School of Public Policy, Contributing to a Livable World


















Doctoral Program Curriculum and Requirements

The degree requires a minimum of 82 credit hours of course work and supervised research beyond the bachelor’s degree. A minimum of 52 hours of course work must be taken in degree status with the School of Public Policy, excluding any required prerequisites.

Possible prerequisites: (3 credits each)
  • PUBP 704 Statistical Methods in Policy Analysis
  • PUBP 720 Managerial Economics and Policy Analysis
  • PUBP 730 National Policy Systems and Theory

Core curriculum: (4 credits each except 850)

  • PUBP 800 Culture and Policy
  • PUBP 801 Macro Policy
  • PUBP 804 Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Public Policy
  • PUBP 805 Public Policy Systems and Theory
  • PUBP 850 Seminar in Public Policy (1 credit)

Current thematic seminars: (choose one sequence plus one additional course) (4 credits each)

  • PUBP 810 and 811 Regional Development & Transportation Policy/Applied Methods in Regional Development & Transportation Policy
     
  • PUBP 820 and 821 Technology, Science, and Innovation: Institutions and Governance/Analytic Methods for Technology, Science, and Innovation Policy
  • PUBP 834 and 835 Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy I/II
     
  • PUBP 840 and 841 U.S. Policy Making Institutions/U.S. Policy Making Processes
     
  • PUBP 860 and 861 Social Theory, Culture, and Public Policy/Culture and Social Policy Analysis
     
  • PUBP 871 and 872 Organizational and Information Technology Challenges of the Knowledge Society/Managing Knowledge-Based, Information-Intensive Organizations
     
  • PUBP 880 and 881 or 882 Global and International Public Policy I & II/International Trade Policy

Advanced methodology courses: (choose two) (3-4 credits each)

  • PUBP 705 Advanced Statistical Methods in Policy Analysis
  • PUBP 791 Advanced Field Methods for Policy Research
  • PUBP 792 Advanced Economic Analysis for Policy Research
  • PUBP 793 Large-Scale Database Construction and Management for Policy Research

Three electives (9 credits)

Other requirements:

  • Comprehensive Qualifying Examination
  • Field Statement and Exam
  • Dissertation Proposal and Oral Defense
  • Dissertation and Oral Defense

See the Ph.D. Program Guide for a list of possible electives.

Course Descriptions (PUBP)
Research Opportunities
Graduates' Dissertations
Doctoral Program Description
Academic Services and Advising
PhD Program Areas of Concentration
PhD in Public Policy