Public Affairs

Master of Public Affairs
 

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Campus address: Sid Richardson Hall (SRH) 3.107, phone (512) 471-4292, fax (512) 471-8455; campus mail code: E2700

Mailing address: The University of Texas at Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, P O Box Y, Austin TX 78713

E-mail: lbjadmit@uts.cc.utexas.edu

URL: http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/

Facilities for Graduate Work

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs is housed in Sid Richardson Hall, adjacent to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

The school’s computation center maintains a computer laboratory and provides access to the Internet and to the University’s computer infrastructure. The laboratory is reserved for public affairs students and is available 24 hours a day.

Areas of Study

This degree program aims to provide students with the skills and understanding required for effective professional leadership in developing and implementing public policies. Master of Public Affairs students may elect to organize their studies around certain areas of specialization. Depending on their qualifications, students can pursue the Master of Public Affairs degree through the regular program, a dual degree program, or the executive program in public leadership.

Graduate Studies Committee

The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) in the spring 2021 semester.

Gordon B Abner Abigail Rosemary ann Aiken Jacqueline L Angel Richard Patrick Bixler Joshua W Busby Robert M Chesney Edwin Dorn David J Eaton Raissa Fabregas robles gil Kenneth Flamm James K Galbraith Sherri R Greenberg Sheena Elise Greitens Robert L Hutchings William Inboden Bobby R Inman Peniel E Joseph Donald Kettl Alan J Kuperman Erin Lentz

Martin Joseph Luby Ji Ma Sheila M Olmstead Todd A Olmstead Cynthia Osborne Francie Ostrower Varun Rai Victoria E Rodriguez William G Spelman David W Springer Paul J Stekler Chandler W Stolp Jeremi Suri Philip U Treisman Paul Von hippel Peter Ward Andrew Waxman Catherine Elizabeth Weaver Patrick P Wong

Admission Requirements

Admission decisions are made by the Admissions Committee. The committee considers applicants' academic and employment records, their scores on the Graduate Record Examinations General Test, three letters of recommendation from professors or employers, and a statement of purpose addressing the applicant’s background and interest in public policy. A résumé and transcripts for all college coursework are also required. 

While there are no prescribed course prerequisites, students entering the Master of Public Affairs program are expected to have completed coursework in three areas: mathematics and statistics, economics, and American government. Many students find it useful to take a review course in college algebra, calculus, and statistics the summer before entering the program. 

Additional information on degree requirements and the application process is available from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs website.