Designed to meet the needs of students interested in state and local policy issues, this program focuses on areas such as economic development, housing, and transportation.
Students explore questions of policy implementation and community based approaches to social change.
Graduates of the program combine strong analytic skills with a grounding in community development practice. A Ford School internship is required. Students must apply and be admitted to each program separately. Students enrolled in either program can apply to the other during the first year of study, but not later. Two separate applications are required, one to the College of Architecture and Urban Planning and one to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.