UMBC School of Public Policy

Graduate program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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School of Public Policy
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Type	Public
Established	1974
Director	Susan M. Sterett^[1]
Location	Baltimore , Maryland , United States
Website	http://publicpolicy.umbc.edu/

The Public Policy graduate program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County was created in 1974 under Chancellor Calvin B. T. Lee. Now known as the School of Public Policy, the program offers the master of public policy and PhD. degrees, and has an enrollment of over 130 students.^[2]

History

Six years after the university's establishment, the Policy Sciences Graduate Program was organized as part of the graduate school and began enrollment two years later. The program became the Department of Public Policy in 2003. The following year, the department moved into the newly constructed Public Policy building. In 2014, the department became the School of Public Policy.

Programs

Master of Public Policy
Doctor of Philosophy
Dual degrees in law and public policy with the University of Maryland School of Law, and the University of Baltimore School of Law
Dual degree MPP/MD with the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Articulated agreement for MPA/Ph.D. with the University of Baltimore
Articulated MA/Ph.D. with the Economic Policy Analysis (ECPA) in the Department of Economics, UMBC

Faculty

Faculty and Staff

Specializations

Economics (Ph.D. only)
Education Policy
Emergency Services (Ph.D. only)
Environmental Policy (MPP only)
Evaluation and Analytical Methods
Health Policy
Policy History (Ph.D. only)
Public Management
Urban Policy

References

^ http://publicpolicy.umbc.edu/about-us/ourfaculty/ ^{[dead link]}
^ "Home". publicpolicy.umbc.edu.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Located in: Catonsville, Maryland

Academics

Athletics

Campus

Landmarks	Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall The Commons CERA Erickson Field Giffen Hill Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park Lion Brothers Building Downtown Studios OCA Mocha Building Research Park Retriever Activities Center The Silo South Campus Spring Grove Hospital Center Susquehanna Hall
Transportation	UMBC Transit MTA (Line 77, Line 35) Halethorpe station (MARC) BWI Airport (Amtrak) Baltimore Light RailLink