Below is a list of sample electives typically offered in the Heller MPP program. To see electives sorted by concentration, please browse the concentrations section. Once students have satisfied their core curriculum requirements and their concentration requirements, they may also pursue courses in the Boston Consortium or in other Heller degree programs. View the full list of Heller course descriptions for more.
- HS 307a, Immigration Policy and Human Rights
- HS 314f, Race and Stratification in the U.S. Economy
- HS 317f, Labor Income, Labor Power, and Labor Markets
- HS 320f, LGBTQ+ Justice: A History of Pride, Prejudice, and Policy in the United States
- HS 322b, Sociological Inquiry (Housing Policy)
- HS 324a, Social Experimentation in Child, Youth and Family Policymaking
- HS 334a, Child and Family Policy
- HS 342b, Policy Advocacy, Protest, and Community Organizing
- HS 346b, Policy Perspectives on Criminal Justice Disparities
- HS 354a, Capitalism and the Welfare State
- HS 367a, Working with National Data Sets to Inform Policy Analysis and Recommendations
- HS 412b, Substance Use and Societal Consequences
- HS 422f, Cost-Effectiveness
- HS 505f, Quality and Performance Measurement in Healthcare
- HS 507f, State Health Policy
- HS 513a, Issues in National Health Policy
- HS 518a, Management of Health Care Organizations
- HS 520a, Payment and Financing of Health Care
- HS 534b, Perspectives on Economic and Racial Equity
- HS 572a, Economics of Behavioral Health
- HS 586a, Issues in Addiction Treatment