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Public Policy

Graduate Program Public Policy
Program Description The interdisciplinary Public Policy program, which offers both a master's and doctoral degree and several graduate certificates, is designed for highly motivated individuals who wish to pursue advanced graduate studies in public policy and public policy analysis. The student body includes both full-time and part-time students. Most of the courses are offered in the evening to permit students who work to pursue their degrees.
Program Website http://www.umbc.edu/pubpol
Degrees Offered Ph.D., Public Policy
Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.)
Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's

Joint M.A. in Economic Policy Analysis is offered by the Department of Economics and the Department of Public Policy. Programs leading to both the J.D./M.P.P. and J.D./Ph.D. degrees are offered by UMBC Department of Public Policy and the University of Maryland School of Law and the Department of Public Policy. A comparable J.D./Ph.D. program also exists with the University of Baltimore School of Law.

Concentrations / Tracks Aging policy
Education policy
Evaluation and analytic methods
Health policy
Human services policy
Legal policy
Public management
Urban policy.

Disciplinary concentrations include:
Economics, policy history, political science, and sociology
Admissions Requirements See Application Requirements and Deadlines
Delivery Full-time, Part-time
Term of Admission Fall and Spring
Domestic Application Deadlines Fall and Spring
International Application Deadlines January 1 (Fall), May 1 (Spring)