Students will have the opportunity to serve as presenters or respondents in the seminar series in their third, fourth, and fifth year in the program. Students must complete a research internship by the end of their second year in the program. This requirement can be satisfied in several ways through a paid summer internship with a faculty member, through a research assistantship, or by collaborating on a paper with a faculty member. The internship, like the biweekly seminar, is designed to involve students in the research process from the start of the doctoral program. Required Ford School Classes.
Students typically begin taking other required policy courses in their second year.
The course on methods of data collection may be satisfied by a Ford School course, the Sociology research practicum, or Economics 675. Students are required to choose a substantive policy specialization area and to take two courses in this area. Courses may be taken in the Ford School, in the home department, or elsewhere in the University. At least one of these two courses must be taken outside the home department. Students are required to write a dissertation on a policy-related topic under the supervision of Ford School and departmental faculty.