PhD

Public Policy

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 48.9 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 48.9 k / Year(s) Deadline: Dec 15, 2024
9 place StudyQA ranking:2320 Duration:5 years

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The purpose of the WWS doctoral program is to train top-quality researchers in these critical areas of public policy, and it offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs in two research clusters: Security Studies; and Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (STEP).  Six students per year on average are admitted to the program, with three in each research cluster.

Courses:

Core courses and individual requirements are determined by the faculty in each cluster. Both clusters require advanced economics and econometrics training for social science research. Typically a student takes between eight and twelve courses during the first two years, depending on the cluster. All students are required to maintain an overall grade average of 85 (B) or higher to remain in the Ph.D. program.

Pre-Generals Requirements(s):

Writing Requirement

Students are required to complete an original research paper of publishable quality. 

General Exam:

The examination covers two fields identified by the student in consultation with a faculty committee and includes two written components and may include an oral component. Students are expected to complete all parts of the general examination by the end of the second year.

Qualifying for the M.A.:

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree is normally an incidental degree on the way to full Ph.D. candidacy and is earned after a student successfully completes all coursework and the general examination.  It may also be awarded to students who, for various reasons, leave the Ph.D. program, provided that these requirements have been met.

Teaching:

A six-hour teaching assignment (precepting), usually following the general examination, is required.

Dissertation and FPO:

After a candidate successfully completes the general examination and defends the written prospectus, the Ph.D. program committee approves entry into the dissertation phase of the program.  

The student prepares a dissertation for review by the faculty. Departmental acceptance of the dissertation qualifies the candidate for the final public oral examination.  The final public oral examination is required by University regulations, and is conducted after the dissertation has been recommended for acceptance by the Woodrow Wilson School.

The Ph.D. is awarded after the candidate’s doctoral dissertation has been accepted and the Final Public Oral (FPO) examination sustained.

  • Statement of Academic Purpose
  • Resume/Curriculum Vitae
  • Recommendation Letters
  • Transcripts
  • Fall Semester Grades
  • Prerequisite Tests
  • English Language Tests
  • Statement of Financial Resources
  • GRE 
  • 25 page sample of research. Applicants are required to select a cluster when applying. 
  • Assistantships
  • Global Education
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