Disaster Science and Management (PhD)

Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Requirements for the Degree:

The Doctor of Philosophy in Disaster Science and Management requires 47 credits of graduate-level coursework beyond the Master’s degree including 9 credits of dissertation. In the case where a student has taken the courses below at the MS-level, alternative courses may be approved through the plan of study by the advisor and program director. Students are expected to demonstrate interdisciplinary strength across both social disaster sciences and engineering or natural disaster sciences, as well as advanced methodological skills.

Core Requirements:

15 credits

Social Science of Disaster:

SOCI 672 - Disaster and Society Credit(s): 3

Equity, Justice, Disparities, or Vulnerability of Disaster:

One of the following:

SOCI 671 - Disasters, Vulnerability & Development Credit(s): 3
SPPA 614 - Environmental Justice in Disasters Credit(s): 3

Public Health Sciences of Disaster:

ANTH 605 - Environment and Human Health Credit(s): 3

Science and Engineering of Disaster:

Two-course sequence (6 credits) is chosen in consultation with an advisor.*

CIEG 641 - Risk Analysis Credit(s): 3
CIEG 645 - Industrial Ecology Credit(s): 3
CIEG 655 - Civil Infrastructure Systems Credit(s): 3

Note:

*Or another course approved by the Disaster Science and Management program committee or a designated sub-committee. Students may petition the Disaster Science and Management program committee or a designated sub-committee to substitute the engineering area with a natural sciences area, requesting to take a two-course sequence in another non-social science area in place of the engineering sequence.

Qualifier Preparation

3 credits.

DISA 880 - Disaster Science and Management Qualifier Preparation Credit(s): 1

Methods

9 credits.

Two of the following:

CIEG 642 - Advanced Data Analysis Credit(s): 3
EDUC 812 - Regression and Structural Equation Modeling Credit(s): 3
EDUC 871 - Advanced Structural Equation Modeling Credit(s): 3
EDUC 873 - Multilevel Models in Education Credit(s): 3
EDUC 874 - Applied Multivariate Data Analysis Credit(s): 3
EDUC 875 - Educational Data Mining Credit(s): 3
SOCI 614 - Advanced Data Analysis Credit(s): 3
SOCI 625 - Advanced Social Statistics Credit(s): 3
SOCI 676 - Advanced Qualitative Methods Credit(s): 3
SPPA 704 - Advanced Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3
SPPA 800 - Research Design and Data Analysis Credit(s): 3

One of the following:

EPID 621 - Methods in Field Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 622 - Disaster Epidemiology Methods Credit(s): 3
HLPR 632 - Health Science Data Analysis Credit(s): 3
SOCI 605 - Data Collection and Analysis Credit(s): 3
SOCI 606 - Qualitative Methodology Credit(s): 3
SPPA 808 - Qualitative Research Methods Credit(s): 3

Substantive Graduate Coursework:

9 credits. Three of following (if foundational knowledge is required, or 9 credits of 600-level or higher coursework related to individual research with advisor approval):

ANTH 605 - Environment and Human Health Credit(s): 3
ANTH 640 - Disaster Anthropology Credit(s): 3
CIEG 641 - Risk Analysis Credit(s): 3
CIEG 655 - Civil Infrastructure Systems Credit(s): 3
DISA 652 - Issues in Disaster Recovery Credit(s): 3
DISA 670 - Issues in Disaster Response Credit(s): 3
ENEP 810 - Political Economy of the Environment Credit(s): 3
EPID 621 - Methods in Field Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
EPID 622 - Disaster Epidemiology Methods Credit(s): 3
GEOG 619 - Climate Change Adaptation Policy & Practice Credit(s): 3
MAST 662 - Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Mitigation Credit(s): 3
PHIL 648 - Environmental Ethics Credit(s): 3
SOCI 647 - Disparities in Heath & Healthcare Credit(s): 3
SOCI 661 - Racial Stratification Credit(s): 3
SOCI 671 - Disasters, Vulnerability & Development Credit(s): 3
SPPA 614 - Environmental Justice in Disasters Credit(s): 3

Dissertation:

9 credits.

SPPA 969 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit(s): 1-12

Professional Development:

2 credits (Students must register for 1 credit in each of first two semesters).

SPPA 861 - Academic and Professional Development for UAPP, DISA, ENEP Doctoral Students Credit(s): 0-1

Disaster Science and Management (PhD)

Requirements for the Degree:

Core Requirements:

Social Science of Disaster:

Equity, Justice, Disparities, or Vulnerability of Disaster:

Public Health Sciences of Disaster:

Science and Engineering of Disaster:

Note:

Qualifier Preparation

Methods

Two of the following:

One of the following:

Substantive Graduate Coursework:

Dissertation:

Professional Development:

Credits to Total a Minimum of 47

Last Revised 2022-2023 Academic Year