How is the MPP/UP program different from the MPP?
The Master in Public Policy and Urban Planning (MPP/UP) program is a two-year course of study offered by the Kennedy School and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD). This program is ideal for students who want to combine a policy background with urban planning and design. In addition to the MPP core requirements, MPP/UP candidates write their Policy Analysis Exercise on an urban planning topic, take four courses with special relevance to urban planning, complete the four week GSD summer program, and concentrate on components of MPP core courses that deal with urban themes.
