Name______________________________________CSU ID #____________ Term Admitted_________ DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN URBAN STUDIES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM PLAN The PhD program consists of 66 credit hours broken down into the following areas: prerequisites, core courses, specialization area, electives, a comprehensive exam, and dissertation research. PREREQUISITES Date Taken/Scheduled Grade UST 600: Introduction to Public Administration or PSC 605/UST 617: Public Administration and Political Process UST 601: Applied Quantitative Reasoning I – prior to UST 803 UST 603: Public Finance & Economics – prior to UST 605 UST 605: Urban Spatial Structures UST 616: Systems & Processes of Policy Development or PSC 636: Policy Development & Evaluation __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ __________________ ______ __________________ __________________ ______ ______ __________________ __________________ ______ ______ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ELECTIVES (12 credit hours) – please see the Student Handbook for suggestions ______________________________ __________________ ______________________________ __________________ ______________________________ __________________ ______ ______ ______ COMPREHENSIVE EXAM __________________ ______ RESEARCH & DISSERTATION (18 credit hour minimum) UST 895: Doctoral Research UST 896: Dissertation Prospectus UST 899: Dissertation __________________ __________________ __________________ ______ ______ ______ CORE (16 credit hours) UST 800: Urban Theory UST 802: Frameworks of Inquiry COM 731: Multivariate Statistical Methods OR UST 803: Quantitative Research Methods UST 806: Urban Research Methods SPECIALIZATION (20 credit hours) – bold indicates required course UST 830: Public Administration Seminar UST 704: Organizational Behavior UST 731: Law & Public Administration (3) UST 733: Budget Policy and Management UST 734: Ethics in the Public Sector UST 831: Political Philosophy & Public Administration UST 897: Readings in Urban Studies * Registration for 700/800 level courses requires faculty advisor approval – contact Graduate Advisor for details) S:\Graduate Advisor\Curriculum checklists 2016\Ph D 2016.docx Name______________________________________CSU ID #____________ Term Admitted_________ DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN URBAN STUDIES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS URBAN POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM PLAN The PhD program consists of 66 credit hours broken down into the following areas: prerequisites, core courses, specialization area, electives, a comprehensive exam, and dissertation research. PREREQUISITES UST 606: The Evolution of Human Settlements UST 601: Applied Quantitative Reasoning I – prior to UST 803 UST 603: Public Finance & Economics – prior to UST 605 UST 605: Urban Spatial Structures UST 616: Systems & Processes of Policy Development or PSC 636: Policy Development & Evaluation CORE (16 credit hours) UST 800: Urban Theory UST 802: Frameworks of Inquiry COM 731: Multivariate Statistical Methods OR UST 803: Quantitative Research Methods UST 806: Urban Research Methods Date Taken/Scheduled __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ Grade ______ ______ ______ ______ __________________ ______ __________________ __________________ ______ ______ __________________ __________________ ______ ______ SPECIALIZATION (20 credit hours) – bold indicates required course UST 810: Urban Policy and Development Seminar __________________ UST 609: Planning Law __________________ UST 722: Economic Development Policy __________________ UST 723: Urban Development Finance __________________ UST 752: Environmental Policy & Administration __________________ UST 762: Urban Housing Policy __________________ UST 764: Neighborhood and Community Development __________________ UST 897: Readings in Urban Studies __________________ ______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ELECTIVES (12 credit hours) – please see the Student Handbook for suggestions ______________________________ __________________ ______________________________ __________________ ______________________________ __________________ _______ _______ _______ COMPREHENSIVE EXAM __________________ _______ RESEARCH & DISSERTATION (18 credit hour minimum) UST 895: Doctoral Research UST 896: Dissertation Prospectus UST 899: Dissertation __________________ __________________ __________________ _______ _______ _______ * Registration for 700/800 level courses requires faculty advisor approval – contact Graduate Advisor for details) S:\Graduate Advisor\Curriculum checklists 2016\Ph D 2016.docx