The School s programs balance analytical rigor and technical aspects of the curriculum with explicit, systematic treatment of ethical and value dimensions of the consequences of policy choice, and of the methods for analyzing policy alternatives. The School offers small class sizes and close interaction with faculty, ensuring that students have flexibility in their choice of course work and area of policy concentration. With a focus on technology and environmental policy, about one-third of the students in Georgia Tech s School of Public Policy have earned technical or scientific baccalaureate degrees. The median age of graduate students in the school for 1999-2000 is 31. Internships and Placement Information Internships Internships are required of Master s students for graduation.
Assistance is offered in securing internships.
Approximately 30 percent of the students secured a summer internship with the federal government, while the other 70 percent found work-based learning experiences in either state government or the private sector. Roughly 10 percent have gone on to further academic studies. Currently, most full-time graduate students have been eligible for assistantships. The School of Public Policy is located in the historic DM Smith building at the heart of Georgia Tech, just north of downtown Atlanta. Both the campus and the community offer a wealth of cultural and sports events and facilities.