Programs
Bloomington Campus
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs
Core Requirements
The following six courses are required for all Public Affairs students:
| SPEA-M 672 | Public Organization and Management II | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 690 | Seminar in Public Policy Process | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 710 | Topics in Public Policy - Microeconomics for Public Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 606 | Statistics for Research in Public Affairs I | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 607 | Statistics for Research in Public Affairs II | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 680 | Research Design and Methods in Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
Students must take these six courses during their first year in the program.
In addition to the six courses listed above, the following two courses are required for all Public Affairs students:
- SPEA-V 621 Seminar in Teaching Public and Environmental Affairs (2 cr.) This course prepares students for college teaching and their professional responsibilities toward current and future students. It is taken in the student’s second year in the program.
- SPEA-P 691 Workshop in Public Policy (0 -1 cr.) Each student is required to take this zero to one-credit hour course for credit for three semesters. The workshop provides an experiential base that prepares students to critique research in the field, prepare manuscripts for publication, and to defend new ideas and theories. The course meets once a week for 90 minutes.