Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Infobox_University
name = Georgia State University


motto = _la. Veritas Valet Et Vincet
(Truth is Valuable and Shall Overcome)
established = 1913
type = Public
city = flagicon|USAAtlanta
state = Georgia
country = USA
president = Carl V. Patton
students = 27,134 cite web|url=http://www.usg.edu/research/students/enroll/fy2008/fall07.pdf |title=Semester Enrollment Report |accessdate=2007-12-23 |date=2007-11-12 |format=PDF |work=Office of Research and Policy Analysis |publisher=University System of Georgia ]
undergrad = 19,889
postgrad = 7,245
staff= 1,716
free = $60 million
free_label = Endowment
campus = Urban
athletics = NCAA Division I
mascot = Pounce, the blue panther
colors = Blue and White color box|#003399color box|#ffffff
website= [http://www.gsu.edu/ www.gsu.edu]

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies is located within Georgia State University. The school houses the Economics and Public Administration divisions of the second largest school in the state of Georgia. US News and World Reports in 2005 listed the school as 5th in the country in public finance and budgeting, 12th in city management/urban policy, 16th in public management administration, 21st in public policy analysis.

The Graduate School program was 26th among the top 250 schools in public affairs in 2005 as well.

The school is named after Andrew Young, a civil rights leader from Atlanta that served as mayor of Atlanta, United Nations Ambassador, and was instrumental in bringing the Olympics to the city in 1996.

Student Body and Degree Programs

Approximately 4,500 students are currently enrolled in the school.

Joint Ph.D. in public policy with the Georgia Institute of Technology, the only program of its kind in the U.S.
Degrees offered include:
Bachelor's in economics
Bachelor's in international economics & modern languages
Bachelor's in public policy
Master's in economics
Master's in public administration
Master's in public administration / Juris Doctor
Master's in urban policy studies
Ph.D. in economics
Ph.D. in public policy (with Georgia Tech)
Certificate programs include:
Graduate certificate programs in Disaster Management, Nonprofit Management, and Planning and Economic Development

The Facility

The current home of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies has a varied past, as the building is 101 years old. The Fourth National Bank opened the building on the corner of Marietta and Peachtree streets in 1905. Several floors were added in 1928. In 1966, the bank built a 41-story tower adjacent to its home, reducing the height of the original building by half and resurfacing it in the white marble that covers it today. The original architect was Cecil A. Alexander.

References

External links

* [http://aysps.gsu.edu Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Homepage]