This includes enrollment during the completion of the dissertation. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4 point scale must be maintained. Compliance with other relevant university regulations is also required. While the university provides an array of computing facilities, most students find it desirable to have personal access to computing capacity. The primary mode of communication between the program office and students is through e-mail.
Several classes use computer-based interactive technology, such as newsgroups.
Provides a critical and comparative review of public policy and administration focusing on the empirical and theoretical literature in the field. Emphasizes the development of the policy studies field and its epistemological foundations. Includes alternative approaches to policy analysis, the place of analysis in the decision-making environment, and the role of policy in shaping administrative institutions. Doctoral students only. Continuation of PPA 711.