Joint Degree - PhD in EPPL Higher Education & MPP in Public Policy

The joint Ph.D. in EPPL Higher Education Administration with the MPP - Master of Public Policy is a combined educational leadership and public policy program that allows students to obtain both a Ph.D. and a M.P.P. degree in five years, instead of the six years that would be required if each were pursued separately. Candidates interested in this joint degree program must apply to and gain acceptance by both the Graduate School of Education and the Public Policy program In Graduate Arts & Sciences.

EPPL PHD Core Component (12 Credits)

Research Component (9 Credits)

Concentration (21 Credits)

EDUC 603 - The College Student: Developmental Themes and Social Contexts (3).
EPPL 613 - The Academic Life (3).
EPPL 628 - The History of Higher Education (3).
EPPL 635 - Advanced Organizational Theory and Governance of Higher Education (3).
Select 9 additional credits of higher education courses in consultation with the advisor (9).

MPP Component

PUBP 500 - Mathematics for Public Policy Analysis 1
PUBP 590 - Policy in Practice 1
PUBP 601 - The Political Environment 3
PUBP 602 - Quantitative Methods I 3
PUBP 603 - Quantitative Methods II 3
PUBP 604 - Microeconomics of Public Policy 3
PUBP 606 - Benefit-Cost Analysis 3
PUBP 607 - Law and Public Policy 3
PUBP 609 - Ethics and Public Policy 3
PUBP 610 - Policy Research Seminar 3
PUBP 612 - Public Management and Organizational Behavior 3
PUBP - Law Elective (3 Credits)
Select 5 additional credits of Public Policy courses in consultation with the advisor (5)

PhD Culminating Experience (9 Credits)

EPPL 790 - Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership Research Seminar (3).
EDUC 800 - Dissertation (3-6).

Total Hours Minimum (88 Credits)

Minimum MPP Credit Hours 37

Minimum PhD Credit Hours 51

Notice of Candidacy for Graduation:

A student earning a Dual Degree must complete BOTH requirements before either degree is earned. Student must file a Notice of Candidacy for Graduation with the University Registrar’s Office for the Dual Degree by the established deadlines the fall prior to graduation.

PhD EPPL Requirements:

Committee Approved Dissertation must be uploaded for publishing to ProQuest by the semester deadline established by the Office of Academic Programs prior to graduation.
The Survey of Earned Doctorates must be completed by the semester deadline established by the Office of Academic Programs prior to graduation.