There are few important issues today where anyone thinks that the solution is a new government program. Better answers will come from improved institutions in the public and the private sectors, and from improved partnerships among them. The Core Curriculum RGS fellows must successfully complete 20 one-quarter courses. Credit can be earned for prior graduate work. Electives include a variety of courses in policy analysis, advanced techniques, the social and behavioral sciences, and specific policy areas, including health, international security, criminal justice, education, demography and labor, and science and technology.
Courses are small and discussion-based.
Many use advanced computer techniques and packages. All are based on the premise that skills are to be developed and knowledge discovered through practice and mastery. RGS fellows become full-fledged partners in RAND's activities and in its extraordinary culture. RAND prides itself in high quality, objective analysis. It tackles problems that others might find too difficult, impossible to measure, or hopelessly politicized.