Master of Global Policy Studies and Master of Public Health

The LBJ School and the School of Public Health offer a dual degree program leading to the MGPS degree and the Master of Public Health (MPH). The program combines advanced studies of globalization with a focus on the issues, organizations and skills needed to make meaningful contributions in the emerging field of international health. There is an increased need in both the public and private sectors for specialists with that combination of backgrounds.
The School of Public Health is part of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and has regional campuses in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Brownsville and San Antonio. It is anticipated that the vast majority of Public Health students who opt for the dual degree will be from the Austin campus and that the majority of LBJ students who opt for the degree will take their courses at the Austin Regional Campus. The program will be structured so that students can earn both degrees simultaneously in approximately three academic years. The MGPS degree would be awarded when the required course work in both areas including the thesis is completed. The MPH degree would be awarded when the School of Public Health degree requirements have been completed.