For-Credit Summer Graduate Course

Applied Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation:
Real-World Decision Making


June 13 - 24, 2022
Paris, France

                                                                                                  


The University of Maryland School of Public Policy will offer a for-credit international graduate course on the tools of policy analysis and program evaluation. Classroom instruction will be provided by course instructors and guest faculty---complemented by meetings with senior officials of the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Subject to COVID rules, classes will be held in Paris, France from June 13 - 24, 2022 at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and other Paris locations along with site visits to the European Commission and European Parliament offices in Brussels and the European Court of Auditors in Luxembourg.

The course is designed for mid-career professionals as well as doctoral, master’s level, and advanced undergraduate students studying social policy-related subjects such as economics, education, international development, political science/governance, public administration, public health, public policy, social welfare, sociology, and urban planning. Although this course is part of the University of Maryland’s new “Certificate of Professional Studies in Program Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation,” it is open as a stand-alone course to any student who meets the eligibility requirements.

Post-course internships. Interested students will also have the opportunity to apply for post-course internships with two offices at the OECD: (1) the Directorate for Employment, Labour, and Social Affairs and (2) the Economics Department. If there is a suitable project in which the student can be effectively involved, the internship can be offered. The internships generally last for two-to-three months (to be worked out between the student and the OECD and the student would be paid (about 700 Euros per month). Students who are interested in this opportunity should inform the course instructors at the time they apply for the program. The course instructors will then provide them the necessary information to apply.

Applications will be accepted through mid-April 2023. A full description of the course can be found by clicking on the course announcement below. For now, those interested in registering should contact Mike Goodhart in the SPP Office of Executive Programs.



                           

Student Testimonial:


Morgan Williams (2019): "Over the span of two weeks, I learned valuable policy research skills, networked with experts, was introduced to various career paths in public policy and explored Paris. The unique opportunity to write a policy analysis for researchers at the OECD allowed me to apply the skills I learned in the course into a report that ultimately inspired my current career in the same organization."