Department website: https://lbj.utexas.edu/

Programs

Global Policy Studies

Master of Global Policy Studies

National Security

Master of National Security

Public Affairs

Master of Public Affairs

Public Leadership

Master of Public Leadership

Public Policy

Doctor of Philosophy

Dual Degree Programs

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs offers the following dual degree programs in cooperation with other divisions of the University. More information is available from the graduate advisor in each program.

Major(s)	Degree(s)
Advertising/Public affairs	Master of Arts/Master of Public Affairs
Asian studies/Public affairs	Master of Arts/Master of Public Affairs
Asian studies/Global policy studies	Master of Arts/Master of Global Policy Studies
Business administration/Global policy studies	Master of Business Administration/Master of Global Policy Studies
Business administration/Public affairs	Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Affairs
Communication studies/Public affairs	Master of Arts/Master of Public Affairs
Community and regional planning/Public affairs	Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning/Master of Public Affairs
Energy and earth resources/Global policy studies	Master of Arts/Master of Global Policy Studies
Energy and earth resources/Public affairs	Master of Arts/Master of Public Affairs
Engineering/Public affairs	Master of Science in Engineering/Master of Public Affairs
Information studies/Global policy studies	Master of Science in Information Studies/Master of Global Policy Studies
Information studies/Public affairs	Master of Science in Information Studies/Master of Public Affairs
Journalism and media/Global policy studies	Master of Arts/Master of Global Policy Studies
Journalism and media/Public affairs	Master of Arts/Master of Public Affairs
Latin american studies/Global policy studies	Master of Arts/Master of Global Policy Studies
Latin american studies/Public affairs	Master of Arts/Master of Public Affairs
Law/Global policy studies	Doctor of Jurisprudence/Master of Global Policy Studies
Law/National security	JD/MNS
Law/Public affairs	Doctor of Jurisprudence/Master of Public Affairs
Medicine/Public affairs	Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Affairs
Middle eastern studies/Global policy studies	Master of Arts/Master of Global Policy Studies
Middle eastern studies/Public affairs	Master of Arts/Master of Public Affairs
National security/Asian studies	MNS/MA
National security/Business administration	MNS/MBA
National security/Middle Eastern studies	MNS/MA
National security/Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies	MNS/MA
Russian, east european, and eurasian studies/Global policy studies	Master of Arts/Master of Global Policy Studies
Russian, east european, and eurasian studies/Public affairs	Master of Arts/Master of Public Affairs
Social work/Public affairs	Master of Science in Social Work/Master of Public Affairs
Women's and gender studies/Public affairs	Master of Arts/Master of Public Affairs

Requirements and Policy  

Global Policy Studies

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E-mail: lbjadmit@austin.utexas.edu

URL: https://lbj.utexas.edu

National Security

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E-mail: lbjadmit@austin.utexas.edu

URL: https://lbj.utexas.edu

Public Affairs

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E-mail: lbjadmit@austin.utexas.edu

URL: https://lbj.utexas.edu

Public Leadership

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E-mail: lbjadmit@austin.utexas.edu

URL: https://lbj.utexas.edu

Public Policy

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E-mail: lbjadmit@austin.utexas.edu

URL: https://lbj.utexas.edu

Graduate Studies Committees

The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) in the spring 2026 semester.

Global Policy Studies

Larry Andre Joshua W Busby George M DeShazo Jr David J Eaton Raissa Fabregas robles gil James K Galbraith Alan J Kuperman Isabel Laterzo-Tingley

Amy Lee Whitmore Leff Erin Lentz Ji Ma Diego Mejia Romero Alexandra Sukalo Andrew Waxman Catherine Elizabeth Weaver Patrick P Wong

National Security

Joshua W Busby Michael Patrick Dennis Sheena Elise Greitens Alan J Kuperman William H Mcraven

James Paul Pope Jaganath Sankaran Stephen Slick Jeremi Suri

Public Affairs

Gordon B Abner Abigail Rosemary ann Aiken Jacqueline L Angel Elizabeth A Bell Richard Patrick Bixler Joshua W Busby Robert M Chesney Michele Y Deitch George M DeShazo Jr David J Eaton Mary Evans Raissa Fabregas robles gil James K Galbraith Sergio I Garcia Sheena Elise Greitens Peniel E Joseph

Alan J Kuperman Amy Lee Whitmore Leff Erin Lentz Martin Joseph Luby Ji Ma Francie Ostrower Varun Rai Lorinc Redei Jeremi Suri Chi Lan Ta Philip M Treisman Paul Von hippel Andrew Waxman Catherine Elizabeth Weaver Patrick P Wong

Public Leadership

Gordon B Abner Jacqueline L Angel Richard Patrick Bixler Michele Y Deitch David J Eaton Sherri R Greenberg

Martin Joseph Luby Steven Wayne Pedigo James Paul Pope Stephen Slick Jeremi Suri Patrick P Wong

Public Policy

Gordon B Abner Abigail Rosemary ann Aiken Jacqueline L Angel Elizabeth A Bell Richard Patrick Bixler Joshua W Busby Robert M Chesney Michele Y Deitch George M DeShazo Jr David J Eaton Mary Evans Raissa Fabregas robles gil James K Galbraith Sergio I Garcia Sheena Elise Greitens Peniel E Joseph

Alan J Kuperman Amy Lee Whitmore Leff Erin Lentz Martin Joseph Luby Ji Ma Francie Ostrower Varun Rai Lorinc Redei Jeremi Suri Chi Lan Ta Philip M Treisman Paul Von hippel Andrew Waxman Catherine Elizabeth Weaver Patrick P Wong

Facilities

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

The LBJ School Computer Lab is reserved for public affairs students and is available twenty-four hours a day. It provides access to a variety of software useful for completing coursework such as ArcGIS and Stata. Ten dual-boot systems (run both Windows and macOS) are physically available in the lab along with four monitors that can be connected to a personal laptop using a ring of adapters. Additionally, the Computer Lab has 12 Windows systems available for remote connections which enable access to this software from a personal computer while off campus.