Candidates for the MS in EPP degree must complete a minimum of 96 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 free electives so that students can focus on an area of interest.

The course lists below offer general guidance on how these courses fulfill the EPP MS degree requirements. To see the specific courses available in a given semester, please refer to Carnegie Mellon’s schedule of classes.

EPP core courses - 24 units
Course number Course title
19-701 Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis
19-702 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis

Quantitative methods - 24 units
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
19-690 MS Project**
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)

**19-690 research units can count toward quantitative methods, social analysis methods, or elective unites based on the type of research with faculty approval

Social analysis methods - 24 units
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
19-690 MS Project**
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)

**19-690 research units can count toward quantitative methods, social analysis methods, or elective unites based on the type of research with faculty approval

Electives - 24 units

The courses listed below can only be used to satisfy the elective requirement for the MS in EPP degree. Additional courses taken from the quantitative or social analysis methods sections will also satisfy the elective requirement.

Electives - 24 units
Course number Course title
19-602 Current Topics in Privacy Seminar
19-605 Engineering Privacy in Software
19-617 Infrastructure Management
19-624 Emerging Energy Policies
19-625 Sustainable Energy for the Developing World
19-629 Climate Change Science and Solutions
19-658 Special Topics: Corporate Venturing & Innovation
19-663 Special topics: ICT Applications for Sustainable Development
19-671 Tech Start-up: Market Discovery
19-672 Special Topics: Tech Start-up
19-676 Special Topics: Product Management Studio
19-684 Engineering and Technology Innovation Management in Practice
19-688 Tech Start-Up: Market Discovery & Building Your Own Company
19-690 MS Project
19-697 Lean Product Development
19-713 Policies of Wireless Systems
19-717 Sustainable Engineering Principles
19-733 Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains and Applications
19-734 Usable Privacy and Security
19-740 Combustion and Air Pollution Control
19-751 Air Quality Engineering
19-881 Seminar in Electricity Market Restructuring
19-882 Seminar in Low-Carbon Electric Power
19-883 Special Topics: Seminar in Climate & Energy Decision Making Under Uncertainty
84-605 The Future of Warfare*
84-687 Technology and Policy of Cyber War*

*Approved non-EPP courses (subject to waitlist by the course's home department)

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 84 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 96 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.
  • No more than 18 units of research, 19-690 MS Project, can be counted toward the degree.
  • Courses used for current or prior Undergraduate or MS degrees may not be used for the EPP MS.