Candidates for the MS in EPP - Research degree must complete a minimum of 120 units (1 unit is roughly 1 hour per week in a semester-long course) as follows.
The program consists of a balance of core courses to equip students with the foundational perspectives and tools for policy and data analysis, quantitative methods courses, social analysis methods including qualitative methods, and research.
The course lists below offer general guidance on how these courses fulfill the MS in EPP - Research degree requirements. To see the specific courses available in a given semester, please refer to Carnegie Mellon’s schedule of classes.
| Course number | Course title |
|---|---|
| 19-701 | Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis |
| 19-702 | Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis |
| Course number | Course title |
|---|---|
| 19-603 | Data Science for Technology, Innovation and Policy |
| 19-640 | Dynamic Network Analysis |
| 19-644 | Special Topics: Advancing Low Carbon Transition in Industry |
| 19-667 | Optimization Models for Power System Operation, Planning & Monitoring |
| 19-670 | Quantitative Entrepreneurship: Analysis for New Technology Commercialization |
| 19-685 | Engineering Optimization without Project |
| 19-689 | Finance for Innovation Management |
| 19-691 | Special Topics: Decision-Making Methods for Innovation Management |
| 19-703 | Applied Data Analysis 1 |
| 19-704 | Applied Data Analysis 2 |
| 19-714 | Environmental Life Cycle Assessment |
| 19-726 | Mathematical Modeling of Environmental Quality Systems |
| 19-728 | Special Topics: Market Engineering and Applications |
| 19-785 | Engineering Optimization |
| 19-786 | Stochastic Discrete Choice Models: Estimation and Behavioral Theory |
| 19-819 | A/B Testing, Design, and Analysis |
| 19-867 | Decision Analytics for Business and Policy |
| 17-950 | Crafting Software* |
| 36-700 | Probability and Mathematical Statistics* |
*Approved non-EPP courses (subject to waitlist by the course's home department)
| Course number | Course title |
|---|---|
| 19-608 | Privacy Policy, Law, and Technology |
| 19-654 | Regulation of Internet Edge Platforms |
| 19-659 | Economic Regulation of Networked Industries |
| 19-666 | Energy Policy and Economics |
| 19-669 | Behavior, Decision, and Policy |
| 19-670 | Quantitative Entrepreneurship: Analysis for New Technology Commercialization |
| 19-673 | Special Topics: Patents, Licensing, and Innovation |
| 19-677 | Economics of Innovation Strategy |
| 19-681 | Managerial and Engineering Economics |
| 19-682 | The Strategy and Management of Technological Innovation |
| 19-687 | Managing Research, Development and Innovation |
| 19-694 | Leadership and Innovation Management |
| 19-706 | Microeconomics Analysis |
| 19-711 | Science and Innovation Leadership for the 21st Century: Firms, Nations, and Tech |
| 19-721 | Special Topics: Seminar on Transportation, Engineering and Economics |
| 19-728 | Special Topics: Market Engineering and Applications |
| 19-975 | Energy Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
| 45-978 | The Sustainable Business* |
| 90-743 | Urban and Regional Economic Development* |
| 90-745 | Methods of Policy Analysis: Future of Work* |
| 90-754 | Elective Politics and Policy-Making* |
| 90-765 | Cities, Technology and the Environment* |
| 90-769 | Critical AI Studies for Public Policy* |
| 90-808 | US Energy and Climate Policy* |
| 90-842 | Programming R for Analytics* |
| 90-860 | Policy in a Global Economy* |
| 90-723 | Managing Disruptive Technologies* |
*Approved non-EPP courses (subject to waitlist by the course's home department)
Research - 48 units
Funding and faculty matches are subject to availability.
| Course number | Course title |
|---|---|
| 19-690 | MS Project |
Student must meet the following criteria for graduation:
- A minimum 3.0 QPA is required for graduation.
- A grade of C (2.0) or better is required for a course to count toward graduation, but no more than two courses with a grade of C can be used to meet course requirements.
- At least 108 units must be graduate-level courses (course numbers XX-600 or above).
- A maximum of 12 units of undergraduate courses can be counted towards the 120 units required for the degree (Undergraduate courses must be at the 300-level or above to count towards the degree.)
- A minimum of 60 units must be in EPP, 19-xxx courses.
- Courses used for current or prior Undergraduate or MS degrees may not be used for the EPP MS.