Public Policy PhD Program
FALL 2015 SCHEDULE
Academic Calendar
Revised 8.26.2015
Classes Begin
Tuesday, September 8
Add/Drop Ends
Tuesday, September 15
Columbus Day (Holiday)
Monday, October 12
Spring 2016 Registration Begins
Monday, November 2
Pass/Fail & Course Withdrawal Deadline
Tuesday, November 24
Veterans’ Day
Wednesday, November 11
Thanksgiving Recess
Thursday, November 26 through Sunday, November 29
Classes End
Monday, December 14
Final Exam Period
Wednesday, December 16 through Tuesday December 22
Late Registration for Spring 2016 Begins
Friday January 1 ($100 Late Fee Assessed)
Required Courses
2015 Cohort (1st Year Students)
CLASS #
PPOL-G
601
PPOL-G
604
PPOL-G
611
SCHED. #
1258
COURSE
Political Economy I
DAY
Tuesday 12:30-3:00
FACULTY
Lisa Rivera
ROOM
M03-0440
1259
Statistics I
Amy Smith
M03-415
1260
Foundations of
Public Policy I
Monday
9:00-11:30
Tuesday 9:30-12:00
Amit Patel
W02-0123
PPOL-G
716
3671
Pro-Seminar
(1 credit)
Monday 3:30-4:30
Christine
Brenner
M03-0440
Required Courses
2014 Cohort (2nd Year Students)
CLASS #
PPOL-G 621
SCHED #
2136
PPOL-G 740
4676
PPOL-G 760
4484
COURSE
Economics for Policy
Analysis I
Political Institutions
Sociological Perspectives
on Public Policy and
Social Justice
Elective II
(see options below)
DAY
Wednesday
12:30-3:00
Tuesday 9:3012:00
Tuesday
12:30-3:00
FACULTY
Christian Weller
ROOM
M03-0440
Christine
Brenner
Meghan Doran
M03-0440
M03-0415
Required Course 2012 Cohort (3rd Year Students)
PPOL-G 891 (Schdl #2352) Dissertation Workshop – Weller, Thursday, 3:30pm – 6:00pm, M03-0440
Elective V, VI, VII, and VIII – Electives can be distributed over fall and spring semesters in AY 2015-16. (See options below)
Electives:
PUBADM 611 (Schdl #6501) E-Government – Ahn, Monday 6:00-8:30 pm, M03-0415
PUBADM 697 (Schdl #16009) Urban Policy & Politics – Patel Monday 6:00-8:30 pm, W01-0046
PPOL-G 609L (Schdl #6388) Qualitative Methods -- Boerner, Wednesday, 9:30am-12:00pm, W03-0125
GERON GR 701 (Schdl #4506) Advanced Statistical Methods in Gerontology – Porell, Thursday 10:00-12:30pm W03-0125