Welcome to the graduate education section of the home page of the Department of Engineering & Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University.  On these pages we hope to provide you with an overview of our educational programs, research opportunities, academic requirements and options.  We also provide answers to FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) concerning admission's criteria, financial support, degree options and requirements, and the employment of our graduates.  Finally we provide contacts for more information on our programs, students, and graduates, as well as links to more general information about Carnegie Mellon University and the City of Pittsburgh.

• You are an engineer, scientist or mathematician interested in working in technical areas that affect social and policy issues in the environment, energy, risk, regulation, information technology, internet commerce and security, telecommunications, engineering education, national and international technology development and exchange, or international peace and economic development.
• You recognize that the technical details matter in many policy issues, and you wish to obtain or enhance advanced disciplinary skills in engineering and science.
• You recognize that the technical details are not all that matters, and you wish to learn and apply knowledge and methods in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, political science and law.
• You wish to make a real and lasting contribution to the way we solve, learn and teach about engineering and public policy issues, and in so doing, improve yourself and the world (sounds mushy, but we believe that among world-class competence, employability and idealism, you should strive for all three).
• You would like to do this along with other enthusiastic, friendly and collaborative students, faculty and staff.

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