MBA/MPP The UVA Darden School of Business and Batten School offer a dual degree program that leads to the completion of the MBA and MPP degrees in three years, instead of the four that would be required if each were taken separately. The MBA/MPP program is particularly demanding, and unless the students is clearly able to see the applicability of both degrees to future career plans, he or she should not assume that the chance to squeeze one year from a normal four-year sequence is in itself a persuasive rationale for this undertaking. Learn more
JD/MPP For leaders who show high promise to act with determination, judgment, and integrity in increasingly responsible positions in sectors that influence public policy, the JD/MPP program allows students to earn both degrees in four, rather than five years. Educated at both the Batten School and UVA’s School of Law, the lawyer and public policy leader will take uncommon analytical skills and practical knowledge into every sector, from government to business and industry to the nonprofit sector. The JD/MPP program is particularly demanding, and unless a student is clearly able to see the applicability of both degrees to future career plans, he or she should not assume that the chance to squeeze one year from a normal five-year sequence is in itself a persuasive rationale for this undertaking. Learn more
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