PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN EXISTING PROGRAM
INSTRUCTIONS
The Deans of Undergraduate Studies and Graduate Studies, in their respective areas, have the responsibility to
provide direction to the institutional consideration of program changes under discussion in various academic units.
Proposed changes in existing instructional programs should be communicated to the college/school Dean for review
prior to the preparation of a formal document. The formal document should follow the format given below. This
form is to be used for minor program changes only – major changes in existing programs must use the format of the
Proposal for New Program.
Schools/colleges should submit ONE paper copy with ALL REQUIRED SIGNATURES to Academic Affairs; in
addition please submit via email one electronic copy (Word version only) to Steve Harmon in Academic Affairs
(harmons@pdx.edu).
Request for the following change(s) in the:
Ph.D. in Public Affairs and Policy
_________________________________________________________ __________________________________
(Degree, minor, certificate program: BA, BS, MA, MS, Graduate Certificate, etc.)
Reproduce existing catalog statement in full:
(see attached)
Reproduce proposed catalog statement in full noting changes (using strikethrough for deletions and underline for
additions):
(see attached)
Rationale for the proposed program change (a statement of justification detailing the academic soundness of the
proposal, projected development of supporting curricula, budgetary support and availability of faculty and other
resources):
(see attached)
Please indicate what adjustments, if any, will be necessary for transitional students (those who entered under the
existing approved program but have not yet graduated):
(see attached)
Request prepared by Bruce Gilley
Date 31 October 2014
APPROVAL SIGNATURES:
Department/Division Curriculum Committee Chair Bruce Gilley
Date 10/31/14
Department Chair Ronald Tammen
Date 11/3/14
College/School Curriculum Committee Chair Sy Adler
Date 11/24/14
I approve these proposed program changes and confirm that the department and/or school/college has the
resources to support these changes.
College/School Dean Stephen Percy
Date 11/25/14
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
Ph.D. in Public Affairs and Policy
Proposal for Change in Existing Program
Rationale for Proposed Program Change
General
The attached program changes are intended to clarify, simplify, and update the
doctoral program in public affairs and policy to take account of recent changes in
faculty, course offerings, and university and school-level institutional changes. The
program aims and substantive content remain the same. The changes do not affect
current students, although they may choose to graduate based on the new curriculum
and therefore do not require transitional arrangements for those students. These
curricular changes are planned to come into effect in Fall 2015.
Specific
The changes require no additional faculty of budgetary resources. Rather, on net they
involve a modest slimming down of the requirements and courses in the program. The
specific changes and their justifications are as follows:
1. Reduction in total credits from 117 to 107 by reducing field (track) electives by 10
credits. At present, the curriculum requires more credits than most peer programs at
other institutions. The slight reduction in credits is intended to ensure that students
who complete 10 credits per quarter and who transfer in approximately 20 credits are
able to complete their comprehensive examination in the spring of their second year.
The broader aim is to ensure that students with a masters degree can complete the
program in four years (2 years of coursework and 2 years of dissertation research).
2. Increase in allowable transfer credits from 30 to 40. While it is expected that most
students will not exceed the 30 credit former limit, this allows some advanced students
with significant and relevant graduate coursework to transfer more courses. In
particular, it accommodates students who may transfer into the program after
completing one of the masters programs in the three participating units (Public
Administration, Political Science, and Economics)
3. Introduction of a new track in Economics & Public Policy. Most named schools of public
affairs offer economics tracks within their general doctoral degrees. For example, the
Ph.D. in Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School offers special fields in international
economic policy, economic regulatory policy, and international development while the
Price School at USC offers a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management with possible
concentrations in economic development, international development, and
transportation and infrastructure. The economics discipline increasingly researches and
teaches in areas relating to the PAP core theme of governance, especially in the subfields such as political economy, economics of public policy, and
financial/economic/commercial/energy policy and regulation. As part of closer
collaboration between the College of Urban & Public Affairs and the Department of
Economics, a new track has been created through the joint efforts of the PAP
Committee and the Department of Economics to attract students to PSU interested in
the economic dimensions of public policy and governance issues. This new track
substantively replicates the current requirements for the Master of Economics program
at PSU, while requiring students to fulfill the other PAP requirements. For this reason it
is not expected to have a significant impact on resources. The number of new students
per year coming into this track would be expected to be 2 to 4. It is expected to attract
new students, strengthen the program overall, and enhance faculty cooperation.
Economics would nominate one member of the PAP Committee (alongside the
representatives from PS and PA and the Director). Economics faculty would be full
participants in PAP governance through their representative on the PAP Committee.
4. USP 630 Research Design has been dropped as an approved substitute for PAP 690
Research Design for Politics and Policy due to divergences in how the two are taught.
5. EC 570 is now included with PS 595 as an option in fulfilment of the basic quantitative
methods research methods requirement. Wording is changed on other substitute
courses. Wording added that EC 570 is required for students in the new Economics &
Public Policy track because it links to a sequence in econometrics that is part of that
track.
6. Elimination of the Criminology & Criminal Justice track. The Division of Criminology &
Criminal Justice no longer wishes to participate in the program and the track was not
believed by the PAP Committee to be beneficial to the program itself since it attracted
very few students and did not share the broader governance emphasis of the other
three tracks.
Curricular Changes Table of Comparison -- Changes in Yellow
Current Curriculum (2014-04)
Credits Distribution
Core
18
Research Total
24
Research Rqd 12
Research Elect 12
Track Total
48
Track Required 12-16
Track Electives 32-36
Dissertation
27
TOTAL
117
Core Courses (18 credits)
PAP 611 Normative Foundations of Governance (3)
PAP 613 Organization Theory and Behavior (3)
PAP 614 Contemporary Governance (3)
PAP 616 Policy Process (3)
PAP 620 American Political Institutions (3)
PAP 621 Comparative Political Institutions (3)
Revised Curriculum (2015-04)
Credits Distribution
Core
18
Research Total
24
Research Rqd 12
Research Elect 12
Track Total
38
Track Required 12-28
Track Electives 10-26
Dissertation
27
TOTAL
107
Core Courses (18 credits)
PAP 611 Normative Foundations of Governance (3)
PAP 613 Organization Theory and Behavior (3)
PAP 614 Contemporary Governance (3)
PAP 616 Policy Process (3)
PAP 620 American Political Institutions (3)
PAP 621 Comparative Political Institutions (3)
Research Methods Rqd (12 credits + 12 electives))
PS 593 Phil Soc Sci (4)
PAP 690 Res Des P&P (4) (or approved substitute incl USP 630)
PS 595 Res Methods PS (4) (or USP 634 or one course from
approved courses in data analysis/statistics that cover basic
statistical central tendency and dispersion, descriptive
inferences, statistical sampling, probability, point estimation,
and simple regression) (4)
Research Methods (12 credits + 12 electives)
PS 593 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (4)
PAP 690 Research Design for Politics and Policy (4)
PS 595 Research Methods for Political Science (4) or EC 570
Econometrics (4)§
§ May substitute another graduate-level course in basic
quantitative methods with approval such as PA 551. Students in
the Economics and Public Policy track are required to take EC
570.
Politics & Public Policy Track Rqd (13 credits + 35 electives)
PAP 653 Policy Analysis: Theoretical Foundations (3)
PS 559 Political and Economic Decision-Making (3)
PAP 656 Advanced Political Economy (3)
PAP 630 Proseminar in International Relations (4)
Politics & Public Policy Track Rqd (13 credits + 25 electives)
PAP 653 Policy Analysis: Theoretical Foundations (3)
PS 559 Political and Economic Decision-Making (3)
PAP 656 Advanced Political Economy (3)
PAP 630 Proseminar in International Relations (4)
Public Admin & Policy Track Rqd (12 credits + 36 electives)
PAP 653 Policy Analysis: Theoretical Foundations (3)
PS 559 Political and Economic Decision-Making (3)
PAP 615 Administrative Process or PA 540 Admin Theory and
Behavior (3)
PA 534 Administrative Law (3)
Public Admin & Policy Track Rqd (12 credits + 26 electives)
PAP 653 Policy Analysis: Theoretical Foundations (3)
PS 559 Political and Economic Decision-Making (3)
PAP 615 Administrative Process or PA 540 Admin Theory and
Behavior (3)
PA 534 Administrative Law (3)
Economics & Public Policy (28 credits + 10 electives)
EC 571 Advanced Econometrics (4) †
EC 575 Applied Advanced Econometrics (4) †
EC 580 Mathematical Economics (4) †
EC 581 Advanced Microeconomics (4)
EC 584 Applications of Advanced Microeconomic Theory (4)
EC 590 Advanced Macroeconomics (4)
EC 592 Applications of Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (4)
† May be waived as Track course if used as Research Methods
elective. Students must still complete 38 total field credits.
Criminology & Criminal Justice Rqd (16 credits +32 electives)
CCJ 615 Theories of Crime (4)
CCJ 625 Criminal Justice Theory (4)
CCJ 630 Criminal Justice Research (4)
CCJ 635 Criminal Justice Policy (4)
(dropped)
Existing Catalog Statement in Full
Doctoral program
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs
and Policy.
The Ph.D. in public affairs and
policy is an interdisciplinary program
designed to prepare individuals to pursue
research, teaching, and/or consulting in a
variety of settings ranging from universities
to policy research organizations, public
agencies, and private consulting firms. The
degree may be pursued on a full- or part-time
basis.
The degree program is administered by the
Hatfield School of Government, but draws on faculty from
the entire College of Urban
and Public Affairs. Faculty members are
drawn from public administration, political
science, economics, criminal justice, policy sciences, and urban
studies.
The curriculum focus is governance, the
integrated study of political, administrative, and policy
processes. This curriculum
is taught against the backdrop of globalizing
economies and political systems seeking
to recognize governance in a modern
world characterized by both cooperation and
conflict among public, private, and nonprofit
organizations.
The doctoral program in public affairs and
policy is designed to enable students to
approach governance as an applied area of
knowledge in which theory informs and is
informed by real-world practice.
The credits are distributed as follows:
Credits
Core Coursework..................................................... 18
Field of Specialization (Tracks 1-3)........................... 48
Research Methods................................................... 24
Dissertation Credits................................................. 27
Total 117
Up to 30 credits of coursework related to governance
or research methods completed at the master’s level may be
counted toward the Ph.D. degree. In addition, students with
extensive academic background and/or experience in using
quantitative or qualitative research methods may substitute one
or more required research methods courses with other
coursework with permission of their academic adviser.
Core coursework. The core curriculum must be completed during
the first year.
Core courses and Credits
PAP 611 Normative Foundations Of Governance .......... 3
PAP 613 Organization Theory and Behavior…..……………3
PAP 614 Contemporary Governance............................. 3
PAP 616 Policy Process…………………………………………...3
PAP 620 American Political Institutions …….................. 3
PAP 621 Comparative Political Institutions………………….3
Subtotal 18
Specialization fields (Tracks 1-3).
Students must choose one of the following three tracks as their
primary domain of study.
1. Public Administration and Policy (48 credit hours). Students
focus on the functioning, management, and leadership of
organizations in the public sector as well as the analysis of public
policy.
Required courses:
Admission requirements
More information about the public affairs
and policy Ph.D. program and all application
forms are available at www.pdx.edu/hatfieldschool.
For further assistance, contact
the program administrator at papphd@pdx.
edu or 503-725-4044. Application materials
should be sent (not emailed) to: Public
Affairs and Policy Ph.D. Program, Hatfield
School of Government, Portland State
University, P. O. Box 751, Portland, OR
97207-0751. Applications are accepted for
fall admission only; the application deadline
is 15 January.
PAP 653 Policy Analysis: Theoretical Foundations (3)
PS 559 Political and Economic Decision-Making (3)
PAP 615 Administrative Process or PA 540 Administrative Theory
and Behavior (3)
PA 534 Administrative Law (3)
Degree requirements
Prerequisites. All students entering the doctoral
program must have completed a basic
course in statistics either upon entering or
within the first year of study. No degree
credit will be awarded for this coursework.
Credit requirements. The Ph.D. in public
affairs and policy requires 90 credit hours
of required and elective coursework. In addition,
the student receives 27 credits for dissertation research and
writing.
3. Criminology and Criminal Justice (48 credit
hours). Students focus on the causes, prevention,
and control of criminal activity and public
policy as it affects law enforcement and corrections.
Required courses:
CCJ 615 Theories of Crime (4)
CCJ 625 Criminal Justice Theory (4)
CCJ 630 Criminal Justice Research (4)
CCJ 635 Criminal Justice Policy (4)
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2. Politics and Public Policy (48 credit hours). Students focus on
the political and economic determinants as well as the analysis of
public policy at the local, national, and international levels.
Required courses:
PAP 653 Policy Analysis: Theoretical Foundations (3)
PS 559 Political and Economic Decision-Making (3)
PAP 656 Advanced Political Economy (3)
PAP 630 Proseminar in International Relations (3)
Research Methods. Coursework in research methods is normally
completed concurrently with field specialization coursework.
Approved substitutes for methods coursework will be listed in the
PAP Course Planner each year.
Methods courses and Credits
PS 593 Philosophy of the Social Sciences............... 4
PAP 690 Research Design for Politics and Policy…..4
PS 595 Research Methods for Political Science….... 4
Electives................................................................ 12
Subtotal 24
Dissertation Research. Students must register
for a minimum of 27 credits of 603
Dissertation to represent the work of
researching and writing the doctoral dissertation.
Comprehensive examinations. In order to
evaluate one’s ability to integrate, analyze,
and critique the diverse materials and ideas
presented in the PAP curriculum, students
are required to complete a two-part comprehensive
examination. Part A of the examination
(core exam) covers the 18 credit hours
of foundational core courses. Part B (field
exam) covers coursework done in the student’s
specialization field (Tracks 1-3).
Dissertation requirements. The dissertation
process is designed to evaluate the student’s
ability to successfully conduct a significant,
independent applied research project.
The dissertation thesis represents the culmination
of a student’s doctoral studies.
Program Rules
A more comprehensive set of rules governing
satisfactory completion of field area examinations,
presentation of dissertation, and
timely completion of doctoral program
requirements appear in the Student
Handbook for the Public Affairs and Policy
Doctoral Program issued to incoming students and available
online.
Limitation on graduate/undergraduate
courses. Students in the PAP program are
strongly advised to use no more than 12
credits of courses offered simultaneously at
the 400- and 500-level in support of their
degree programs. These courses must be an
integral part of the student’s program, and
courses with the same content must not be
available on a purely graduate basis.
program in public affairs and policy must be
continuously enrolled until graduation,
except for periods in which they are absent
for an approved leave. Taking a minimum 3
credits per term during the regular academic
year will constitute continuous enrollment.
Failure to register without an approved leave
may result in termination of a student’s
admission. Students may have no more than
six terms of approved leave.
Grade requirement. A student who
receives more than 9 credits of C+ or below
in all coursework attempted after admission
to the Ph.D. program will be dropped from
the program.
Performance in core courses. A grade of
C+ or below received for work performed in a
core course is not considered passing. A PAP
doctoral student who receives a grade of C+ or
below in one of the core course offerings during
fall or winter terms may not proceed to
take the core course offerings in the subsequent
term until the course in which a failing
grade was received has been repeated, and the
failing grade is replaced with a passing grade
of B- or better.
Research and Teaching Opportunities
The doctoral degree in public affairs and
policy offers a number of research and teaching
opportunities.
Hatfield Residency Program. This program,
conducted in cooperation with the
Hatfield School’s Executive Leadership
Institute, places qualified doctoral students
in public and not-for-profit agencies as paid
residents. Agency placements provide students
opportunities to conduct dissertation
research, gain advanced research experience,
and receive assistance in financing their educational
objectives.
Graduate research assistantships.
Dependent on available funds, a number of
graduate research assistantships are available
each year. Students must apply for these by
February 1 of the academic year in which
the assistantships are desired. Assistantships
pay tuition and a small additional stipend.
Limitation on by-arrangement courses.
Admitted Ph.D. students may utilize no
more than 12 credits of Research and/or
Reading and Conference credits (501/601
and 505/605). In cases where more than 12
Teaching opportunities. All doctoral students
in the program are strongly encouraged
to teach prior to completing their
Ph.D. programs. There are a number of
opportunities available in this regard.
Teaching apprenticeships with a university
credits are needed because of the lack of regularly
scheduled classes, the student must
submit a written request waiver to their
adviser for approval.
faculty member. These duties can include
teaching one or more class sessions, assistance
in preparing courses, and correction of
examinations.
Continuous enrollment and leave of
absence. All students admitted to the Ph.D.
Teaching in the University Studies Program.
Advanced doctoral students may also teach
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in sophomore inquiry coursework sponsored
by the Hatfield School of Government. This
coursework deals largely with citizen participation
and leadership. Advanced doctoral
students may also propose and teach a senior
Capstone course at the undergraduate level.
These are interdisciplinary community-based
courses required of all PSU seniors. These
students will develop and implement strategies
to deal with a community issue in cooperation
with one or more community organizations.
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Proposed Catalog Statement in Full
(Noting Changes)
Doctoral program
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs
and Policy.
The Ph.D. in public affairs and
policy is an interdisciplinary program
designed to prepare individuals to pursue
research, teaching, and/or consulting in a
variety of settings ranging from universities
to policy research organizations, public
agencies, and private consulting firms. The
degree may be pursued on a full- or part-time
basis.
The degree program is administered by the
Hatfield School of Government, but draws on faculty from
the entire College of Urban
and Public Affairs. Faculty members are
drawn from public administration, political
science, economics, criminal justice, policy sciences, and urban
studies.
The curriculum focus is governance, the
integrated study of political, administrative, and policy
processes. This curriculum
is taught against the backdrop of globalizing
economies and political systems seeking
to recognize governance in a modern
world characterized by both cooperation and
conflict among public, private, and nonprofit
organizations.
The doctoral program in public affairs and
policy is designed to enable students to
approach governance as an applied area of
knowledge in which theory informs and is
informed by real-world practice.
Admission requirements
More information about the public affairs
and policy Ph.D. program and all application
forms are available at www.pdx.edu/hatfieldschool.
For further assistance, contact
the program administrator at papphd@pdx.
edu or 503-725-4044. Application materials
should be sent (not emailed) to: Public
Affairs and Policy Ph.D. Program, Hatfield
School of Government, Portland State
University, P. O. Box 751, Portland, OR
97207-0751. Applications are accepted for
fall admission only; the application deadline
is 31 December.
Degree requirements
Prerequisites. All students entering the doctoral
program must have completed a basic
course in statistics either upon entering or
within the first year of study. No degree
credit will be awarded for this coursework.
Credit requirements. The Ph.D. in public
affairs and policy requires 80 credit hours
of required and elective coursework. In addition,
the student receives 27 credits for dissertation research and
writing.
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The credits are distributed as follows:
Credits
Core Coursework..................................................... 18
Field of Specialization (Tracks 1-3)........................... 38
Research Methods................................................... 24
Dissertation Credits................................................. 27
Total 107
Up to 40 credits of coursework related to governance
or research methods completed at the master’s level may be
counted toward the Ph.D. degree. In addition, students with
extensive academic background and/or experience in using
quantitative or qualitative research methods may substitute one
or more required research methods courses with other
coursework with permission of their academic adviser.
Core coursework. The core curriculum must be completed during
the first year.
Core courses and Credits
PAP 611 Normative Foundations Of Governance .......... 3
PAP 613 Organization Theory and Behavior…..……………3
PAP 614 Contemporary Governance............................. 3
PAP 616 Policy Process…………………………………………...3
PAP 620 American Political Institutions …….................. 3
PAP 621 Comparative Political Institutions………………….3
Subtotal 18
Specialization fields (Tracks 1-3).
Students must choose one of the following three tracks as their
primary domain of study.
1. Public Administration and Policy (38 credit hours). Students
focus on the functioning, management, and leadership of
organizations in the public sector as well as the analysis of public
policy.
Required courses:
PAP 653 Policy Analysis: Theoretical Foundations (3)
PS 559 Political and Economic Decision-Making (3)
PAP 615 Administrative Process or PA 540 Administrative Theory
and Behavior (3)
PA 534 Administrative Law (3)
2. Politics and Public Policy (38 credit hours). Students focus on
the political and economic determinants as well as the analysis of
public policy at the local, national, and international levels.
Required courses:
PAP 653 Policy Analysis: Theoretical Foundations (3)
PS 559 Political and Economic Decision-Making (3)
PAP 656 Advanced Political Economy (3)
PAP 630 Proseminar in International Relations (3)
3. Economics and Public Policy (38 credit hours). Students focus
on the understanding and application of economic theory to
contemporary public policy and governance challenges,
especially economic, fiscal, financial, and commercial issues.
Required courses:
EC 571 Advanced Econometrics (4) †
EC 575 Applied Advanced Econometrics (4) †
EC 580 Mathematical Economics (4) †
EC 581 Advanced Microeconomics (4)
EC 584 Applications of Advanced Microeconomic Theory (4)
EC 590 Advanced Macroeconomics (4)
EC 592 Applications of Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (4)
† May be waived as Track course if used as Research Methods
elective. Students must still complete 38 total field credits.
Research Methods. Coursework in research methods is normally
completed concurrently with field specialization coursework.
Approved substitutes for methods coursework will be listed in the
PAP Course Planner each year.
Methods courses and Credits
PS 593 Philosophy of the Social Sciences............... 4
PAP 690 Research Design for Politics and Policy…..4
PS 595 Research Methods for Political Science or EC 570
Econometrics…………………………………………..….... 4
Electives................................................................ 12
Subtotal 24
Dissertation Research. Students must register
for a minimum of 27 credits of PAP 603 dissertation research
credits to represent the work of
researching and writing the doctoral dissertation.
Comprehensive examinations. In order to
evaluate one’s ability to integrate, analyze,
and critique the diverse materials and ideas
presented in the PAP curriculum, students
are required to complete a two-part comprehensive
examination. Part A of the examination
(core exam) covers the 18 credit hours
of foundational core courses. Part B (field
exam) covers coursework done in the student’s
specialization field (Tracks 1-3).
Dissertation requirements. The dissertation
process is designed to evaluate the student’s
ability to successfully conduct a significant,
independent applied research project.
The dissertation thesis represents the culmination
of a student’s doctoral studies.
Program Rules
A more comprehensive set of rules governing
satisfactory completion of field area examinations,
presentation of dissertation, and
timely completion of doctoral program
requirements appear in the Student
Handbook for the Public Affairs and Policy
Doctoral Program issued to incoming students and available
online.
Limitation on graduate/undergraduate
courses. Students in the PAP program are
strongly advised to use no more than 12
credits of courses offered simultaneously at
the 400- and 500-level in support of their
degree programs. These courses must be an
integral part of the student’s program, and
courses with the same content must not be
available on a purely graduate basis.
Limitation on by-arrangement courses.
Admitted Ph.D. students may utilize no
more than 12 credits of Research and/or
Reading and Conference credits (501/601
and 505/605). In cases where more than 12
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credits are needed because of the lack of regularly
scheduled classes, the student must
submit a written request waiver to their
adviser for approval.
Continuous enrollment and leave of
absence. All students admitted to the Ph.D.
program in public affairs and policy must be
continuously enrolled until graduation,
except for periods in which they are absent
for an approved leave. Taking a minimum 3
credits per term during the regular academic
year will constitute continuous enrollment.
Failure to register without an approved leave
may result in termination of a student’s
admission. Students may have no more than
six terms of approved leave.
Grade requirement. A student who
receives more than 9 credits of C+ or below
in all coursework attempted after admission
to the Ph.D. program will be dropped from
the program.
Performance in core courses. A grade of
C+ or below received for work performed in a
core course is not considered passing. A PAP
doctoral student who receives a grade of C+ or
below in one of the core course offerings during
fall or winter terms may not proceed to
take the core course offerings in the subsequent
term until the course in which a failing
grade was received has been repeated, and the
failing grade is replaced with a passing grade
of B- or better.
Research and Teaching Opportunities
The doctoral degree in public affairs and
policy offers a number of research and teaching
opportunities.
Hatfield Residency Program. This program,
conducted in cooperation with the
Hatfield School’s Executive Leadership
Institute, places qualified doctoral students
in public and not-for-profit agencies as paid
residents. Agency placements provide students
opportunities to conduct dissertation
research, gain advanced research experience,
and receive assistance in financing their educational
objectives.
Graduate research assistantships.
Dependent on available funds, a number of
graduate research assistantships are available
each year. Students must apply for these by
February 1 of the academic year in which
the assistantships are desired. Assistantships
pay tuition and a small additional stipend.
Teaching opportunities. All doctoral students
in the program are strongly encouraged
to teach prior to completing their
Ph.D. programs. There are a number of
opportunities available in this regard.
Teaching apprenticeships with a university
faculty member. These duties can include
teaching one or more class sessions, assistance
in preparing courses, and correction of
examinations.
Teaching in the University Studies Program.
Advanced doctoral students may also teach
in sophomore inquiry coursework sponsored
by the Hatfield School of Government. This
coursework deals largely with citizen participation
and leadership. Advanced doctoral
students may also propose and teach a senior
Capstone course at the undergraduate level.
These are interdisciplinary community-based
courses required of all PSU seniors. These
students will develop and implement strategies
to deal with a community issue in cooperation
with one or more community organizations.
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