The MPP program takes full advantage of Northeastern University’s extensive commitment to experiential learning in all of its forms, including applied work in courses, group capstone projects, internships with a range of partner organizations and agencies, and the University’s signature cooperative education program.
Students who enter the MPP program with fewer than two years of relevant professional experience will be required to complete a substantial and professionally relevant internship, which can be accomplished any time after the first semester, and while taking classes. Students with relevant professional experience can request a waiver of the internship requirement.
Internships
Students who enter the MPP program with fewer than two years of relevant professional experience are required to complete a substantial and professionally relevant internship, which can be accomplished any time after the first semester, and while taking classes. Students with relevant professional experience can request a waiver of the internship requirement.
Recent MPP student internships:
- All Dorchester Sports and Leadership Center
- Emerge Massachusetts
- City of Newton, MA
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Pension Benefits Guarantee Corporation
To inquire about internships, contact Professor Linda Kowalcky.
Cooperative Education (Co-op)
MPP students can take advantage of Northeastern’s signature Cooperative Education Experience, which offers full-time, six-month research and work experiences in nonprofit, public, and private sector institutions in Greater Boston and across the United States. Participating students apply the skills and competencies acquired in the program in a particular professional environment, and then reflect on their professional experiences through the required two-credit Experiential Integration course.
To inquire about the cooperative education program, contact Professor Linda Kowalcky.
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Type of Program
- Graduate Program
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