 Leadership N. Keohane

WWS 595b Ph.D. Seminar in Research Design R. Keohane

WWS 750 Domestic Work Study (for MPA2s only) A. Adsera

WWS 751 International Work Study (for MPA2s only) A. Adsera


WWS 594r Management of Public Organizations R. Keevey

Certificate Courses

Demography (OPR)F A L L

WWS 537 Social Organization of Cities D. Massey

ECO 571/

SOC 531 Survey of Population Problems T. Espenshade


WWS 593bReproductive Health and Reproductive Rights

(Session II)J. Trussell

WWS 593o Health and Aging (Session I) N. Goldman

S P R I N G

ECO 572/

SOC 532Research Methods in Demography G. Reniers

POP 503 Evaluation of Demographic Research N. Goldman

WWS 564 Poverty, Inequality and Health in the World A. Deaton

WWS 587 Research Workshop in Population Staff

WWS 594hFamilies, Employment, Poverty and Policy

(Session II)J. Currie

Health and Health Policy (HHP)F A L L

WWS 568 Economics of Health in Developing Countries J. Hammer

WWS 571cTopics in Development: Global Challenges of

Infection, Burden, and ControlA. Mahmoud

WWS 591hPolicy Workshop: Government Policies & Health

Status in West Bengal (India) J. Hammer

WWS 597 The Political Economy of Health Care Systems U. Reinhardt


WWS 593bReproductive Health and Reproductive Rights

(Session II)J. Trussell

WWS 593gAIDS in Africa: Causes and Consequences

(Session I) A. Case

WWS 593o Health and Aging (Session I) N. Goldman

S P R I N G

WWS 492Race, Drugs and Drug Policy in America *Grad Precept

K. Wailoo

WWS 528b Health Policy Reform P. Starr

WWS 564 Poverty, Inequality, and Health in the World A. Deaton

WWS 596Controversies in Health Policy: Historical

PerspectivesK. Wailoo

WWS 598 Epidemiology N. Goldman


WWS 594kThe Development Challenge of HIV/AIDS

(Session I) K. Hansen

Courses are accurate as of May 2011 for the 2011-12 academic year.Not all of the listed courses are offered annually. Please check the website for offered and required courses at wws.princeton.edu/grad/course_offerings/


Urban Policy (UP)/ Urban Policy and Planning (UPP)F A L L

WWS 533 Planning Theory and Process S. Angel


WWS 591aPolicy Workshop: Housing Foreclosure Crisis

in NJD. Kinsey

WWS 591ePolicy Workshop: Small Schools in the Age of

Austerity H. Price


WWS 593j State and Local Finance (Session II) R. Keevey

WWS 593n GIS for Public Policy (Session II)B. Guthe,

T. Shaw

WWS 593p Policymaking in Diverse Societies R. Dancygier

S P R I N G

WWS 492 Race, Drugs and Policy in America *Grad Precept

K. Wailoo

WWS 528a Revitalization of America’s Cities H. Price

WWS 534 Land Use Policy and Planning D. Kinsey

WWS 535 Planning Methods T. Wright

WWS 536 Immigration, Ethnicity and Public Policy M. Tienda

WWS 540 Urbanization and DevelopmentM.

Montgomery

WWS 582a Topics in Economics: Urban EconomicsE. Rossi-

Hansberg


WWS 594gSociological Perspectives on Inequality

(Session I)

S. McLanahan,

D. Pager



WWS 594fPolitical Economy of Education Finance

(Session II) T. Romer

WWS 594r Management of Public Organizations (Session II) R. Keevey

Curriculum

A small, intimate setting is a hallmark of the Woodrow Wilson School. Students

receive individualized attention from faculty and administrators, and the small

class size maximizes the opportunity for M.P.A. and M.P.P. students to work

together and benefit from each others’ experiences.

At left: R. Douglas Arnold, the William Church Osborn Professor of Public Affairs,

professor of politics and public Aaffairs, and the faculty chair of the M.P.A. program,

teaches a course in Domestic Politics. This course includes theoretical and

empirical analyses of political institutions, including executives, legislatures,

and bureaucracies. It also examines the political environment in which these

institutions operate, with special attention given to the role of public opinion,

interest groups, and elections.

KeyIndicates Core Course Indicates UP Core Course Indicates UPP Core Course Indicates not offered 2011-12


Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP)F A L L

WWS 581b Topics in Economy: Energy Economics A. Craft

WWS 585b/

MAE 580

Topics in STEP: Living in a Greenhouse:

Technology & PolicyR. Socolow

WWS 591f Policy Workshop: Negotiating with Iran over

its Nuclear Program F. von Hippel

WWS

593f

Agriculture and Climate Change: Feeding a

Hot and Hungry PlanetT. Searchinger

S P R I N G

ECO 429 Environmental Economics S. Brunnermeier

WWS 556dTopics in IR: Protection Against Weapons of

Mass DestructionF. von Hippel

WWS 586a Topics in STEP: Biotechnology Policy L. Silver

WWS 586bTopics in STEP: Conservation of Endangered

Species and EcosystemsD. Wilcove

WWS 586dTopics in STEP: Global Environmental

Governance

M.

Oppenheimer

WWS 586fTopics in STEP: Information Technology and

Public PolicyE. Felten


WWS 594lThe Political Economy of Global Energy

(Session II) G. Luciani

WWS 594o The Future of Nuclear Energy (Session I) A. Glaser

WWS 594pEnergy, Environment, & Development

(Session II)M.V. Ramana

WWS 594sIntro to Science, Technology &

Environmental Policy (Session I)

F. von Hippel,

D. Mauzerall

Courses by Field of Study

Curriculum

Field II: Development Studies F A L L

WWS 553 The Politics of Growth and Redistribution C. Boix

WWS 561 The Comparative Political Economy of Dev’t A. Kohli

WWS 571cTopics in Development: Global Challenges

of Infection, Burden, and ControlA. Mahmoud

WWS 575bMuslim Politics in India, Iran, Pakistan and

Indonesia

C. Jaffrelot, M.

Kunkler


WWS 593f Microfinance (Session II) Staff


(Session I) A. Case

WWS 593lThe Behavioral Economics of Scarcity (Session

II)

E. Shafir,

S. Mullainathan

S P R I N G

WWS 476 Economics of Health in Developing Countries J. Hammer

WWS 540 Urbanization and Development M. Montgomery

WWS 552 Globalization and Development D. Campello

WWS 562b Economic Analysis of Development: Basic J. Hammer

WWS 562c Economic Analysis of Development: Advanced S. Wang

WWS 564 Poverty, Inequality, and Health in the World A. Deaton

WWS 572aTopics in Development: Making Government

Work in Fragile StatesJ. Widner

WWS 572bTopics in Development: Policy Implications of

GlobalizationM. Centeno

WWS 572cTopics in Development: Development

Policy in AfricaT. Roberts

WWS 572dTopics in Development: Democracy,

Violence, and Citizen SecurityD. Yashar


WWS 594jConditional Cash Transfer Programs (Session

II)N. Schady

WWS 594kThe Development Challenge of HIV/AIDS

(Session I)K. Hansen

WWS 594lThe Political Economy of Global Energy

(Session II)G. Luciani

WWS 594pEnergy, Environment, and Development

(Session II)M.V. Ramana

Foreign Service career panel, featuring (from left to right): Ambassador Barbara

Bodine, Patricia Fietz M.P.P. ’09, Hans Wechsel M.P.P. ‘09, and Ambassador

James Gadsden M.C.F. ’85.


Courses by Field of StudyField I: International RelationsF A L L

WWS 462International Relations of East Asia *Grad precept

T. Christensen

WWS 543 International Trade Policy S. Redding

WWS 549 National Security Policy A. Friedberg

WWS 550 Ph.D. Gateway in Security StudiesT. Christensen, C.

Chyba, A. Friedberg

WWS 555aTopics in IR: U.S. Policy and Diplomacy in the

Middle East Since 1945D. Kurtzer

WWS 555d Topics in IR: Defense Policy Analysis M. O’Hanlon

WWS 575bMuslim Politics in India, Iran, Pakistan and

Indonesia

C. Jaffrelot,

M. Künkler

WWS 559 The Rule of Law K. Scheppele


S P R I N G

WWS 461 Chinese Foreign Relations *Grad precept T. Christensen

WWS 541 International Politics G. Bass

WWS 542 International Economics S. Weyerbrock

WWS 544 International Macroeconomics O. Itskhoki

WWS 552 Globalization and Development D. Campello

WWS 556a Topics in IR: Modern Authoritarianism S. Kotkin

WWS 556bTopics in IR: Conflict, Resources and Power in

the Middle East M. Daoudy

WWS 556c Topics in IR: International Strategy T. Christensen

WWS 556d Topics in IR: Weapons of Mass Destruction F. von Hippel

WWS 556fTopics in IR: U.S. Diplomacy and the Persian

Gulf, the Peninsula, and its NeighborsB. Bodine

WWS 556gTopics in IR: Terrorism, Civil War and Nonstate

ThreatsJ. Shapiro


WWS 594mMilitary Force Planning and Decision Making

(Session I)Staff

WWS 594nThe Political Economy of Global Energy

(Session II)G. Luciani

Field III: Domestic PolicyF A L L

WWS 521 Domestic Politics A. Lerman

WWS 523 Legal and Regulatory Policy Toward Markets R. Willig

WWS 524Advanced Macroeconomics, Domestic Policy

IssuesA. Blinder

WWS 527a Tools for Organizational Analysis and Reform D. Whittle

WWS 529 Great Leadership in Historical Perspective J. Zelizer


WWS 597 The Political Economy of Health Care Systems U. Reinhardt


WWS 593aFundraising 101: How to Improve Donations

and Donor Experiences (Session I) D. Oppenheimer

WWS 593e Surveys and Public Policy (Session I) E. Freeland

WWS 593i The Federal Budget (Session I) J. Klumpner

WWS 593j State and Local Finance (Session II) R. Keevey

WWS 593mTools for Evidence-based Policy Decisionmaking

(Session I) L. Moreno

WWS 593p Policymaking in Diverse Societies (Session II) R. Dancygier

S P R I N G

WWS 505Financial Management in the Corporate and

Public SectorsU. Reinhardt

WWS 522 Microeconomic Analysis of Domestic Policy I. Kuziemko

WWS 525 Microeconomic Analysis of Government Activity A. Mas

WWS 528b Domestic Health Policy P. Starr

WWS 534 Land Use Policy and Planning D. Kinsey

WWS 535 Planning Methods T. Wright

WWS 536 Immigration, Ethnicity and Public Policy M. Tienda


WWS 594a The Role of Money in Politics (Session I) A. Hirsch

WWS 594e Economics of the Welfare State (Session I) P. Krugman

WWS 594fPolitical Economy of Education Finance (Session

II) T. Romer

WWS 594gSociological Perspectives on Inequality

(Session I)

S. McLanahan,

D. Pager



WWS 594r Management of Public Organizations (Session II) R. Keevey

Field IV: Economics and Public PolicyF A L L

WWS 507c Quantitative Analysis: Advanced D. Lee

WWS 509 Generalized Linear Statistical Models G. Rodriguez

WWS 511c Microeconomics, Advanced R. Willig

WWS 511d Microeconomics, Accelerated D. Miller

WWS 523 Legal and Regulatory Policy Towards Markets R. Willig

WWS 524Advanced Macroeconomics: Domestic Policy

IssuesA. Blinder

WWS 543 International Trade Policy S. Redding

WWS 581c Topics in Econ: Energy Economics A. Craft



(Session I) A. Case

WWS 593hEconomics and Ethics: Social Justice and

Policy (Session II)M. Fleurbaey

WWS 593lThe Behavioral Economics of Scarcity

(Session II)

E. Shafir,

S. Mullainathan

S P R I N G

ECO 429Environmental and Natural Resource

EconomicsS. Brunnermeier

WWS 508c Econometrics and Public Policy: Accelerated T. Vogl

WWS 512c Macroeconomics, Advanced B. Moll

WWS 544 International Macroeconomics O. Itskhoki

WWS 525Microeconomic Analysis of Government

ActivityA. Mas

WWS 562cEconomic Analysis of Development:

AdvancedS.Y. Wang

WWS 582a Topics in Economics: Urban Economics E. Rossi-Hansberg

WWS 582fTopics in Economics: Financial Markets and

Public PolicyE. Golding


WWS 594cGame Theory and Strategy

(Session I)J. Londregan

Curriculum

Right: Seven of the 13 WWS M.P.A. alumni who have worked at the Millennium

Challenge Corporation. Front row, left to right: Eileen Burke M.P.A ’05, Lori

Bishop M.P.A ’06, and Damiana Astudillo-Eterno M.P.A ’05. In the back, from

left to right, are: Darius Nassiry M.P.A ’96, Jenner Bryce-Edelman M.P.A ’06,

Alice Storch M.P.A-URP ’05, and Christopher Walker M.P.A ’98. Not pictured are

Michael Casella M.P.A ’85, David Weld M.P.A ‘97, Tanya Southerland M.P.A/

J.D. ’00, Alice Storch M.P.A-URP ‘05, Mark Sandy M.P.A ’91, and Mariandrea

KeyIndicates Core Course Indicates Gateway Course Indicates not offered 2011-12



Policy Workshops

Graduate Policy Workshops are a unique part of the curriculum of the School’s graduate program. Workshops provide students with an opportunity to use what they have learned from their first year in the program, their summer work, and their other

experiences to analyze a complex and challenging policy issue. The workshops emphasize policy implementation, and it is this that distinguishes workshops from regular courses. The goal of the workshops is not just to understand a policy issue, but to devise policy recommendations that are both creative and realistic, given the relevant institutional and political constraints.

Each workshop consists of eight to 10 students who work in teams and evaluate a policy problem for a client organization, then prepare a final report for and make a formal presentation to the client and/or other experts in this area.

Descriptions and summary reports of the fall 2009 workshops may be found at: wws.princeton.edu/research/pwreports_f09/

FALL 2010 Workshops and Faculty AdvisersVieques: Pathways Forward, Thomas K. Wright and Robert LaneMoving Toward a Monetary Union and Forecast-Based Monetary

Policy in East Africa, Iqbal ZaidiGrowing the Middle: Strategies for Job Creation and SME

Development in Haiti, A Report to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Juan Jose Daboub

Exploring Engagement: U.S. Policy toward Syria and Hamas, Daniel Kurtzer

Complements to Carbon: Opportunities for Near-Term Action on Non-CO2 Climate Forcers, Denise MauzerallA Proposal for Spent-fuel Management Policy in East Asia, Frank von Hippel and Fumihiko YoshidaTipping the Scales: Strategies for Changing How America’s Children Eat, A Report to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,

Xenia MorinLeveraging Public Private Partnerships to Address Global Vaccine Needs, Adel Mahmoud

FALL 2011 Workshops and Faculty AdvisersThe Housing Foreclosure Crisis in N.J., David Kinsey Strengthening Regional Economic Unions in East and Southern Africa, Iqbal ZaidiThe Politics of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India (NREGA), Atul KohliYemen: Revitalize the Port, Revive the Country, Barbara Bodine Small Schools in the Age of Austerity, Hugh PriceNegotiating with Iran over Its Nuclear Program, Frank von HippelGovernment Policies and Health Status in West Bengal, Jeff Hammer

YLBER BAJRAKTARI M.P.A. ’06Country director, Iran, Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy), U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.

After receiving his B.A. in International Relations in May 2003, Ylber decided to join the U.S. Institute of Peace to coordinate its operations in Iraq and the Balkans. He spent time in both Baghdad and Kosovo, organizing and conducting conflict management training for the new Iraqi and Kosovar governments.

Ylber concentrated in Field I (International Relations) at WWS and spent his summer internship working on Afghanistan at the U.S. Agency for International Development, assisting with preparations for Afghanistan’s first national elections.

Upon graduation, he was selected as a presidential management fellow with the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense. One of his PMF rotations was working for Gen. David Petraeus, MPA ’85, Ph.D. ’87, in Iraq during the surge of 2007 to 2008. He then served in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Analytic Concepts & Strategies. He is now the country director for Iran in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy).

The graduate policy workshop final report, “Achieving the Goals of the Newark Children’s Bill of Rights,” was prepared for Newark, N.J. Mayor Booker and Director of the Department of Child and Family Wellbeing Maria Vizcarrondo. The report was co-authored by M.P.A.’08 students, pictured above with Booker. From left to right: Brett Hembree, Cory Booker, Maia Jachimowicz, Sarah Sable, Jacob Rugh, Jessica Hembree, and Vincent Chin.


The WWS Office of Graduate Career Services (OGCS) works with students from the first day they arrive on campus to develop a well-defined sense of their abilities,

interests, and motivation, and to draw parallels to specific jobs and organizational settings.

In view of the importance of encouraging able and committed people to pursue public affairs careers, the School invests considerable resources in student aid to enable its graduates to make their career choices without the distorting effect of a heavy burden of loan debt. WWS graduates secure professional employment as leaders and agents of change in all aspects of the public policy arena. Their ranks have included the commanding general leading the fight against terrorism, an assistant secretary-general of the United Nations, the director of the National Intelligence Council, the principal deputy director of national intelligence, the counsel to the White House Chief of Staff, countless ambassadors and foreign service officers who represent the U.S. and other countries throughout the world, a number of assistant and undersecretaries in federal government departments, a U.S. senator and a U.S. congressman and other elected representatives and candidates for office at all levels of government in America and in other countries,White House aides, mayors and commissioners of city departments,state government officials, foreign government officials, Pulitzer Prize winners, numerous White House fellows and presidential management fellows, World Bank young professionals, and heads of foundations and leading non-profit organizations across the globe.

• The Career Services team meets with the entire entering class as a group to talk about the services the office provides and to give them a copy of the Guide to the Office of Graduate Career Services.

• Individual meetings are scheduled with each student to begin an ongoing conversation about the students’ career interests and to offer tailored support through all aspects of the students’ career development. OGCS staff provide contact information for networking with graduate alumni and prospective public policy employers.

• The OGCS helps students secure required summer internships and optional middle year-out and work-study internships during the academic year.

• Professional development workshops focus on such areas as: resume writing, interviewing, public speaking, media relations, job-search strategies, salary negotiation, and how to complete U.S. government applications.

• Alumni are invited back to share their career experiences.

• The OGCS also assists second-year M.P.A. students and M.P.P. students who will enter the job market to identify and secure their ideal first post-WWS professional placement. It also helps WWS graduate alumni who return to the job market to find appropriate opportunities.

Additional information may be found at

Career Services

U.S. Federal Government32%

Further Graduate Study8%

Law2%

ForeignGovernment4%

U.S. State & Local Government10%

International Organizations9%

Non-Profits/NGOs/Foundations22%

Consulting5%

Private Sector3%

Academia3%

PartisanPolitics2%

M.P. A . EmploymentInternat ional and Domest ic

M.P. A . Summer InternshipsInternat ional and Domest ic


ForeignGovernment6%




Consulting 1%

M.P.P. EmploymentInternat ional and Domest ic


Law 2%

Foreign Government34%

Consulting 2%

Academia 7%




Figures shown are from three recent years’ combined data for summer internships and MPA/MPP employment.


Admission Criteria

T he School does not use a matrix of grade point averages and GRE scores to determine admissions. Instead, our admissions committees make decisions based on a broad number of criteria, including the academic record but also previous relevant work

experience and a clear commitment to public service.

Master in Public Affairs (M.P.A.)• The School’s mission is to build leadership and careers in public service. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to a

public service career through professional employment, leadership, and avocations.

• Applicants should demonstrate preparation for the core curriculum by excelling in mathematics, statistics, and economics.

• Over 75 percent of our applicants, and 85 percent of enrolled students, have two or more years of work experience.

Certificate and Joint Degrees• Students interested in pursuing one of the five nondegree certificate programs must submit in writing an academic rationale

for the particular certificate proposed. Certificate programs are completed within the length of time it would take to complete either the M.P.A. or M.P.P. programs. Students interested in pursing a joint degree must submit in writing an academic rationale for the particular program proposed. Joint programs ordinarily shorten by two semesters the length of time it would take to complete the two degrees separately.

M.P.A. Admission Data

Applied

Admitted

Grade Point Average Distribution Quantitative GRE Work Experience

*Several fellowship programs require immediate enrollment after undergraduate studies

Figures shown are from three recent years’ combined data.


Applied

Admitted

Grade Point Average Distribution Quantitative GRE Work Experience

*NA = GRE recommended, but not required, of Ph.D. research scientists and M.D. physicians

** < 7 years work experience is only available to lawyers, M.D. physicians, and Ph.D. research scientists. All mid-career candidates must have at least 7 years of work experience, and the average is 15 years.

Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.)

• Applicants to the one-year M.P.P. for mid-career professionals program must have had at least seven years of relevant public service work experience. They must exhibit leadership, creativity, a commitment to public service, and the intellectual ability to thrive in a demanding academic environment.

• The expanded M.P.P. degree programs for physicians, lawyers, and Ph.D. research scientists do not require a specified amount of work experience, but are intended to serve the School’s mission to increase leadership and public service careers.

M.P.P. Admission Data

Holly Harrison M.P.P. ’09Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard; White House fellow 2010-2011 assigned to NASA

“The WWS school was a natural fit for me because it offered an unparalled learning experience though a top-knotch cadre of professors, a diverse student body, a close-knit and inclusive community, and an ability to personalize my academic studies. The exemplary range and caliber of professors possessed a balanced mix of both academic and real world experience. The wide array of subjects offered and flexibility in degree requirements enabled me to pursue an academic experience customized to my unique needs that was readily applicable in my following assignments with the Coast Guard and NASA. Perhaps most important was the caliber of my classmates, who possessed a wide array of professional experience from all over the world. The diversity of experience, ideas and opinions they offered not only enabled me to see the breadth of issues affecting our global community from their varied perspectives, but I was, and continue to be, personally enriched by the deep and lasting friendships I formed with some of the most intelligent and interesting people, many of whom I likely would never have had the opportunity to meet. To this day, I continue to learn and grow as a person because of our continuing friendships.”


All admission decisions are made need-blind, meaning an applicant’s ability to pay for graduate school is not taken into consideration when

making our decisions. Applicants seeking financial aid must complete the Statement of Financial Resources as part of the online application. We use both merit and financial need in awarding scholarships for tuition and living expenses. Tuition and fees are set in January by the Princeton University Board of Trustees. The data for M.P.A. and M.P.P. financial aid is for 2008-2009.

Master in Public Affairs (M.P.A.)—When admitted students do not have significant savings and assets, we award full scholarships for tuition and a 10-month stipend for living expenses. Our goal is to minimize the loan indebtedness of our graduate students to enable them to pursue careers of public service in government or nonprofit organizations.

Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.)—Financial aid awards for the M.P.P. program take into consideration marital status and dependents. These awards are designed to support individual students and dependents who reside in Princeton with some exceptions. There are a number of fellowship agreements with government agencies, which provide considerable funding for participants. Some agreements

Financial Aid

M.P.A.

M.P.P.

Marine Buissonniere M.P.P. ’08Deputy director, Public Health Program, Open Society Institute, New York, N.Y.

Marine joined Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF) in 1995. She worked as an interpreter, administrator, head of mission, program director, and from 2003 to 2007, as secretary general of MSF International. Through Marine’s 12-year commitment to humanitarian work, she has been confronted with the dilemmas related to the provision of aid and was repeatedly reminded that assistance does not happen in a vacuum and is inextricably intertwined with political, diplomatic, economy and security dimensions of international affairs. She chose to join the Woodrow Wilson School, as she felt the need to broaden the scope of her understanding and skills, see the world through other lens and learn new ways of thinking and challenge her convictions. After graduating from the Woodrow Wilson School with a MPP and a certificate in health and health policy, Marine joined the Open Society Institute as deputy director of its Public Health Program (PHP). In that capacity, she works closely with the Director to manage the overall work of the program, maintains and develops PHP’s relationships with Soros foundations around the world and oversees the PHP’s work with respect to access to essential medicines, health media, Roma health and community monitoring.

Helpful Links

Admission Dates and Deadlines wws.princeton.edu/GradAdmissions/dates-deadlines/

Admission Requirements and Advice http://wws.princeton.edu/GradAdmissions/requirements/

Application Information and Forms http://www.princeton.edu/gradschool/admission/applicants/applying/application/

Biographical Profiles of Current WWS Students wws.princeton.edu/GradAdmissions/studentbios/

Course Offerings wws.princeton.edu/grad/course_offerings/

Curriculum wws.princeton.edu/grad/curriculum/

Frequently Asked Questions wws.princeton.edu/GradAdmissions/faqs/

Graduate Career Services wws.princeton.edu/career_services/graduate_career_services/

Research Centers and Programs at WWS wws.princeton.edu/centers_programs/

Scheduling Campus Visits wws.princeton.edu/GradAdmissions/campus-visits/

Student Organizations wws.princeton.edu/grad/student-organizations/

WWS Faculty Directory wws.princeton.edu/faculty/

WWS Public Affairs Program wws.princeton.edu/pubaff/

“We encourage you to meet with us and to sit in on classes to see our students and faculty in action. We evaluate the strengths presented by each applicant: academic accomplishments, commitment to public service, depth of life and work experience, and values added by cultural and ethnic heritages. Merit, demonstrated in these and a variety of other areas, shapes the decision making of the admission committees as each entering class is selected. We are pleased by your interest in our graduate degree programs and look forward to getting to know you in the admissions process. If you are able to visit the Wilson School in the fall, we hold information sessions from mid-September through mid-December. Our application deadline is earlier than most, December 1. We hope you will apply.“

—John TempletonAssociate Dean for Graduate Admissions

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International AffairsPrinceton University

Robertson HallPrinceton, N.J. 08544-1013 U.S.A.

[email protected]: (609) 258-4836

fax: (609) 258-2095

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