The objective of the dual-degree program in City and Regional Planning and Public Policy is to provide an education and research experience to those students wishing to work in urban policy analysis at the national, state and local level. Graduates will be more likely to work in political rather than planning settings and be focused more on policy research and analysis rather than on land planning and design. The dual-degree is an efficient step towards Ph.D. programs in either City and Regional Planning or Public Policy with an emphasis on Urban Policy. The dual-degree student receives both degrees in less time than it would take to receive the two degrees sequentially.