Master of Public Policy (MPP)

* Students may enroll in 10 units during their final quarter only if completing the program within normative time to degree.

The University of Tokyo is the most prestigious university in Japan. Its Graduate School of Public Policy–GraSSP–recently signed an exchange agreement with Luskin’s Department of Public Policy. Each year we are entitled to send up to three qualified MPP students to GraSPP during the fall quarter. GraSSP has its own distinguished faculty and also draws faculty from the university’s departments of economics, law, and political science. It offers courses in domestic policy areas as well as in international relations and the global economy. Important public officials from Japan and other countries regularly speak at GraSSP.

Many GraSSP courses are taught in English. Some courses end before the holiday break in late December while a few others continue into January. Students will receive a list of courses that are taught in English and end before the break. GraSSP has a student advisor who can help with enrollment and housing. The Tokyo arrival date is TBA. The return to Los Angeles is required to be no later than January 6^th, the day before winter classes begin.

GraSSP is housed in a new building on the lovely Hongo campus. It is in one of the oldest parts of Tokyo, near Ueno Park. Downtown Tokyo is fifteen minutes away. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is a dynamic and fascinating city with nearly ten million people. It combines traditional and post-modern cultures. There are numerous cultural institutions and an excellent system for public transport. Tokyo is a gateway to Asia.

Exchange students will be enrolled in GraSPP’s international MPP program, the MPP/IP. Its students come from Japan and numerous other parts of the world. GraSSP is located in Japan, but it is a truly global school. It has exchange programs with thirteen other policy schools outside Japan. English is the common language of the MPP/IP program.

Initiated in 2011, the Luskin School reciprocal exchange program with the Hertie School in Berlin allows the exchange of up to three graduate students from each institution per year.  The period of exchange is normally in Fall Quarter/Semester. Credits and grades earned at the exchange institution are applied toward the degree requirements at the home institution. Exchange students under this agreement are accorded normal student privileges. Students pay tuition and fees at their home institution, although they will also need to purchase student health insurance at the exchange institution. Students are responsible for travel and living expenses incurred during the exchange program.

Check the Hertie Course Catalogue and filter for the most recent Fall semesters to see the courses typically offered at Hertie in the Fall. The upcoming Fall Semester course list is not yet available, but reviewing the past offerings will provide insight into the potential courses that Luskin students may take at the Hertie School. 

Instruction at the Hertie School is in English.