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HKS Overview

Master’s degrees

Full-time students

International students

Countries

Years of work experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors

Colleges and universities attended previously

Degree Programs at HKS

Master in Public Policy (MPP)

• Two-year program

• Core curriculum + electives

• Work experience is not required but students have worked three years on average

• Average age: 26

• Average entering class size: 225

Read MPP student profiles and blog posts

MPP Curriculum

Core Requirements Policy Area of Concentration

Year 1 Year 2

□ Economics

□ Quantitative Analysis

□ Politics and Advocacy

□ Policy Analysis □ Strategic Management

□ Ethics □ Leadership □ Negotiations

□ Business and Government Policy

□ Democracy, Politics, and Institutions

□ International and Global Affairs

□ International Trade and Finance

□ Political and Economic Development

□ Social and Urban Policy

Spring Exercise

Policy Analysis Exercise

Spring Exercise (Year 1) • A two-week simulation that challenges students to integrate and

apply the disciplines taught in the MPP core

• Students participate in presentations, and write policy memos and

briefings related to the topic

• Past Spring Exercise topics have included: Recovery and

Reconstruction in Haiti, the U.S.-China Relationship, Climate

Change, and Safe Medicine

Policy Analysis Exercise (Year 2) • MPP capstone equivalent to a thesis

• Students work with real-world clients to develop solutions for public

policy problems

• Recent award-winning PAEs include:

21st Century GDP: National Indicators for a New Era

Rail Station Renovation Studies: Recommendations for the

Redevelopment of New York City’s Pennsylvania Station

Community Reintegration of Former Child Soldiers in the Cote

d’Ivoire

MPA in International Development (MPA/ID)

• Two-year program

• Prerequisites: microeconomics, macroeconomics, and multivariable calculus. Statistics and linear algebra preferred but not required.

• Work experience strongly preferred but not required, preferably in a developing country

• Average age: 28

• Average entering class size: 73 Read MPA/ID student profiles and blog posts

Master in Public Administration (MPA)

• Two-year program

• Prerequisites: at least three years of full-time work experience and a master’s degree or relevant graduate coursework

• Average age: 30

• Average entering class size: 71

Read MPA student profiles and blog posts

MPA Curriculum

Flexible curriculum

Two elective courses in an HKS policy area: Business and Government Policy; Democracy, Politics, and

Institutions; International and Global Affairs; International Trade and

Finance; Political and Economic Development; or Social and Urban

Policy

One credit in each of the following fundamental skill areas:

□ Economics and Quantitative Analysis → “Public Sector

Economics”

□ Management and Leadership → “Judgment Making, Decision

Making, and Behavior”

□ Political Thought and Institutions → “Religion, Politics, and Public

Policy”

Electives

• One-year program

• At least 7 years of full-time work experience but students have worked 13 years on average

• Applicants from developing, newly industrialized, and transitional economy countries apply to the MC/MPA Mason Program

• Average age: 39

• Average entering class size: 200

Mid-Career MPA (MC/MPA)

Read MC/MPA student profiles and blog posts

Combined Degree Programs

Joint Degrees

• Harvard Business School

• Harvard Law School

Concurrent Degrees

• Harvard: Divinity School, Graduate School of Design, Medical

School, School of Dental Medicine

• Business: MIT, Stanford, Tuck (Dartmouth), Wharton (UPenn)

• Law: Berkeley, Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, Michigan, NYU,

Northwestern, Stanford, UPenn, Yale

• Medical: UC, San Francisco and others on a case-by-case basis

Dual Degree

• The Graduate Institute, Geneva

Cross-registration within Harvard and selected

professional schools outside Harvard

Student Financial Services

Student Financial Services

• Explore external funding resources to maximize all opportunities

• Apply separately for financial assistance by February deadline

• Complete an application regardless of your funding situation—

financial assistance is awarded based on merit

• $23 million in assistance awarded last year

HKS Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)

For graduates in the nonprofit and public sectors who have modest salaries, to assist with their educational loan repayment. Eligibility: • For domestic and international

borrowers • No more than five years of participation

Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (FPSLF)

For federal loan borrowers in public service careers who may have 100 percent of their remaining federal loans forgiven after 10 years. To qualify, they must be employed by a federal, state, local, or tribal government, or a 501c(3) nonprofit, and be repaying their loans on an income-based repayment plan. Eligibility: • For domestic borrowers only

Borrowing is a reality for many HKS students … but there are options.

Harvard Kennedy School Student Loan Repayment

Centers and Programs

Research engines at HKS that delve into international, national, and

local management and public policy issues.

• Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

• Belfer Center for Science

and International Affairs • Carr Center for Human

Rights Policy • Center for International

Development • Center for Public

Leadership

• Institute of Politics • Joint Center for Housing

Studies • Malcolm Wiener Center

for Social Policy • Mossavar-Rahmani

Center for Business and Government

• Rappaport Institute for

Greater Boston

• Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy

• Taubman Center for

State and Local Government

• The Hauser Institute for Civil Society at the Center for Public Leadership

• Women and Public Policy

Program

Opportunities for students include workshops, lectures, fellowships, summer internship funding, and leadership opportunities.

Student Life

John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum

Medical Marijuana: A Conversation with

Sanjay Gupta

Vice President Joe Biden Speaks on Foreign Policy

A Public Address by His Excellency Benigno S.

Aquino III, President of the Philippines

A Public Address by His Excellency, Rafael Correa,

President of Ecuador

A Conversation with Senator John McCain

A Conversation with Barbara Walters

Office of Career Advancement

• Access to global HKS alumni network

• Networking events with alumni and with practitioners in graduates’ professional areas of interest

• Information on career-related programs

throughout HKS and Harvard

• Individual career coaching

• JACK: Jobs and Careers for the Kennedy School, our dynamic job bank and career management system

• A range of job search tools and skill

development resources

• Employers on Campus program

Employment After HKS

• An HKS degree remains resilient in a

rebounding economy.

• By October, 94% of reporting* 2014

graduates were settled (employed or

continuing education), which is

consistent with previous years.

• Most students find post-HKS positions

through professional networking.

• In 2014, 83% of employers hired a

single graduate, which reflects our

diversified hiring base and the unique

career trajectories of HKS alumni.

*88% of the Class of 2014

Employment After HKS

The top professional areas of interest among HKS graduates include: finance or public finance, international development, education, health, public administration, security, policy and research, and diplomacy.

Read our most recently published employment report.

HKS alumni work across sectors:

What Are We Looking For in Applicants

Commitment to public service and to making the world a better place

Leadership ability

Quantitative skills

Strong academic achievement Diverse experiences and backgrounds

Admission Tips

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Plan Ahead. In the coming months:

• Register for the GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and/or IELTS by the

end of October/early November

• Collect transcripts from all the colleges or universities you

attended for credit

• Select and contact your recommenders to ask if they will

write a letter of recommendation for you

Application Deadline: December 1, 2016 by 11:59 p.m. EST Applications and all required materials must be submitted by the deadline, including:

Academic transcripts

Three letters of recommendation

A résumé/CV

Essay(s)

GRE, GMAT, TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign

Language) , and/or IELTS (International English

Language Testing System) scores

Learn more at hks.harvard.edu/degrees/admissions/apply

Contact Us HKS Office of Admissions 617-495-1155 admissions@hks.harvard.edu www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/admissions Natara Gray natara_gray@hks.harvard.edu