Juris Doctor and Public Administration Double-Degree (JD + MPA)
We’ve partnered with the Faculty of Law to offer our JD+MPA program. You’ll study law and public administration while you work on your thesis. You’ll also get hands-on experience through our public administration work terms. You'll graduate a public administration specialist who’s certified to practice law in all provinces except Quebec.
| Expected length | Project and/or thesis | Course-based |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years | Yes | No |
Quick facts
- Program options:
- Master's
- Study options:
- Full-time study
- Program delivery:
- On-campus
- Dynamic learning:
- Other: Mandatory co-op (MPA)
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Astrid Brousselle
Director and Professor Evaluation approaches and methods, Planetary Health, theory-based evaluation, ecological transition, public health, health system analysis, collaborative/participative/community based approaches, qualitative methods
David Castle
Professor Science, technology and innovation policy , Open science and research data
Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe (she/her)
Assistant Professor Environmental justice, Public engagement, Critical policy studies, Climate emergencies, States of emergency, Interpretive research and arts-based methods, Community development, Indigenous community engagement and governance
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly (he/his)
Professor & Jean Monnet Chair Border studies: border disputes, border security, border management, management of cross border regions; European Union: regional and urban policies, immigration and border security policies; Canada - United States border policies
Evert Lindquist
Professor Public sector and public service reform, Designing and implementing policy interventions, Digital and collaborative governance, Horizontal governance and administration to support policy interventions, Organizing for policy and administrative innovation, Role and influence of think tanks in policy networks, Competing values in public sector leadership and reform
Heather Castleden
Professor, Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health Transformative governance; Planetary health; Decolonizing energy; Decolonizing the academy; Climate justice; Social justice; Environmental racism; Health equity; Indigenous-settler relations; Research ethics, relationality, and accountability; Community-based participatory research
Helga Hallgrímsdóttir
Dean of Faculty of Human and Social Development, and Professor
J. Barton (Bart) Cunningham
Professor Human resource issues, Leadership, Organizational behaviour and change, Insight problem solving, Stress and mental health, Action learning and research
Jason Hicks
Assistant Professor Occupational Regulation, Public Policy, Labour Economics, Economic History
Katya Rhodes
Assistant Professor Multi-attribute climate policy analysis, Political economy of climate policy, Pro-environmental behaviour, Survey-based methods, Energy-economy modelling, Comparative climate policy
Robert Lapper, QC
Lam Chair in Law and Public Policy Justice system policy and reform, Access to Justice, Indigenous law and legal issues, Technology and design in law and policy
Tamara Krawchenko
Assistant Professor Comparative public policy; regional development; urban development; rural development; the governance of land use; just transitions and decarbonising economies.
Walter Lepore
Assistant Professor Organizational analysis and design, Organizational performance assessment, Program and policy monitoring and evaluation, Strategic planning, Transparency, accountability, corruption and conflict of interests in the public sector, Public sector reforms, Mixed methods research, Experimental research designs, Community-based participatory research, Capacity development in participatory research, Community-university research partnerships, Community development
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