Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs

The Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, also referred to as BJMLSPA, is the public policy school within Texas Southern University (TSU) in Houston, Texas, United States.Located in Houston, the nation's fourth largest city, the BJMLSPA offers opportunities for students to study, observe, and interact with policymakers and decision makers, test new ideas, develop new models, and implement solution-driven strategies.The Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs offers instruction, research and professional services through three departments in Political Science (POLS), Administration of Justice (AJ) and Urban Planning and Environmental Policy (UPEP).The Department of Political Science (POLS) offers undergraduate degrees in public affairs, political science and emergency management and homeland security, as well as, a Masters and an Executive Masters of public administration.The Department of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy (UPEP) also offers a dual Masters in Urban Planning and Environmental Policy/Juris Doctor (JD) with the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.