Program Handbook

The Graduate School provides the administrative structure for post-baccalaureate study at Cornell. It is organized into more than ninety major fields of study, or subject areas,of which Public Policy is one. Fields are independent of traditional college or department divisions, so they may draw together faculty from several colleges, departments, and related, disciplines in accordance with scholarly interests.

Fellows in the M.P.A. program have the opportunity to create a program of study that incorporates  courses and faculty expertise in a wide range of subjects. CIPA currently has nearly a hundred Public Affairs field faculty members representing 28 individual departments from across campus.

A fellow’s thesis or professional project advisor must be a member of the Public Affairs field faculty.  Note: faculty members are listed below by their primary academic field.  Some may belong to other relative fields.

Field Faculty Listing by Department