“ The people I’ve met at Luskin have changed my life, and I

know that together we can change the world.”

Jessica A. Noel
Master of Public Policy

AT UCLA LUSKIN WHO WE ARE

AGENTS
At the convergence of the fields of social Founded in 1994, UCLA Public
PUBLIC POLICY work, urban planning, and policymaking, Policy seeks to:
the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs • enhance the range of ideas and
Health, education, the environment, poverty—
identifies and develops emerging areas of
these are just some of the most urgent issues knowledge about public issues
research and teaching, cultivating leaders
confronting lawmakers and civic leaders today. • conduct research directed at problems

M ASTER OF P UBLIC P O L IC Y
and change agents who advance solutions
As a public policy practitioner, you have the ability to society’s most pressing problems. that affect society

OF
to influence decision-making at the highest level. • educate public policy professionals
By blending new perspectives and evidence-based Located in the one of the world’s most for leadership
analysis with creative approaches, you are well dynamic and culturally vibrant cities, UCLA • partner with public servants and the
Luskin Public Policy provides access to a community to solve public problems
positioned to create widespread change at every
diverse social laboratory that allows you to
level of our society. Policy Analysis is a multidisciplinary field of
apply your knowledge towards the
implementation of real-world policy study, and many of our students have
Right now solutions. With 57 percent of our students professional aspirations that require multiple

CHANGE
coming from diverse backgrounds, we degrees. UCLA Luskin Public Policy has
Right here Joint Master Degree programs in:
reflect this vibrancy as we continue our
Become an agent of change mission to advance knowledge in the • Law
public interest. • Management
Only at UCLA Luskin • Medicine
OUR PROGRAM • Public Health
UCLA Luskin’s Master of Public Policy is a • Social Welfare
full-time, two-year program that combines
analysis and policy making with rigorous
quantitative training and advanced case CHANGE AGENTS
study experience to prepare you to UCLA Luskin Public Policy graduates are
become an informed agent of change. Our represented in a broad range of sectors and
students have big ideas, and come to us to professions, ranging from teachers and
gain the practical, cutting-edge tools and engineers to community organizers and
“At Luskin, we marshal the tools of techniques they need to turn those ideas journalists. What they all share in common is a
social science to address human into reality. As part of our curriculum, you
passion to make lasting and effective change
problems and to improve the will participate in a team-based investiga-
by remedying social injustices.
tion of a real policy problem facing a client.
quality of individual lives, families, Through the development of Where are UCLA Luskin policy graduates?
communities, and the wider world.” evidence-based and actionable solutions, • California Department of Finance
Gary Segura you will finish our program having effected • California Public Utilities Commission
Dean, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs real change in the world. • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Our program allows students to learn from • Deloitte Consulting LLP
and work with scholars and researchers
across the university, both in and out of the
classroom. Choose from a wide range of • Southern California Edison
electives and collaborate with faculty
recognized as leaders in disciplines such as:
• Data Analytics
• Education
• Environmental studies
• Health
• Housing & Urban Development
• Immigration
• International Development
& Comparative Policy
• Nonprofit Leadership and Management
• Poverty & Inequality
• Technology
luskin.ucla.edu
luskin.ucla.edu • Transportation
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Working in:

39 % 6%Higher
Education
Sector

29% Private
Sector

M ASTER O F P UB LI C P O LIC Y
26% Public
Sector
Luskin spotlight
Jaime Nack
Jaime Nack, Master of Public Policy ‘02, is President of Three
77% employed
within 3 months
45% found
employment
Squares Inc. (TSI) — an award-winning sustainability consult-
ing firm specializing in creating impactful strategies for cities,
of graduation through a corporations, events, and nonprofits. Nack is one of the
connection built
at UCLA Luskin nation’s most prominent environmental experts and has
advised Fortune 500 companies, cities, and large-scale events.
Nack served as Director of Sustainability and Greening
FUNDING YOUR UCLA DEGREE Operations for the 2008 Democratic National Convention,
As a UCLA Luskin student, you have a variety of financial aid marking the first time that measures were taken to reduce the
options, including merit-based fellowships, teaching environmental impact of the event on the host city. Nack
assistantships, and research appointments. All eligible students currently serves as Director of Sustainability for the Global Climate Action Summit
are guaranteed a need-based fellowship award from the co-chaired by California Gov. Jerry Brown; Michael Bloomberg; UNFCCC's
department. Additional funding is available from both the Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa; and Anand Mahindra. In 2011, Nack was
UCLA Graduate Division and Financial Aid Office. For further named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She received an
information, visit our website. appointment under the Obama administration to the National Women’s Business
Council, advising the President, Congress, and the SBA on economic issues of
importance to women business owners. In 2013, Nack was named Environmental
Conservator of the Year by the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce. She embodies the
kind of change agent for which UCLA Luskin is known.
“Be courageous. Be bold. Be true to yourself.
And most of all, change the world.”
Michelle De Santiago
Master of Public Policy

UCLA LUSKIN:
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