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Public Policy Field PhD

     

 

 
 
THE CURRICULUM  
 
 
Core Course Requirements
(8 units)
 
PP 330 Public Policy Process

Then select o
ne course from the following list. New courses may be added that would meet this requirement.  Field committee chair approval is needed for any substitutions.
 
PP 306 Legislative Process & Public Policy
PP 328 Administrative Law & Public Policy
PP 338 Policy Design & Implementation
PP 345 Urban Politics
   
Policy Analysis
(8 units)
PP 331 Policy Evaluation (Prerequisites:  PP 481 and PP 482)  
SPE 313 Microeconomics and Public Policy (recommended for students with no economics background)  

OR

SPE 318
Seminar in Policy Analysis (recommended for students with some economics background)  
     
Substantive Track
(8 units)

Students develop their own policy track in consultation with their advisor.  Choose two (2) related electives.  A policy clinic may count as one elective.  The following list includes a sample of relevant courses taught in recent years.  Offerings may change in the future.  Students also can develop a different track with the approval of the field committee chair.
 

State and Local Policy
 

PP 345 Urban Politics  
PP 346 Economic and Community Development  
PP 347 Advanced Economic Development Techniques  
     

Education Policy
 

All courses are taught in the Education School.  This track requires the participation of a member of the Education School core faculty in the qualifying field exam.
 
EDUC 525 The Politics of Inequality in Education  
EDUC 537 Issues in Contemporary Urban Education  
EDUC 459 Foundations of American Higher Education  
EDUC 462 Governance and Politics of Higher Education  
     

Advanced Policy Analysis
 

PSYCH 315 Foundations of Evaluation  
PSYCH 351 Survey Research Methods  
SPE 315 Game Theory  
PP 487 Computer Applications for Data Analysis  
     
 
 
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