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Contact Information—Director of Graduate Student Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-3800; fax 612-626-0002; hhhadmit@umn.edu; www.hhh.umn.edu).
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this catalog for Graduate School requirements that apply to all major fields.
Curriculum—The M.S. program provides students with an understanding of the role of science and technology in society, including food and agriculture, the economy, energy and the environment, security, health, and education; the impact of science and technology on the political and economic relationships within and among nations; and the analysis and design of policies for appropriate promotion and regulation of science and technology regionally, nationally, and internationally. The program educates students with natural and social science backgrounds to assume roles in public policy development. A dual M.S./juris doctor degree program is available.
Prerequisites for Admission—Students typically have undergraduate degrees or advanced coursework in one of the natural or engineering sciences. They are also expected to have completed the equivalent of an introductory course in microeconomics, one semester of calculus, and have a U.S. bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent. For students without significant coursework in the natural or engineering sciences, the M.P.P. program with a concentration in science, technology, and environmental policy is recommended.
Special Application Requirements—In addition to the materials submitted to the Graduate School, applicants must submit to the Humphrey Institute a photocopy of the Graduate School Application, the Humphrey Institute Applicant Data Form, copies of all academic transcripts, a statement of purpose, at least three letters of recommendation, a GRE official score report, and a professional résumé or C.V. Students who wish to be considered for financial aid should apply no later than January 5 of the preceding academic year. Deadline for admission only is April 1. Entry is for fall semester.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Courses—Refer to Public Affairs (PA) in the course section of this catalog or in Twin Cities Courses on the University Catalog Web site for courses pertaining to the program.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Use of 4xxx courses toward degree requirements is permitted with instructor’s and adviser’s permission.
| M.S. Degree Requirements | | The M.S., which is offered under both Plan A (thesis) and Plan B (without thesis), requires 40 credits, including at least 21 credits in five core areas—12 credits in the area of science, technology, and environmental policy and 9 credits of the politics of public affairs, economic reasoning, and empirical analysis. Students should take an additional 6 credits to complement their previous training: appropriate courses in natural or engineering science or its history or philosophy for those with social science backgrounds; appropriate courses in the social sciences for those with natural or engineering science backgrounds. Plan A also requires 10 thesis credits. Plan B requires completion of a Plan B paper (3 cr). The remaining elective credits are chosen in consultation with the student’s adviser. Students may pursue a minor.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—The final exam is oral.
| Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
Ragui A. Assaad, M2
J. Brian Atwood, M2
Michael Barnett, M2
John M. Bryson, M2
K. William Easter, Applied Economics, AM2
Nancy N. Eustis, M2
Katherine Fennelly, M2
Edward G. Goetz, M2
Stephen A. Hoenack, M2
Lawrence R. Jacobs, M2
Anne Kapuscinski, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, AM
Sally J. Kenney, M2
Morris M. Kleiner, M2
Robert T. Kudrle, M2
Greg H. Lindsey, M2
Ann R. Markusen, M2
Samuel L. Myers, M2
Philip G. Pardey, Applied Economics, AM2
Joe Soss, M2
Associate Professor
Barbara Crosby, M2
Maria J. Hanratty, M2
Jennifer Kuzma, M2
Deborah Levison, M2
Joseph A. Ritter, M2
Jodi R. Sandfort, M2
Melissa M. Stone, M2
Judy Temple, M2
Assistant Professor
Ryan P. Allen, M2
Jason Cao, M2
Yingling Fan, M2
Greta Friedemann-Sanchez, M2
Carissa Schively Slotterback, M2
Elizabeth J. Wilson, M2
Zhirong Zhao, M2
Other
Harry C. Boyte, M2
Gary DeCramer, M2
Kaye Husbands-Fealing AM2
Sherry Gray, M
Steve Kelley, M
P. Jay Kiedrowski, M2
Lee W. Munnich, M2
Joseph H. Nathan, M2
Timothy Penny, AM
Sudha Shetty, M
Paul C. Stone, M2
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