The Master of Public Affairs (M.P.Aff.), one of several public affairs degrees, historically has been a master level professional degree offered in public policy school

Public policy school

Public policy schools teach students policy analysis, policy studies, public policy, political economy, urban planning, public administration, public affairs, and public management.Public policy schools offer a wide range of public policy degrees...

s that provides training in public policy

Public policy

Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...

 and the operation of government. Courses required for this degree educate students in public and non-profit management, policy analysis, and applied technology. The degree is commonly applied to international and domestic policy careers. Many Master of Public Affairs degrees are similar to the Master of Public Policy

Master of Public Policy

The Master of Public Policy , one of several public policy degrees, is a master's level professional degree that provides training in policy analysis and program evaluation at public policy schools. The MPP program places a focus on the systematic analysis of issues related to public policy and the...

 degree, whereas other fall closer to the Master of Public Administration

Master of Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The MPA program prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in nongovernmental organization and...

 degree.

External links

• Masters of Public Affairs and Practical Politics, University of San Francisco
• School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington
• Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
• LUISS School of Government Rome, Italy
• Hertie School of Governance Berlin, Germany
• Global Public Policy Network, a partnership on formation in Master of Public Affairs, with Columbia University
  Columbia University
  Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
  
  , New York, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
  Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
  The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is a school of the National University of Singapore . It was established in 1992 as the Master of Public Policy Programme under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of National University of Singapore in collaboration with the Kennedy School of Government...
  
  , National University of Singapore
  National University of Singapore
  The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
  
   (LKY) and Sciences Po, Paris, University of the Philippines Los Banos.