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Combined Degree Program - PhD in EPPL Higher Education & MPP in Public Policy


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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.

Program of Study: Combined Degreee PhD in EPPL - Higher Education& MPP


Fall 1 (9 credits)

EPPL 604 Cross Disciplinary Perspectives in Educational Theory, Research and Practice (3)  

EDUC 663 Quantitative Research Design & Methods I (3)  

EPPL 628 The History of Higher Education (3)  

Spring 1 (9 credits)

EPPL 603 Leadership in Education (3)  

EPPL 613 The Academic Life (3)   or EPPL 635 Advanced Organizational Theory and Governance of Educational Systems (3)  

EPPL Elective (3)

Fall 2 (12 credits)

EPPL 601 Educational Policy: Development and Analysis (3)  

EDUC 603 The College Student: Developmental Themes and Social Contexts (3)  

EDUC 694A Qualitative Research Design & Methods, Part I (3)  

EPPL Elective (3)

Spring 2 (9 credits)

EPPL 602 Educational Planning (3)  

EPPL 613 The Academic Life (3)   or EPPL 635 Advanced Organizational Theory and Governance of Educational Systems (3)  

EDUC 694B Qualitative Research Design & Methods, Part II (3)  

Fall 3 (11 credits)

PUBP 500 Mathematics for Public Policy Analysis 1  

PUBP 590 Policy in Practice 1  

PUBP 602 Quantitative Methods I 3  

PUBP 604 Microeconomics of Public Policy 3  

PUBP 607 Law and Public Policy 3  

Spring 3 (12 credits)

PUBP 590 Policy in Practice 1  

PUBP 603 Quantitative Methods II 3  

PUBP 618 Policy Case Competition 2  

PUBP/Applied Methods Elective (3)

Fall 4 ( 11 credits)

PUBP 590 Policy in Practice 1  

PUBP 610 Policy Research Seminar 4  

PUBP 612 Leading Change 3  

PUBP or LAW Elective (3 credits)

Spring 4 ( 12 credits)

EPPL 790 Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership Research Seminar (3)  

PUBP 609 Applied Ethics 3  

PUBP 611 Evidence and Expertise in the Policy Process 3  

EPPL Elective (3)

 

Fall 5 (3 credits)

EDUC 800 Dissertation   

Spring 5 (3 credits)

EDUC 800 Dissertation   

Total Credits: 91 credits