University Catalog 2023-2024

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.

Core Courses24
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 Courses6
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 committee3
Select an additional elective approved in conjunction with the academic committee9
Additional Courses18
Previous Masters Credit
"Additional Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 72 total hours
Disseration Research Course12
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Total Hours72

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