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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, 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 Education policy
Evaluation and analytic methods
Health 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)