Master in Public Affairs
- noun
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Máster en Asuntos Públicos
- Jonathan Kaufman holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School (2006) and a Master in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton (2008).
Examples
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The Master in Public Affairs program covers essential topics in public administration and policy analysis.
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After completing her Master in Public Affairs, she was offered a job in local government.
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Many students aspire to earn a Master in Public Affairs to better understand government policies.
How Advanced
- Specialized
58
7.0
34
2.7
149
2.8
307
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
master + in + public + affairs
The phrase is compositionally built from 'master' (a postgraduate degree) + 'in' + 'public affairs' (matters of public or political concern), so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer it denotes a master's degree program focused on public policy/administration. The same construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., 'Master in/ en Asuntos Públicos'), supporting immediate understandability.
Etymology
Master in Public Affairs comes from old universities where a master was someone who had much knowledge and could teach, and public affairs means the work of government and community life. So the name shows it is 'an advanced degree' for people who want to 'work in government or public service'.