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The Martin School offers joint and dual degrees with the College of Law (JD/MPA), College of Pharmacy (Pharm.D/MPA),
and the College of Engineering (MPA/BS Engineering). As well, the Martin School's University Scholars
Program offers students from the University
of Kentucky, Georgetown College, and Morehead State University the opportunity to complete their bachelor's and master's
degrees in only five years.
JD/MPA | Pharm.D/MPA | MPA/BS Engineering | University Scholars JD / MPA Program The JD/MPA Program is a dual degree designed to prepare students for the practice of law and to serve in senior level administrative positions. The program, which was founded in 1984, is the only one of its kind offered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The JD/MPA degree program allows a student to earn both degrees in a total time of four years, one year less than if the degrees were earned independently. The dual degree can be valuable for persons seeking careers as city managers, administrators of judicial and quasi-judicial organizations, staff members in governmental agencies, and legislative researchers, among others. Admissions and Curriculum Pharm.D / MPA Program The Pharm.D/MPA Program is a dual degree designed to enable students to obtain both the Master of Public Administration and the Doctor of Pharmacy degrees using a time efficient approach, decreasing the number of credit hours necessary for graduation from 203 to 172. The dual degree is highly desirable for persons seeking careers in state and federal regulatory and administrative agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, managed care organizations, and academics. The dual degree can be valuable for persons seeking careers as city managers, administrators of judicial and quasi-judicial organizations, staff members in governmental agencies, and legislative researchers, among others. Admissions and Curriculum College of Pharmacy Pharm.D./MPA Webpage MPA / BS in Engineering Program The MPA/BS in Engineering Program allows full-time students to complete the requirements for a BS in Engineering and an MPA in five years, one less year than if the degrees were pursued independently. A typical student in this program will enroll in the College of Engineering as a freshman and take required Engineering courses for three years. In the fourth year, the student will begin to take MPA courses. In the fifth year, the student will take only MPA courses. An internship with an administrative agency that engages in engineering activities takes place in the summer following the fifth year of coursework. Admissions and Curriculum University Scholars Program The University Scholars Program offers highly motivated undergraduates at the University of Kentucky, Georgetown College, and Morehead State University the opportunity and the challenge of integrating their undergraduate and graduate courses of study in a single continuous program culminating in both a Baccalaureate degree and a Master of Public Administration or Master of Health Administration. Admissions and Curriculum |
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