Required
Core Courses: 14 courses/42 credits
PPOL-G
601 Political Economy I
PPOL-G 602 Political Economy II
PPOL-G 604 Statistics I
PPOL-G 605 Statistics II
PPOL-G 611 Foundations of Public Policy I
PPOL-G 612 Foundations of Public Policy II
PPOL-G 621 Economics for Policy Analysis I
PPOL-G 622 Economics for Policy Analysis II
PPOL-G 630 Research Methods I
PPOL-G 704 Research Methods II
PPOL-G 740 Political Institutions
PPOL-G 780 Practicum I
PPOL-G 781 Practicum II
PPOL-G 801 Dissertation Seminar
Electives:
8 courses/24 credits*
(NB: Three to
nine credits can be used towards an internship, PPOL-G 898)
Full-time students typically start taking electives in
the second semester of the first year and complete them in the third year.
For part-time students, enrollment in electives would typically begin
in the fourth year.
*Students with an
appropriate master's degree earned less than seven years before matriculation
in the doctoral program receive advanced standing and take 12 less elective
credits. Students with an appropriate master's degree earned more
than seven years prior to starting the program can petition to the Academic
Affairs Committee and Graduate Dean for advanced standing.
Dissertation:
Minimum 10 credits
Dissertation
credits are typically taken in the fourth year and beyond.
Core requirements: 42 credits
Elective courses: 24 credits
Dissertation: minimum 10 credits
Total:
minimum 76 credits
Do
you want to change the face of public policy?
Contact
us at public.policy@umb.edu
for more information.
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