SIPA and the Hertie School
Columbia University’s SIPA offers the opportunity to study in Berlin at the Hertie School and earn degrees from both SIPA and the Hertie School in the same amount of time it takes to earn one degree. Both MIA and MPA first year SIPA students may apply to the dual degree program. Upon completion of the program, students will obtain a Masters of Public Policy (MPP) degree from the Hertie School as well as a Masters Degree from SIPA.
The language of instruction is English.
SIPA Students
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Students are required to complete the core curriculum of their home institution in their first year and then complete the curricular requriements of the partner institution in their second year.
SIPA Core Curriculum
MIA
MPA
SIPA Concentrations and SpecializationsHertie Curriculum
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Students pay tuition and fees to the school where they are in residence (i.e. if you attending Hertie, you will pay Hertie tuition and fees, and similarly at SIPA). Students who begin at Hertie will be enrolled in Columbia University health insurance or have comparable insurance coverage when they are at Columbia during their second year. Links to tuition and fees are below:
SIPA Tuition & Fees
Hertie Tuition & FeesThrough the generous gift of the Julius Blocker estate, some students admitted into this program have the opportunity to receive limited funding for their program of study in their second year. No application is required – you will be automatically considered for the funding when you apply.
Partner School Students
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Students are required to complete the core curriculum of their home institution in their first year and then complete the curricular requriements of the partner institution in their second year.
SIPA Core Curriculum
MIA
MPA
SIPA Concentrations and SpecializationsHertie Curriculum
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Core - MPA SIPA Courses HERTIE Equivalent Courses Microeconomics U4200 Economics
or
U6400 Economic AnalysisGRAD-C8‐101 Public Sector Economics
GRAD‐C7 Economics I - Introduction to Economics
GRAD- C7adv: Advanced Economics: Concepts and Policy ApplicationsMacroeconomics U4201 Economics
or
U6401 Economic AnalysisGRAD-C7adv Economic and Financial Market Policy (Advanced)
GRAD-C7med Economics: Basic Concepts and Policy Applications (Intermediate)
GRAD-C8-109: Economics II: Inflation and Monetary Policy Challenges
OR(A combination of at least TWO courses from the listing below)
GRAD-C7 Applied Economic Analysis
GRAD-C8‐101 Public Sector Economics
GRAD-C8-102 Economics II: Economic Growth and Climate Change
GRAD-C8-103 Economics II: International Economics
GRAD-C8-104: Economics II: Economic and Financial Market Policy
GRAD-C8-106 Economics II: Economic Crises
GRAD-C8-107 Economics II: SustainabilityPolitics of Policy
MakingPUAF U6100 Politics of Policymaking: Issues in Comparative Politics
or
PUAF U6110 Politics of Policymaking: American Institutions
or
PUAF U6120 Politics of Policymaking: Comparative PerspectivesModule 1: Foundations of Public Policy, Policy Process Course
Quantitative Analysis U6500 Quantitative Analysis C5 Statistics I
Note: The GRAD-C6-2001 Statistics II: Statistical Modeling and Causal Inference with R (Meets the U6501 Quantitative Analysis II requirement)
Management For a list of SIPA courses which satisfy the Management requirement, please refer to the MPA Curriculum Overview Page.
GRAD-C3 Public Management
GRAD-E1245: Strategic Management in the Public SectorFinancial Management For a list of SIPA courses which satisfy the Financial Management requirement, please refer to the MPA Curriculum Overview Page. GRAD-E1330: The Political Economy of Global Financial Regulation
Professional
DevelopmentU4040 Professional Development Internship U9013 Internship Can possibly be met with internship completed at Hertie with the approval of the SIPA Office of Career Services. -
Core - MIA SIPA Courses HERTIE Equivalent Courses Microeconomics U4200 Economics
or
U6400 Economic AnalysisGRAD-C8‐101 Public Sector Economics
GRAD‐C7 Economics I - Introduction to Economics
GRAD- C7adv: Advanced Economics: Concepts and Policy ApplicationsMacroeconomics U4201 Economics
or
U6401 Economic AnalysisGRAD-C7adv Economic and Financial Market Policy (Advanced)
GRAD-C7med Economics: Basic Concepts and Policy Applications (Intermediate)
GRAD-C8-109: Economics II: Inflation and Monetary Policy Challenges
OR(A combination of at least TWO courses from the listing below)
GRAD-C7 Applied Economic Analysis
GRAD-C8‐101 Public Sector Economics
GRAD-C8-102 Economics II: Economic Growth and Climate Change
GRAD-C8-103 Economics II: International Economics
GRAD-C8-104: Economics II: Economic and Financial Market Policy
GRAD-C8-106 Economics II: Economic Crises
GRAD-C8-107 Economics II: SustainabilityConceptual Foundations INAF U6800 Conceptual Foundations of International Politics
GRAD-C1-2000 Global Politics
Quantitative Analysis U6500 Quantitative Analysis C5 Statistics I
Management & Financial Management For a list of SIPA courses which satisfy the Financial Management, requirement please refer to the MIA Curriculum Overview Page. GRAD-C3 Public Management
GRAD-E1245: Strategic Management in the Public Sector
GRAD-E1330: The Political Economy of Global Financial RegulationProfessional
DevelopmentU4040 Professional Development Internship U9013 Internship Can possibly be met with internship completed at Hertie with the approval of the SIPA Office of Career Services. Interstate
Relations
CourseSelect from a menu of courses that fulfills this requirement. GRAD-C1-1102 Global Governance: European Integration Focus
GRAD-C2-1101 International Law
GRAD-C3 International OrganizationsForeign Language Proficiency (MIA Students ONLY) Proficiency in a language other than English is required for graduation. Proficiency is defined as the ability to read, write and speak the language at the Intermediate II level. This requirement is met in one of three ways: see link. -
Students pay tuition and fees to the school where they are in residence (i.e. if you attending Hertie, you will pay Hertie tuition and fees, and similarly at SIPA). Students who begin at Hertie will be enrolled in Columbia University health insurance or have comparable insurance coverage when they are at Columbia during their second year. Links to tuition and fees are below:
SIPA Tuition & Fees
Hertie Tuition & FeesThrough the generous gift of the Julius Blocker estate, some students admitted into this program have the opportunity to receive limited funding for their program of study in their second year. No application is required – you will be automatically considered for the funding when you apply.