MPA/JD Dual Degree
Master
In massachusetts (USA)
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Massachusetts (USA)
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
This expedited dual degree program combines two complementary fields to open up a range of career opportunities in public service.
The Suffolk MPA/JD dual degree is a chance for you to get a top-level legal education while also securing MPA at a highly ranked policy institute. This expedited program allows you to follow one of two academic tracks, so you can choose the order in which you want to complete the MPA and JD courses.
The MPA/JD combines two complementary fields and readies you for a career in law and/or public policy. Previous graduates have gone on to serve as legal counselors in all levels of government, elected and appointed law and policy-makers, and labor-management and alternative dispute negotiators.
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Subjects
- IT Law
- Law
- Public
- MPA
- Ublic Service
- Administration
- Based management
- Information Based Management
- Management
- Financial resources
- Human Resource management
- Public Service Human Resource Management
- Human Resource
Course programme
Students may follow one of two academic tracks, either completing their MPA requirements or their JD requirements first. Below are the MPA requirements for this program. Please contact the Suffolk Law School for more information on the required Law courses.Fall Semester (15 credits)
- P.AD-711 Foundations of Public Service and Administration
- P.AD-712 Information Based Management
- P.AD-713 Managing Financial Resources
- P.AD-716 Public Service Human Resource Management
- P.AD-717 Organizational Change
- P.AD-715 Quantitative Analysis
- P.AD-718 Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World
- P.AD-890 Strategic Management
And two (2) Public Administration electives.
Students with no professional experience are required to take PAD 859 Internship, which will count as one of your two (2) electives.
It is important that dual degree students work with advisors in both academic programs to ensure successful completion of both programs.
Additional information
For part-time students - $1,667
MPA/JD Dual Degree