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Public Policy and Public Administration Website ( for Additional Doctoral Program Information PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC systems (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/public- policy-administration/enrp-ma-gc-gis/) ADMINISTRATION • Dual Master of Public Administration and Graduate Certificate in budget and public finance (http:// Through its Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/public-policy-administration/ Administration, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences mpa-budget-public-finance/) offers master of public policy, master of public administration, and doctor of philosophy in the field of public policy and • Dual Master of Public Administration and Graduate administration degree programs. The master’s programs Certificate in homeland security emergency preparedness provide academic preparation toward professional careers and response (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/public- in government, business, and the nonprofit sector. The PhD policy-administration/mpa-homeland-security-emergency- program is designed to help students master subjects in preparedness-and-response/) multiple academic disciplines, including politics, economics, • Dual Master of Public Administration and Graduate and quantitative and qualitative methods in policy research. In Certificate in nonprofit management (http:// addition, a graduate certificate in nonprofit management bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/public-policy-administration/ provides an overview of central concepts in managing dual-mpa-and-nonprofit-management-gc/) nonprofit organizations. • Dual Master of Public Policy and Graduate Certificate in budget and public finance (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts- The Environmental Resource Policy (ENRP) program sciences/public-policy-administration/dual-mpp-gc-budget- within the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public public-finance/) Administration offers a multidisciplinary approach to • Dual Master of Public Policy and Graduate Certificate in environmental and sustainability studies. The master of data science (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/public- arts degree prepares students to enter environmental policy-administration/dual-mpp-and-data-science-gc/) policy careers in government, nonprofit organizations, the private sector, and environmental advocacy. In addition • Dual Master of Public Policy and Graduate Certificate to the MA degree program, ENRP offers two graduate in nonprofit management (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts- certificate programs. The graduate certificate in environmental sciences/public-policy-administration/dual-mpp-nonprofit- resource policy provides an alternative to the MA for working management/) professionals who may not have the need for or the time • Joint Master of Public Policy and Doctor of Philosophy in to commit to the full master's; however, once completed, the field of political science (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts- the credits earned toward the certificate may be applied to sciences/public-policy-administration/dual-mpp-and-phd- the master's degree requirements. The graduate certificate political-science/) in the contexts of environmental policy is designed to help • Joint Master of Public Administration and Juris Doctor support the professional development of current and future (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/public-policy- leaders of the National Park Service who are responsible for administration/dual-mpa-and-jd/) the preservation and protection of public lands and cultural • Joint Master of Public Policy and Juris Doctor (http:// heritage. bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/public-policy-administration/ dual-mpp-and-jd/) Visit the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration website (https://tspppa.gwu.edu/) for additional Doctoral program information. • Doctor of Philosophy in the field of public policy and GRADUATE administration (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/ public-policy-administration/phd/) Master's programs • Master of Arts in the field of environmental resource policy CERTIFICATE (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/public-policy- Graduate certificate programs administration/enrp-ma/) • Budget and public finance (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts- • Master of Public Administration (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/ sciences/public-policy-administration/certificate-budget- arts-sciences/public-policy-administration/mpa/) public-finance/) • Master of Public Policy (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts- • Contexts of environmental policy (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/ sciences/public-policy-administration/mpp/) arts-sciences/public-policy-administration/certificate- Combined programs contexts-environmental-policy/) • Environmental resource policy (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/ • Dual Master of Arts in the field of environmental resource arts-sciences/public-policy-administration/certificate- policy and Graduate Certificate in geographical information environmental-resource-policy/) 1 Public Policy and Public Administration • Nonprofit management (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/arts- PPPA 2117. Executive Branch Politics. 3 Credits. sciences/public-policy-administration/certificate-nonprofit- Contemporary concepts and issues in public administration management/) and management. Major trends and approaches to governmental administration in the U.S., including the FACULTY changing federal role, roles of the public sector in relation to the private sector, and managing public agencies at all levels. Professors: W. Adams, B. Barnow, S. Cellini, D. Conger Same as PSC 2217. (Associate Director), J. Cordes, J. Brinkerhoff, K. Newcomer, S. Pandey, M. Tschirhart (Director), M. Worth PPPA 2701. Sustainability and Environmental Policy. 3 Credits. Associate Professors: L. Brainard, L. Brooks, C. Carrigan, J.M. A survey of the intersection of the principles of sustainability Johnson, J. Kasle, P. Linquiti, E. Rigby and the set of public policies that affect environmental management in the United States. Consideration of the idea Assistant Professors: A. Nathan, E. Strader, L. Yang, N. 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