The James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration (the Martin School) is the graduate school of Public Affairs at the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state ...

. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the Martin School prepares students for leadership in public service. The Martin School offers undergraduate degrees in

public policy Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs. Public p ...

and graduate degrees in

public administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit est ...

and public policy.

History

The Martin School is named for James W. Martin, public servant and distinguished scholar of government finance and economics. Originally named the James W. Martin Center, the school admitted its first class in 1976. The name was changed to the James W. Martin School of Public Administration in 1984. In 1985, the school was designated a "Center of Excellence" by the University of Kentucky. The name was officially changed in 1994 to the James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration to better reflect the scope of the school's academic and public service pursuits.

Academics

The Martin School offers multiple degree programs and allows graduate students to tailor their experience by selecting an area of concentration, completing a 400-hour internship or practicum, and presenting a self-directed capstone project. Traditional Master's programs are two-year degrees and may be completed on a full or part-time basis. Beginning in the summer of 2013, one-year intensive MPA/MPP programs will also be offered. The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration accredits the Master's of Public Administration. In 2019, the Martin School announced it would begin offering an undergraduate degree in public policy beginning with a cohort in the fall of 2020. This would later be expanded in the fall of 2021 where the Martin School began offering a minor in public policy to undergraduate students attending the University of Kentucky.

Graduate degree programs

* MPA - Master of Public Administration * MPP -

Master of Public Policy The Master of Public Policy (MPP), is one of several public policy degrees. An MPP is a master's-level professional degree that provides training in policy analysis and program evaluation at public policy schools. The MPP program places a focu ...

* MPFM - Master of Public Financial Management * PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration

Graduate certificate programs

* Global Health * Transportation * Environmental Systems * Public Financial Management * Nonprofit Management

Concentrations

There currently are ten areas of concentration available to students. These are: *

Economic Development In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and ...

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

Policy * Environmental Policy * Gerontology * Health Policy * International Policy and Management *

Non-Profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

Management *

Policy Analysis Policy analysis is a technique used in the public administration sub-field of political science to enable civil servants, nonprofit organizations, and others to examine and evaluate the available options to implement the goals of laws and elected ...

Transportation Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, ...

Systems Management

Dual and joint degree programs

The Martin School offers dual and joint degrees with the College of Law (JD/MPA), College of Pharmacy (Pharm.D/MPA) and the College of Engineering (MPA/BS Engineering). The Pharm.D/MPA dual degree is the only program of its kind offered in the United States.

Accelerated degree program

The University Scholars Program allows students from the University of Kentucky,

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and

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to complete their bachelor's and master's degrees in five years.

Undergraduate degree programs

* BA - Public Policy * Minor - Public Policy

References

External links

*
U.S. News Guide to Public Affairs Programs

UK Center for Nonprofit Leadership

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
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