Master of Arts, Policy Studies

Beginning in the fall 2013 semester, Delaware Valley College will offer you an opportunity to earn a master’s degree in policy studies. This new degree program will:

• Prepare you to take leadership roles in developing policies to solve questions surrounding agriculture, food, sustainability, and development
• Take a holistic approach to understanding contemporary issues and the conditions surrounding them
• Recognize that the pressing problems of today know no disciplinary boundaries
• Address and seek out solutions to the pressing problems of our communities

Choose from one of three specializations:

• Food and Agriculture
• Sustainability and Environment
• Community and International Development

Our faculty will blend their knowledge and experiences to provide a rigorous transdisciplinary academic program with ties to policy-making institutions. This program will prepare you to fulfill a role in society as an informed, culturally competent professional within a government organization, development, engineering or architectural firm, or energy company.

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