The Graduate Record Examination is not required for admission. Applications for admission may be submitted at anytime . Enhanced skill in working on policy, leadership, and management issues in interdisciplinary settings. Policy expertise in selected areas. Competence and confidence in knowledge and skill areas for which participants' previous educational and professional work has not prepared them.
Participants clearly define their educational interests at the time of enrollment.
An individually tailored program is developed that takes into account the program's objectives and the participant's goals, past education and experience, and areas where additional knowledge might be required. Participants have the option to pursue a minor or related fields offered by another University college. This seminar introduces participants to the range of leadership theories and tasks. The synthesis seminar focuses on developing interdisciplinary understanding of one or more policy areas through exploration of theory, readings, cases, and model-building exercises. The understanding is used to articulate possible policy or system improvements, along with leadership implications for formulating and implementing them.