The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at

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houses the

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& Criminology,

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and Public Management & Policy departments. Georgia State University is the largest university in the state of

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. The Andrew Young School enrolls more than 2,100 students each semester. Community internships and job opportunities are a major draw for enrollment, with the school being within walking distance of one of the nation’s largest concentrations of local, state and federal governments and also close to several nonprofit headquarters, such as Care USA and Habitat for Humanity.

History and Culture

The beginnings of the Andrew Young School were in the establishment of a Master of Governmental Administration degree in 1972. This would later evolve into a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) which was offered originally though the Institute of Governmental Administration. After shuffling around throughout the decades, the Georgia State Policy School was established in 1996. Three years later in 1999, The Policy School was renamed the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. The name pays respects to

Andrew Young Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian L ...

, a civil rights leader from

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who served as

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Ambassador from 1977–79, as mayor of Atlanta from 1982–90, and was instrumental in bringing the Olympics to the city in 1996. His leadership and Georgia State University's status as one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation allow Andrew Young School's programs to be inclusive and make a global impact. Roughly one-fifth of graduate students come from developing countries, 59 percent of students are women and nearly one-half are African Americans.

Rankings

'' U.S. News & World Report''s 2020 Best Graduate Schools Public Affairs list ranks the Andrew Young School No. 21 overall: No. 7 in Local Government Management, No. 8 in Public Finance & Budgeting, No. 8 in Urban Policy, No. 9 in Nonprofit Management, No. 19 in Public Management & Leadership, and No. 22 in Public Policy Analysis. Criminology ranks No. 22, Economics ranks No. 59, and the School of Social Work ranks No. 59.

Departments

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies includes five academic departments: *The Department of

& Criminology * The Department of

* The Department of

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and

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* The School of Social Work *The

Institute

Degree Programs

A major pillar of the philosophy of the Andrew Young School is the belief that economics, public administration and social policy should not be separated. The result is an approach to policy studies that is multidisciplinary, evident in the numerous interdisciplinary degrees offered and partnerships in research with other departments throughout Georgia State University. Notably, a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics was established in Fall of 2017, based on a deep historical connection of the disciplines and using analytically rigorous tools to prepare students for careers in law, economics, and business. The Andrew Young School also offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Economics is offered in partnership with the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, and various other interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

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(B.A.) in

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(B.S.) in

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(B.B.A.) in Economics * Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.) in Philosophy,

Politics Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that stud ...

, and

(B.S.) in

(B.A.) in

International Economics International economics is concerned with the effects upon economic activity from international differences in productive resources and consumer preferences and the international institutions that affect them. It seeks to explain the patterns and ...

Modern Languages A modern language is any human language that is currently in use. The term is used in language education to distinguish between languages which are used for day-to-day communication (such as French and German) and dead classical languages such ...

* Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.) in

Social Entrepreneurship Social entrepreneurship is an approach by individuals, groups, start-up companies or entrepreneurs, in which they develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues. This concept may be applied to a wide range of ...

(B.S.) in

Public Policy Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs. Public p ...

(B.A.) in Social Work

Graduate Degree Programs

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(M.A.) in

- Public Policy Track * Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) * Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) / Juris Doctor (J.D.) *

Master of Public Policy The Master of Public Policy (MPP), is one of several public policy degrees. An MPP 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 focu ...

(M.P.P.) in Policy Studies *

Master of Social Work The Master of Social Work (MSW) is a master's degree in the field of social work. It is a professional degree with specializations compared to Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). MSW promotes macro-, mezzo- and micro-aspects of professional social work ...

(M.S.W.) in Social Work *

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast t ...

(M.S.) in

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(M.I.S.) i
Criminal Justice Administration
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(M.I.S.) in

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Masters International Program

Doctoral Degree Programs

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(Ph.D.) in

and Criminology *

(Ph.D.) in

with the Georgia Institute of Technology *

(Ph.D.) in

Graduate Certificate programs

* Nonprofit Management * Planning and Economic Development

Research Centers and Programs

The Andrew Young School has an international presence in its research efforts with more than 135 faculty having worked in more than 70 countries worldwide. This translates to more than 230 scholarly papers, journal articles, chapters and books published annually and more than $26 million in active sponsored grants in the 2019 fiscal year. The school runs ten research centers and conducts numerous research collaborations within

, born of the Andrew Young School's interdisciplinary approach to research and education.

Research Centers

* Public Finance Research Group **Center for State and Local Finance **Fiscal Research Center **International Center for Public Policy * Evidence-based Cybersecurity Research Center * Experimental Economics Center (ExCEN) * Georgia Health Policy Center * Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange * Georgia Policy Labs **MAPLE (Metro Atlanta Policy Lab for Education) **Child & Family Policy Lab **CTEx (Career and Technical Education Policy Exchange) * Nonprofit Studies Program * Usery Workplace Research Group

Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations

* Second Century Initiative with College of Education and Human Development * Future of Cities Research Institute with School of Public Health * Global Research Against Non-Commutable Disease (GRAND) Initiative with School of Public Health and College of Arts and Sciences * Cyber Security and Public Policy with

Robinson College of Business The J. Mack Robinson College of Business is the business school of Georgia State University in Atlanta. Based in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building, it is one of Georgia State's six colleges. History Robinson College ...

and College of Arts and Sciences * The Center for the Quantitative and Statistical Sciences (QUEST) with School of Public Health, College of Education and Human Development, College of Arts and Sciences,

, Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Global Studies Institute * Intimate Partner Violence Initiative with Department of Psychology and School of Public Health * Population Health and Precision Medicine with Institute for Biomedical Science, the Department of Biology, the School of Public Health and the College of Law’s Center for Law, Health and Society

The Facility

File:1904 02 28 fourth national bank under construction.jpg, 1904 ''Atlanta Constitution'' article about the building's construction File:Fourth national bank 1905 ad atlanta constitution.jpg, 1905 newspaper ad celebrating the grand opening of the bank's new headquarters building File:Fourth national bank building interior.JPG, Interior of Fourth National Bank building, c.1906 File:Fourth national bank atlanta 1908.JPG, Fourth National Bank building, about 1908 File:Fourth national bank and tenants.jpg, 1915 advertisement for the Fourth National Bank and tenants in its headquarters building The current home of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies has a varied past, as the building dates to 1905. The Fourth National Bank opened the building on the southwest corner of Marietta and Peachtree streets in 1905 - the site of the

Norcross Building The Norcross Building (4 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta) occupied the southwest corner of Peachtree Street and Marietta Street at Five Points in downtown Atlanta. Today the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies is located on the site. The building wa ...

which had burned in a 1902 fire – and was for one year the tallest building in the city until the Candler Building was built.

Morgan & Dillon Morgan & Dillon was a major architectural firm of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It later became Morgan, Dillon & Lewis. W.T. Downing worked for the firm and was its lead designer for the Healey Building. A number of its works are listed on the Nation ...

designed the building. In 1928 firm Pringle & Smith directed addition of several floors to the building, an extension northward along Marietta street resulting in an L-shaped building, and a renovation of the interior to an even more opulent style. In 1966, First National Bank built a 41-story tower on the lot adjacent to the south, site of the Peachtree Arcade (1917-1964); today the State of Georgia Building; the architect was Cecil Alexander. It removed the top half of the original building and resurfaced it in the white marble that covers it today.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Georgia State University Pringle and Smith buildings