Urban Affairs And Public Policy (PhD)

Requirements For The PhD Degree (43 credits)

Required Courses 25 credits

*may be waived based on prior master’s level coursework. The minimum Ph.D. Degree credits will be reduced for waived courses.

**students must complete 3 of the 4 Proseminars

# students must register for 1 credit each semester until admission to doctoral candidacy and register for zero credit after admission to doctoral candidacy.

**ENEP 821 - Proseminar: Technology, Environment and Society (3cr.)

*UAPP 691 - Quantitative Analysis in Public and Nonprofit Sectors (3cr.)

*UAPP 702 - Research Methods in Urban and Public Policy (3cr.)

*SPPA 808 - Qualitative Research Methods (3cr.)

**UAPP 823 - Proseminar: Social and Urban Policy (3cr.)

**UAPP 822 - Proseminar in Governance, Planning and Policy (3cr.)

**UAPP 830 - Proseminar Public Management and Leadership (3cr.)

UAPP 801 - Processes of Social Inquiry (3cr.)

SPPA 704 - Advanced Quantitative Methods (3cr.)

#SPPA 861 - Academic and Professional Development for UAPP, DISA, ENEP Doctoral Students (0-1cr.)

Note:

In addition, students must take additional coursework in reasearch methods as appropriate to their research plan and the advice of the student’s academic advisor.

Research Specialization 6 credits minimum

Teaching or Research Experience Requirements. 0-3 credits