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Program checklist · MS

Engineering and Public Policy, MS (Boston)

Northeastern University Professional Programs · Boston, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
MS
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
03.0209
Credits (computed from items)
57
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
482705
CourseShelf checklist
CK_482705_c17ff1cf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Sustainable Engineering and Systems Modeling Requirements

21 items
  1. Complete 12 semester hours from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  2. CIVE 5261
    Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking
    or: PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision Making
    4
  3. CIVE 5275
    4
  4. CIVE 5363
    4
  5. CIVE 5368
    4
  6. CIVE 6566
    4
  7. CIVE 6777
    4
  8. CIVE 6778
    4
  9. CIVE 7100
    4
  10. CIVE 7110
    4
  11. CIVE 7150
    4
  12. CIVE 7151
    4
  13. CIVE 7155
    4
  14. EECE 5670
    4
  15. IE 5500
    Systems Engineering in Public Programs
    Not resolved to a course
  16. IE 5640
    Data Mining for Engineering Applications
    Not resolved to a course
  17. IE 6200
    Engineering Probability and Statistics
    Not resolved to a course
  18. IE 7280
    Statistical Methods in Engineering
    Not resolved to a course
  19. SBSY 5100
    4
  20. SBSY 5200
    4
  21. SBSY 5400
    0

Public Policy and Analysis Requirements

15 items
  1. Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    8
  2. INSH 5301
    Introduction to Computational Statistics
    Not resolved to a course
  3. INSH 6300
    Research Methods in the Social Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
  4. INSH 6500
    Statistical Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
  5. INSH 7400
    Quantitative Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
  6. LPSC 7311
    Strategizing Public Policy
    Not resolved to a course
  7. PPUA 5246
    Participatory Modeling for Collaborative Decision Making
    Not resolved to a course
  8. PPUA 5260
    Ecological Economics
    Not resolved to a course
  9. PPUA 5263
    Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Policy
    Not resolved to a course
  10. PPUA 6212
    Research Toolkit for Urban and Regional Policy: Project Management
    Not resolved to a course
  11. PPUA 6502
    Economic Analysis for Policy and Planning
    Not resolved to a course
  12. PPUA 6506
    Techniques of Policy Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
  13. PPUA 6509
    Techniques of Program Evaluation
    Not resolved to a course
  14. PPUA 6532
    Building Resilience into Local Government
    Not resolved to a course
  15. PPUA 7237
    Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems
    Not resolved to a course

Coursework Option

1 item
  1. Complete 12 semester hours from the Elective Course List below.
    Not resolved to a course
    12

Project Option

2 items
  1. CIVE 7945
    4
  2. Complete 8 semester hours from the Elective Course List below.
    Not resolved to a course
    8

Thesis Option

3 items
  1. CIVE 7945
    4
  2. CIVE 7990
    4
  3. Complete 4 semester hours from the Elective Course List below.
    Not resolved to a course
    4

In addition to completing the thesis course, students must successfully complete the thesis submission process, including securing Committee and Graduate School of Engineering signatures and submission of an electronic copy of their MS Thesis to ProQuest.

0 items

    Optional Co-op Experience

    0 items

      Complete the following. Students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience:

      2 items
      1. ENCP 6100
        1
      2. ENCP 6964
        Co-op Work Experience
        or: ENCP 6954 Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
        or: ENCP 6965 Co-op Work Experience Abroad
        or: ENCP 6955 Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
        0

      Elective Course List

      electives · 27 items
      1. CIVE 5150
        4
      2. CIVE 5250
        4
      3. CIVE 5271
        4
      4. CIVE 5280
        4
      5. CIVE 5281
        4
      6. CIVE 5670
        4
      7. CIVE 7230
        4
      8. CIVE 7392
        Special Topics in Environmental Engineering
        As published: “Special Topics in Environmental Engineering (Equity in Civil and Environmental Engineering)”
        4
      9. EMGT 6225
        4
      10. ENVR 5210
        4
      11. ENVR 5260
        4
      12. ENVR 6102
        4
      13. INSH 7400
        Quantitative Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
      14. INTL 5100
        Climate and Development
        Not resolved to a course
      15. LPSC 7311
        Strategizing Public Policy
        Not resolved to a course
      16. LPSC 7312
        Cities, Sustainability, and Climate Change
        Not resolved to a course
      17. PHTH 5214
        Environmental Health
        Not resolved to a course
      18. PHTH 5230
        Global Health
        Not resolved to a course
      19. PPUA 5249
        Sustainable Urban Coastal Policy
        Not resolved to a course
      20. PPUA 5262
        Big Data for Cities
        Not resolved to a course
      21. PPUA 5263
        Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Policy
        Not resolved to a course
      22. PPUA 5264
        Energy Democracy and Climate Justice: Technology, Policy, and Social Change
        Not resolved to a course
      23. PPUA 5268
        International Environmental Policy
        Not resolved to a course
      24. PPUA 5270
        Food Systems and Public Policy
        Not resolved to a course
      25. PPUA 6101
        Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 1
        Not resolved to a course
      26. PPUA 6201
        The 21st-Century City: Urban Opportunities and Challenges in a Global Context
        Not resolved to a course
      27. PPUA 7346
        Resilient Cities
        Not resolved to a course
      Source. Northeastern University Professional Programs, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/engineering/civil-environmental/engineering-public-policy-ms/. Captured page pages/0807.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.