• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Annual review
Comprehensive examination
Dissertation committee
Dissertation proposal
PhD candidacy
Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

A grade of B+ or higher is required in each course.

Seminar
PPUA 7204Seminar on Policy Theory4
Complete the following two courses for a minimum of 4 semester hours total:4
Directed Study
Research
Research and Statistical Methods
INSH 6300Research Methods in the Social Sciences4
INSH 6302Qualitative Methods4
INSH 7400Quantitative Analysis4
Advanced Methods
Complete one of the following (an additional concentration elective may be taken in lieu of the advanced methods elective):4
Advanced Quantitative Analysis
Multilevel Theorizing and Analysis

Experiential Research Residency

A PhD research residency or waiver is required.

PPUA 9980Experiential PhD Research Residency0

Concentrations

Complete one of the following concentrations:

Exam and Dissertation

Exam Prep
Only needed for PhD students who have completed all coursework but have not yet passed the comprehensive exam/proposal defense. Repeatable:
Exam Preparation—Doctoral
Dissertation
Dissertation Term 1
Dissertation Term 2
Dissertation Continuation
Following completion of two semesters of dissertation (PPUA 9990 and PPUA 9991), registration in the following class is required in each semester (including summer if the dissertation is submitted in summer) until the dissertation is completed:
Dissertation Continuation

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

55 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.500 GPA required


Health Policy and Management Concentration

Seminar
PPUA 5220How Healthcare Works: Business and Policy Innovations4
Health Organization
HRMG 6220Health Organization Management3
Business Elective
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:3
Healthcare Finance
Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations
Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations
Law Requirement
LW 7335Health Law3
Electives
Complete a minimum of 18 semester hours from the following:18
Topics in Applied Economics
Strategizing Public Policy
Health Policy and Politics
Techniques of Program Evaluation
Environment, Health, and Society
PHTH 6000–9999 (public health elective, by advisement)

Sustainability and Resilience Concentration

Seminar
PPUA 6101Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 14
Law Requirement
LW 7329Environmental Law3
Electives
Complete 24 semester hours from the following:24
Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Strategizing Public Policy
Cities, Sustainability, and Climate Change
Security and Resilience Policy
Techniques of Program Evaluation
Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems
Resilient Cities
Directed Study
Environment, Health, and Society

Urban and Regional Policy Concentration

Seminar
PPUA 7521Seminar in Urban Theory4
Law Requirement
Consult an advisor when selecting courses from the following:3
LW 6000–9999
Electives
Complete 24 semester hours from the following:24
Environmental Systems
Crime and Community Context
Workshop in Applied Econometrics
International Economic Development
Economics of Government
Economics of Law and Regulation
Applied Econometrics 2
Labor Market Analysis
Strategizing Public Policy
Contemporary Issues in Third World Development
Social Networks
The 21st-Century City: Urban Opportunities and Challenges in a Global Context
Techniques of Program Evaluation
Institutions and Public Policy
Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems
Directed Study
Globalization, Development, and Social Justice
Race and Ethnic Relations

  • Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Annual review
Comprehensive examination
Dissertation committee
Dissertation proposal
PhD candidacy
Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

A grade of B+ or higher is required in each course.

Seminar
PPUA 7204Seminar on Policy Theory4
Complete the following two courses for a minimum of 4 semester hours total:4
Directed Study
Research
Research and Statistical Methods
INSH 6300Research Methods in the Social Sciences4
INSH 6302Qualitative Methods4
INSH 7400Quantitative Analysis4
Advanced Methods
Complete one of the following (an additional concentration elective may be taken in lieu of the advanced methods elective):4
Advanced Quantitative Analysis
Multilevel Theorizing and Analysis

Experiential Research Residency

A PhD research residency or waiver is required.

PPUA 9980Experiential PhD Research Residency0

Concentrations

Complete one of the following concentrations:

Exam and Dissertation

Exam Prep
Only required for students who have completed PhD coursework but have yet to complete the comprehensive exam/proposal defense. Repeatable:
Exam Preparation—Doctoral
Dissertation
Dissertation Term 1
Dissertation Term 2
Dissertation Continuation
Following completion of PPUA 9990 and PPUA 9991, registration in the following class is required in each semester (including summer if the dissertation is submitted in summer) until the dissertation is completed:
Dissertation Continuation

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

47 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.500 GPA required


Health Policy and Management Concentration

Seminar
PPUA 5220How Healthcare Works: Business and Policy Innovations4
Health Organization
HRMG 6220Health Organization Management3
Business Elective
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:3
Healthcare Finance
Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations
Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations
Law Requirement
LW 7335Health Law3
Electives
Complete a minimum of 10 semester hours from the following:10
Topics in Applied Economics
Strategizing Public Policy
Health Policy and Politics
Techniques of Program Evaluation
Environment, Health, and Society
PHTH 6000 to PHTH 9999 (public health elective, by advisement)

Sustainability and Resilience Concentration

Seminar
PPUA 6101Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 14
Law Requirement
LW 7329Environmental Law3
Electives
Complete 16 semester hours from the following:16
Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Strategizing Public Policy
Cities, Sustainability, and Climate Change
Security and Resilience Policy
Techniques of Program Evaluation
Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems
Resilient Cities
Directed Study
Environment, Health, and Society

Urban and Regional Policy Concentration

Seminar
PPUA 7521Seminar in Urban Theory4
Law Requirement
Consult an advisor when selecting courses from the following:3
LW 6000 to LW 9999
Electives
Complete 16 semester hours from the following:16
Environmental Systems
Crime and Community Context
Workshop in Applied Econometrics
International Economic Development
Economics of Government
Economics of Law and Regulation
Applied Econometrics 2
Labor Market Analysis
Strategizing Public Policy
Contemporary Issues in Third World Development
Social Networks
The 21st-Century City: Urban Opportunities and Challenges in a Global Context
Techniques of Program Evaluation
Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems
Directed Study
Globalization, Development, and Social Justice
Race and Ethnic Relations