BA-MPA and BA-MUP with College of Arts and Science
Deep passions don’t tend to be patient. Yes, you know a four-year liberal arts education makes an excellent foundation for a job in public service. But, you also know a master’s degree can give you the professional skills and tools you’ll need to build a career with impact. Together, it’s long road. But it doesn’t have to be. Set your desire to make the world a better place into motion with a BA-MPA or BA-MUP offered by NYU Wagner in partnership with the NYU College of Arts and Science (CAS).
CAS students who are least three semesters (one for transfer students) into their undergraduate degree can apply for dual degree program. Interested? Submit the Pre-Application to the College of Arts and Science for consideration.
Advising
Brendan Sullivan, Associate Director of Juniors and Inter-School Programs, CAS
Curriculum
As part of the BA-MPA and BA-MUP tracks, you can complete up to 21 credits toward the graduate degree as an undergraduate student. This can include the undergraduate course equivalents below:
| NYU Wagner Core Course | Undergraduate Course Equivalents |
|---|---|
| CORE-GP 1011 Statistical Methods | BIOL-UA 42 Biostatistics CORE-UA 105, Quantitative Reasoning: Statistics ECON-UA 18, Statistics ENVST-UA 310, Environmental Quantitative Methods POL-UA 800, Quantitative Methods in Political Science POL-UA 850, Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science PSYCH-UA 10, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences SOC-UA 302, Statistics for Social Research UGPH-GU 20, Biostatistics for Public Health UPADM-GP 111, Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy |
| CORE-GP 1018 Microeconomics | ECON-UA 2, Introduction to Microeconomics; or ECI-UF 2, Principles of Microeconomics or ECON-UA 10, Intermediate Microeconomics |
| CORE-GP 1020 Management and Leadership | UPADM-GP 103, Introduction to Managing Public Service Organizations* |
| CORE-GP 1021 Financial Management | No undergraduate course equivalent |
| CORE-GP 1022 Introduction to Public Policy** | POL-UA 300, Power and Politics in America POL-UA 306, Public Policy POL-UA 354, Politics of Administrative Law SCA-UA 232, Law and Urban Problems UPADM-GP 101, Politics of Public Policy* |
* UPADM-GP 101, 111, & 103 are NYU Wagner undergraduate courses.
**Not accepted for MUP degree
For more information about the curriculum, please see our Advising and Policies page.
Deferral
Wagner graduate students come from a variety of professional backgrounds - many have several years of substantial experience in public service before starting a Wagner graduate degree. We believe that this real-world experience strongly enriches the Wagner education in and outside the classroom. As a result, our graduate admissions team may accept you into the MPA or MUP program with the requirement that you defer 1 year to gain full-time professional experience in a public service field.
You may also choose to defer your enrollment for up to 2 years in order to gain additional experience.