122:
330:
The certificate programs are ideal for students seeking careers related to key domestic and international issues such as health policy, criminal justice, education, energy, environmental studies, finance, transportation, and poverty. It also prepares students to be engaged citizens, ready to use
326:
The undergraduate certificate in health policy focuses students on learning the core actors and issues facing the U.S. health care and public health systems. Students learn key methodologic approaches to generating and evaluating policy evidence in health. Many students interested in pursuing
322:
The undergraduate certificate in public policy allows undergraduate students at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison to apply a policy perspective to their major course of study. Students build a strong foundation for careers in government, nonprofit organizations, or the private sector.
532:
512:
157:
and international public affairs, joint graduate degrees with other departments, and undergraduate certificates in public policy and health policy. The La
Follette School is housed in the Observatory Hill Office Building and Sterling Hall.
562:
552:
567:
547:
517:
858:
487:
1080:
239:. Both are designed as two-year professional programs, with a capstone research project for real-world clients during the final semester. Students select one or more focus fields, such as
527:
1105:
999:
994:
1246:
643:
445:
380:
1179:
537:
285:
1285:
502:
497:
393:
542:
989:
941:
438:
658:
507:
196:
The
Institute was upgraded to a School in 1999, and offers a relatively small class size from a competitive international admissions process.
598:
1295:
1075:
853:
678:
653:
431:
281:
Urban
Planning and Public Affairs, with the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture (MS in urban and regional planning and MPA)
352:, a field covering sociological elements in public affairs to federal social programs, planning, and implementation, along with the
827:
787:
771:
749:
1169:
1030:
908:
766:
744:
588:
1100:
683:
673:
663:
832:
454:
314:
students at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison to complete their first year of graduate study during their senior year.
146:
103:
1115:
618:
522:
271:
345:
ranked the Robert M. La
Follette School of Public Affairs #12 in the nation among graduate schools of public affairs.
777:
1065:
295:
Energy
Analysis and Public Policy, with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (MPA with a certificate in
883:
1300:
1290:
1210:
1040:
1035:
952:
628:
327:
graduate training in health professional fields or public health find the certificate program very relevant.
1045:
812:
698:
633:
623:
492:
1216:
1070:
341:
1110:
782:
760:
738:
1184:
260:
193:
174:
department, making it one of the longest established institutions by type for the specific study of
1020:
593:
154:
166:
The school was founded in 1967 as the Center for the Study of Public Policy and
Administration by
1189:
1055:
868:
718:
703:
20:
958:
898:
755:
688:
668:
353:
878:
863:
797:
186:
179:
1025:
965:
792:
708:
613:
190:
142:
8:
1154:
1134:
1015:
236:
1060:
934:
583:
469:
357:
150:
80:
348:
The school is recognized as one of the top-three leaders in the study of cultural and
1144:
927:
728:
248:
220:
171:
35:
903:
423:
1194:
1090:
608:
296:
216:
139:
266:
Students may enroll in joint degree programs with other university departments:
1174:
893:
713:
693:
240:
232:
224:
167:
1279:
1261:
1248:
1164:
1050:
873:
349:
311:
289:
252:
244:
175:
92:
1139:
947:
848:
822:
817:
807:
648:
638:
303:
275:
121:
1159:
802:
603:
1149:
228:
183:
86:
888:
418:
113:
1085:
256:
178:. In 1983 it was separated from the department by an act of the
1095:
182:, which established an Institute of Public Affairs named for
19:"La Follette School" redirects here. Not to be confused with
204:
Two graduate degrees are offered by the La
Follette School:
971:
16:
Public policy school of the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
453:
394:"Top Public Affairs Schools Social Policy Rankings"
1286:Public administration schools in the United States
1277:
381:University of Wisconsin--Madison: Public Affairs
331:their talents to improve the world around them.
306:Training Program (Ph.D. in neuroscience and MPA)
132:Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
27:Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
439:
317:
215:The MPA is based around a core curriculum of
211:Master of International Public Affairs (MIPA)
170:, the first woman to chair the university's
446:
432:
284:Public Health and Public Policy, with the
302:Neuroscience and Public Policy, with the
1278:
1031:Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
909:Wisconsin School (diplomatic history)
427:
1101:Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
674:Space Science and Engineering Center
419:La Follette School of Public Affairs
396:. U.S. News & World Report. 2012
286:School of Medicine and Public Health
199:
13:
1116:Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
231:. The MIPA has a greater focus on
14:
1312:
518:Journalism and Mass Communication
412:
1066:Morgridge Institute for Research
270:Law and Public Policy, with the
120:
1296:University of Wisconsin–Madison
884:Teaching Assistants Association
533:Library and Information Studies
456:University of Wisconsin–Madison
217:policy analysis and development
147:University of Wisconsin–Madison
104:University of Wisconsin–Madison
1211:University of Wisconsin System
1041:History of Cartography Project
1036:Helically Symmetric Experiment
488:Agricultural and Life Sciences
386:
370:
334:
310:An accelerated program allows
208:Master of Public Affairs (MPA)
1:
383:. Accessed December 10, 2013.
363:
1046:IceCube Neutrino Observatory
813:University Ridge Golf Course
699:Synchrotron Radiation Center
624:DeLuca Biochemistry Building
7:
1071:Pegasus Toroidal Experiment
10:
1317:
1180:Undergraduate Projects Lab
1111:Wisconsin Energy Institute
538:Medicine and Public Health
318:Undergraduate Certificates
161:
18:
1227:
1203:
1124:
1076:UW Hospital & Clinics
1008:
990:Alumni, faculty and staff
980:
917:
841:
727:
644:Lakeshore Nature Preserve
576:
478:
463:
261:international development
194:Robert M. La Follette Sr.
119:
109:
99:
75:
67:
57:
49:
41:
31:
1081:University Research Park
594:Allen Centennial Gardens
134:, commonly known as the
1262:43.076222°N 89.407639°W
1190:Wisconsin Film Festival
1056:Madison Symmetric Torus
869:Single-grain experiment
719:Wisconsin Union Theater
114:www.lafollette.wisc.edu
21:La Follette High School
959:The Wisconsin Engineer
899:Wisconsin Idea Theatre
669:Pine Bluff Observatory
354:University of Michigan
1301:Robert M. La Follette
1291:Public policy schools
1267:43.076222; -89.407639
1021:Carbone Cancer Center
879:Sterling Hall bombing
864:Sifting and winnowing
513:International Studies
180:Wisconsin Legislature
1026:Center for Limnology
966:Wisconsin Law Review
942:Scandinavian Studies
854:Experimental College
709:Washburn Observatory
614:Chazen Museum of Art
143:public policy school
1258: /
1155:Iron Shield Society
1135:Fundamentally Sound
568:Veterinary Medicine
528:Letters and Science
237:international trade
28:
1220:(1979 documentary)
1061:McArdle Laboratory
935:The Daily Cardinal
471:Madison, Wisconsin
358:Harvard University
136:La Follette School
26:
1241:
1240:
928:The Badger Herald
828:Paul Bunyan's Axe
249:public management
221:public management
172:political science
128:
127:
53:Susan Webb Yackee
1308:
1273:
1272:
1270:
1269:
1268:
1263:
1259:
1256:
1255:
1254:
1251:
983:
904:Wisconsin school
859:Past Chancellors
833:Heartland Trophy
731:
589:Agriculture Hall
472:
457:
448:
441:
434:
425:
424:
406:
405:
403:
401:
390:
384:
374:
200:Program of study
151:master's degrees
124:
29:
25:
1316:
1315:
1311:
1310:
1309:
1307:
1306:
1305:
1276:
1275:
1266:
1264:
1260:
1257:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1237:
1223:
1217:The War at Home
1199:
1195:Wisconsin Union
1120:
1091:WIYN Consortium
1004:
981:
976:
919:
913:
837:
729:
723:
634:Heating Station
609:Chamberlin Hall
584:Abraham's Woods
572:
480:
474:
470:
459:
455:
452:
415:
410:
409:
399:
397:
392:
391:
387:
375:
371:
366:
337:
320:
297:energy analysis
202:
164:
95:
89:
83:
60:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1314:
1304:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1239:
1238:
1236:
1235:
1228:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1213:
1207:
1205:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1175:On, Wisconsin!
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1002:
997:
992:
986:
984:
978:
977:
975:
974:
969:
962:
955:
950:
945:
938:
931:
923:
921:
915:
914:
912:
911:
906:
901:
896:
894:Wisconsin Idea
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
845:
843:
839:
838:
836:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
769:
763:
758:
753:
747:
741:
735:
733:
725:
724:
722:
721:
716:
714:Weinert Center
711:
706:
701:
696:
694:Stock Pavilion
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
659:Memorial Union
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
629:Geology Museum
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
580:
578:
574:
573:
571:
570:
565:
560:
558:Public Affairs
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
484:
482:
476:
475:
464:
461:
460:
451:
450:
443:
436:
428:
422:
421:
414:
413:External links
411:
408:
407:
385:
368:
367:
365:
362:
336:
333:
319:
316:
308:
307:
300:
293:
282:
279:
241:public finance
233:macroeconomics
225:microeconomics
213:
212:
209:
201:
198:
168:Clara Penniman
163:
160:
155:public affairs
138:, is a public
126:
125:
117:
116:
111:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
91:
85:
79:
77:
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
61:
59:Academic staff
58:
55:
54:
51:
47:
46:
43:
39:
38:
33:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1313:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1283:
1281:
1274:
1271:
1233:
1230:
1229:
1226:
1219:
1218:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1208:
1206:
1202:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1170:Marching Band
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1123:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1051:Law in Action
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
987:
985:
979:
973:
970:
968:
967:
963:
961:
960:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
943:
939:
937:
936:
932:
930:
929:
925:
924:
922:
916:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
874:Slab of Bacon
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
846:
844:
840:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
773:
770:
768:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
751:
748:
746:
742:
740:
737:
736:
734:
732:
726:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
581:
579:
575:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
508:Human Ecology
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
485:
483:
477:
473:
467:
462:
458:
449:
444:
442:
437:
435:
430:
429:
426:
420:
417:
416:
395:
389:
382:
378:
373:
369:
361:
359:
355:
351:
350:social policy
346:
344:
343:
332:
328:
324:
315:
313:
312:undergraduate
305:
301:
298:
294:
291:
290:Public Health
287:
283:
280:
277:
273:
269:
268:
267:
264:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
245:health policy
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
210:
207:
206:
205:
197:
195:
192:
188:
185:
181:
177:
176:public policy
173:
169:
159:
156:
152:
148:
144:
141:
137:
133:
123:
118:
115:
112:
108:
105:
102:
98:
94:
93:United States
88:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
56:
52:
48:
44:
40:
37:
34:
30:
22:
1253:89°24′27.5″W
1250:43°04′34.4″N
1243:
1231:
1215:
1140:Grateful Red
1125:Student life
964:
957:
948:Tandem Press
940:
933:
926:
920:publications
849:Camp Randall
823:Grateful Red
818:Bucky Badger
808:LaBahn Arena
793:Camp Randall
778:Men's soccer
765:Ice hockey (
743:Basketball (
689:State Street
684:Science Hall
654:Law Building
649:Lathrop Hall
639:Lake Mendota
557:
465:
398:. Retrieved
388:
376:
372:
347:
340:
338:
329:
325:
321:
309:
304:Neuroscience
265:
214:
203:
191:U.S. senator
165:
149:. It offers
135:
131:
129:
1265: /
1160:Jump Around
803:Kohl Center
798:Field House
704:Union South
604:Bascom Hill
563:Social Work
503:Engineering
481:and schools
335:Recognition
288:(Master of
259:policy, or
45:1967 (1999)
42:Established
1280:Categories
1165:MadHatters
1150:Humorology
788:Volleyball
664:North Hall
619:Dairy Barn
466:Located in
364:References
339:For 2014,
299:and policy
272:Law School
229:statistics
1131:Forensics
1000:Athletics
995:Academics
918:Media and
730:Athletics
599:Arboretum
498:Education
400:March 31,
377:U.S. News
342:U.S. News
184:Wisconsin
87:Wisconsin
1009:Research
953:UW Press
783:Softball
761:Football
739:Baseball
553:Pharmacy
493:Business
479:Colleges
292:and MPA)
278:and MPA)
187:governor
140:graduate
76:Location
68:Students
50:Director
1232:Founded
1204:Related
1185:Varsity
1145:Hoofers
1106:WISCAPE
1086:Viaspan
1016:Biotron
842:History
679:Red Gym
548:Nursing
257:poverty
162:History
145:at the
110:Website
81:Madison
1234:: 1848
1096:WiCell
982:People
577:Campus
253:social
227:, and
100:Campus
36:Public
772:Women
543:Music
972:WSUM
756:Crew
402:2014
356:and
255:and
235:and
189:and
130:The
32:Type
889:WHA
767:Men
523:Law
153:in
71:110
1282::
468::
379:,
360:.
276:JD
263:.
251:,
247:,
243:,
223:,
219:,
90:,
84:,
63:22
774:)
752:)
750:W
745:M
447:e
440:t
433:v
404:.
274:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
