Public Administration (PhD)
Degree Requirements
The Ph.D. in Public Administration requires the completion of 72 graduate credit hours, including 60 credit hours of coursework and 12 credit hours of dissertation research. Students having obtained a master’s degree in a relevant discipline prior to enrollment in the PhD program may be approved for up to an 18-credit hour reduction, reducing the total to 54 graduate credit hours.
Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
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Core Courses | 24 | ||
Quantitative Policy Analysis | |||
Foundation of Public Administration | |||
Public Organization Theory | |||
Public Policy Process | |||
Quantitative Research in Public Administration | |||
Advanced Quantitative Research in Public Administration | |||
Special Topics in Public Administration and Policy (Public Administration Research Methods and Traditions) | |||
Advanced Research Design | |||
Management, Methods, & Specialization Courses | 6 | ||
Select a minimum of six credit hours of management, methods and/or content specialization courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
Elective Courses | |||
Select a minimum of one methods elective approved in conjunction with the academic committee | 3 | ||
Select an additional elective approved in conjunction with the academic committee | 9 | ||
Additional Courses | 18 | ||
Previous Masters Credit | |||
"Additional Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 72 total hours | |||
Disseration Research Course | 12 | ||
Doctoral Dissertation Research | |||
Total Hours | 72 |
Faculty
Full Professors
- Thomas A. Birkland
- Richard M. Clerkin
- Jerrell D. Coggburn
- Dennis M. Daley
- George D. Garson
- Jennifer Kuzma
- Branda L. Nowell
Associate Professors
- James R. Brunet
- Iseul Choi
- Jason Alix Coupet
- Jeffrey Childress Diebold
- Christopher Galik
- Bruce D. McDonald III
- Seoyoung Serena Kim
- Amanda Janis Stewart
Emeritus Faculty
- Michael L. Vasu