Public Policy, PhD—Advanced Entry (Boston)
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Seminar
- PPUA 7204 — Seminar on Policy Theory
From the catalog
Complete the following two courses for a minimum of 4 semester hours total:
- Choose 4 semester hours from:
Research and Statistical Methods
Advanced Methods
From the catalog
Complete one of the following (an additional concentration elective may be taken in lieu of the advanced methods elective):
- One of:
Experiential Research Residency
- PPUA 9980 — Experiential PhD Research Residency
Exam Prep
From the catalog
Only required for students who have completed PhD coursework but have yet to complete the comprehensive exam/proposal defense. Repeatable:
- One of:
- PPUA 8960 — Exam Preparation—Doctoral
Dissertation
Dissertation Continuation
From the catalog
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:
- One of:
- PPUA 9996 — Dissertation Continuation
Concentrations (choose 1)
Health Policy and Management
From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
Complete a minimum of 10 semester hours from the following:
PHTH 6000 to PHTH 9999 (public health elective, by advisement)
- PPUA 5220 — How Healthcare Works: Business and Policy Innovations
- HRMG 6420 — Health Organization Management
- Choose 4 semester hours from:
- LW 7335 — Health Law
- Choose 10 semester hours from:
Sustainability and Resilience
From the catalog
Complete 16 semester hours from the following:
- PPUA 6101 — Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 1
- LW 7329 — Environmental Law
- Choose 16 semester hours from:
- CIVE 7110 — Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- LPSC 7311 — Strategizing Public Policy
- LPSC 7312 — Cities, Sustainability, and Climate Change
- POLS 7341 — Security and Resilience Policy
- PPUA 6509 — Techniques of Program Evaluation
- PPUA 7237 — Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems
- PPUA 7346 — Resilient Cities
- PPUA 7976 — Directed Study
- SOCL 7267 — Environment, Health, and Society
Urban and Regional Policy
From the catalog
Consult an advisor when selecting courses from the following:
LW 6000 to LW 9999
Complete 16 semester hours from the following:
- PPUA 7521 — Seminar in Urban Theory
- Choose 16 semester hours from:
- ARCH 5210 — Environmental Systems
- ECON 7250 — International Economic Development
- ECON 7740 — Applied Econometrics 2
- ECON 7763 — Labor Market Analysis
- LPSC 7311 — Strategizing Public Policy
- POLS 7325 — International Development of the Global South
- POLS 7334 — Social Networks
- PPUA 6201 — The 21st-Century City: Urban Opportunities and Challenges in a Global Context
- PPUA 6509 — Techniques of Program Evaluation
- PPUA 7237 — Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems
- PPUA 7976 — Directed Study
- SOCL 7221 — Globalization, Development, and Social Justice
- SOCL 7227 — Race and Ethnic Relations
GPA requirements
- 47 total semester hours required Minimum 3.500 GPA required
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