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Location

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The University of Texas at Austin
2300 Red River St.
Sid Richardson Hall, Unit 3
Austin, TX 78712-1536

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Through coursework, workshops, internships, and guest lectures, students will learn professional skills and concepts that will prepare them for a successful career. These include:

1. Leadership and ethics

2. Facility at working with diverse populations

3. Communication – writing, public speaking and presenting materials effectively

4. Negotiation skills

5. Decision making with varying levels of evidence

6. Research design and analytical approaches (quantitative and qualitative)

7. Problem solving

8. Managing people/human resources

9. Innovations in new analytic and management technologies

10. Performance measures and contracting

11. Project management

12. Budgeting/financial management/contracting

13. Teamwork and collaboration

14. Foundations of policymaking and history of public policy

15. Campaigning/swaying public opinion

Virtual Information Session

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Courses:

Common Core (6 courses)

• Introductory Empirical Methods

• Applied Microeconomics for Policy Analysis

• Policy Development

• Public Financial Management

• Public Management

• Communications

Flexible Core (2 courses)

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Research practicum carried out by a group of 10 to 15 students under faculty direction for a public policy client

Sample Schedule: 

The internship requirement is waived for MD/MPAff dual degree students. 

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This program is only for third-year Dell Medical School students who are accepted into the the Public Affairs dual degree program. In order to apply for the MD/MPAff dual degree program, students must be in good academic standing at Dell Medical School.  

1. Please navigate to https://lbj.utexas.edu/mpaff-how-to-apply and follow the application instructions listed there.

Orientation

When known, the orientation date will be listed in the DMS MS3 Academic calendar.

Graduation

See the Graduation page for more information.

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