Academics
WHICH DEGREE PROGRAM IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
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Undergraduate Degree Programs
| Degree | Description | Contact | Locations | Credit Hours |
| Environmental Policy and Planning | This degree is designed to provide an interdisciplinary framework to view complex environmental problems and develop enduring solutions. Students will gain knowledge and skills needed to function as policymakers, planners and more. | Dr. Steve Hankey hankey@vt.edu | Blacksburg | 120 |
| Smart and Sustainable Cities | This degree is designed to teach the dynamics of urban change across time, space, and place. It focuses on sustainable urban development, smart technology and urban analytics, ultimately to enable students to create solutions for the cities of the future. | Dr. Steve Hankey hankey@vt.edu | Blacksburg | 120 |
Graduate Degree Programs
| Degree | Description | Contact | Locations | Credit Hours |
| Master in Public Administration | This degree is designed to prepare students to lead and manage in public service through classroom and applied learning in quantitative methods, management, and policy analysis. | Dr. Sharon Mastracci smastracci@vt.edu | Arlington Blacksburg Richmond Online |
39 |
| Master in Urban & Regional Planning | This degree prepares students to be professional planners who can address the economic, environmental and social consequences of growth and change, and to be leaders who foster a more just and sustainable world. | Dr. Todd Schenk tschenk@vt.edu |
Arlington Blacksburg |
48 |
| Master in Public & International Affairs | This degree prepares professionals to reach next-level engagement with national and international actors and understand the impacts and evolving challenges of globalization. The regional politics of the Middle East, post-Soviet Eurasia, and Latin America are analyzed in particular. | Dr. Ariel Ahram, ahram@vt.edu | Arlington Blacksburg |
36 |
| Ph.D. in Planning, Governance, & Globalization | This degree prepares the next generation of leaders and scholars with truly global perspectives on government, corporate and non-profit sectors. The degree contains two different concentration tracks: (1) Governance & Globalization (GG) offered through the Government and International Affairs Program and (2) Urban & Environmental Design & Planning (UEDP) offered through the Urban Affairs and Planning Program. |
PGG-GG PGG-UEDP |
Arlington Blacksburg |
90 |
| Ph.D. in Public Administration & Public Affairs | This degree program equips students with the intellectual foundation and analytical skills to undertake research addressing cutting edge public administration and policy questions. | Dr. Stephanie Smith slsmith1@vt.edu |
Arlington Blacksburg |
90 |