Overview
The Public Policy offered by The University of Texas at Arlington is organized around select public policy issues that focus on the economic/community development, environmental or healthcare challenges in the urban milieu.
The degree places heavy emphasis on empirical methods essential in the public policy analysis. The program is organized around select public policy issues that focus on the economic/community development, environmental or healthcare challenges in the urban milieu. Students also have the option of designing an emphasis in an area of their own design, with the approval of the program director.
Career
- Development, implementation and evaluation of public policies
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Urban Society
- the Urban Economy
- Local Politics in the Intergovernmental Setting
- Public Policy Formation and Analysis
- Urban Public Finance
- Required Research and Analysis Courses
- Urban Research and Analysis
- Intermediate Data Analysis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Public Administration Public Policy View 644 other Masters in Public Policy in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants who meet all the following requirements will be considered for unconditional admission: a preferred minimum Writing GRE score of 4.0
- Minimum Undergraduate GPA of 3.0
- A preferred minimum Verbal GRE score of 450 (Revised GRE Test: 150), and preferred minimum Quantitative GRE of 450 (Revised GRE Test: 141), and a preferred minimum combined Verbal and Quantitative score of 1,000 (Revised Test Combined 291)
- Outstanding letters of recommendation
- Strong, well-written personal essay
Tuition Fee
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International
20620 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20620 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
20620 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20620 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
10828 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10828 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Texas City
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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