Public and Social Policy, Ph.D.
Saint Louis University's public and social policy doctoral program provides a Catholic, Jesuit education to prepare students to engage with significant social and political problems. The program prepares students to tackle some of the biggest issues of the times, including persistent poverty both in American cities and in countries around the world, urban renewal, racial and ethnic inequality and health disparities.
博彩网址大全's Ph.D. 公共和社会政策为学生在政府中担任学术和领导角色做好准备, universities, 通过提供多学科视角研究和公共服务组织, 先进的方法技能和在学术或应用环境中进行原创性研究的能力. 学生将学习高质量的研究如何为基本问题和政策相关问题提供信息. 他们将有能力与学术和非学术观众分享他们的知识.
Curriculum Overview
博彩网址大全公共与社会政策专业的博士学位需要在之前的硕士水平工作基础上完成33学分的研究生课程和12学分的论文学分.
Students may enroll as part-time or full-time students, 大多数课程在晚上提供，以适应兼职和全日制课程.
Six concentrations are available within the doctoral program, each with diverse classes and research opportunities.
Public Administration Concentration
Public administration is concerned with how governments are organized, 政策是如何制定和实施的，公民每天遇到的政治现实是什么. This concentration helps students acquire proficiency in management principles and techniques; research and evaluation skills; and the analysis of social, economic and political behavior.
Urban and Community Development Policy Concentration
城市和社区发展政策的集中使学生能够解决西方社会和新兴发展中国家人民面临的挑战. 它侧重于城市建设的过程以及城市地区发展所涉及的所有经济和政治条件. 这种集中使学生能够从不同的角度探索城市和社区变化以及社会正义的维度, including urban ecology, demography and immigration.
International Development Policy Concentration
This concentration addresses international development challenges, including persistent poverty, global differences in development, urban growth in the developing world, racial and ethnic inequality, trade and economic development strategies and political challenges. 学生学习国家作为当代世界主要政治组织形式的发展及其在经济发展中所起的作用, political competition and international relations.
Health Policy Concentration
Students interested in all dimensions of health policy, whether in the United States or internationally, will profit from the health policy concentration. They will explore legislative health policy, health care organization, health economics and health disparities.
Policy and Geospatial Analysis Concentration
这种集中使学生能够使用大数据和地理空间统计来解决当地的应用社会和公共政策问题, national and global levels. It focuses on three burgeoning areas of knowledge: geographic information science in e-government; accountability, ethics, the law and spatial data; and integrated decision support and spatial science.
Students create spatial data and develop spatial methodologies, interpret advanced spatial statistics, write statistical programs for spatial analysis, 创建复杂和创造性的视觉分析，并为公共政策挑战提供科学的空间分析.
Law, Crime and Policy Concentration
该课程旨在培养公共政策和应用领域的学术学者和领导者. 它将前沿的社会科学方法与政治学学科相结合, sociology, law and criminology.
选择本专业的学生将获得进行政策相关研究的知识和方法技能. 他们也有机会与机构合作，解决与法律和犯罪有关的当代问题.
Fieldwork and Research Opportunities
公共和社会政策专业的学生参与以社区为基础的项目，并通过学生规划组织与教师和其他学生互动, annual one-day retreat and research colloquia.
When students enter the public and social policy program, they’ll participate in a research pro-seminar, which meets monthly. Participation is required throughout the program, and credit will be given once the dissertation is defended.
Careers
公共和社会政策专业的毕业生已经成为私营和公共部门的领导者, excelling in such areas as business, commerce, governmental affairs, health and human services, criminal justice and academia.
Admission Requirements
To be admitted into the Ph.D. in public and social policy program, 申请人必须已持有社会科学硕士学位或相关专业学位. Other requirements for admission include:
- An undergraduate degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
- An M.A. in a social science or related discipline or a professional degree (M.B.A., M.P.A., J.D., M.S.W., etc.) with a GPA of at least 3.4. (Lower GPAs accepted for law schools where grading is on a forced mean.)
Application Requirements
- Transcript(s)
- 三封推荐信(至少两封来自申请人硕士课程的教师)
- Writing sample
- Résumé
- Personal statement of purpose
- In-person or video interview
Requirements for International Students
所有国内学生的博彩网址大全政策和要求适用于国际学生. International students must also meet the following additional requirements:
- Demonstrate English Language Proficiency
- Academic records, in English translation, 在美国以外接受高等教育的学生必须包括:
- Courses taken and/or lectures attended
- Practical laboratory work
- The maximum and minimum grades attainable
- The grades earned or the results of all end-of-term examinations
- Any honors or degrees received.
- WES and ECE transcripts are accepted.
- In order to be issued an I-20 for your F-1 visa application, students must submit financial documents. Proof of financial support that must include:
- 由资助该学生在博彩网址大全学习的个人或赞助机构出具的经济支持信
- 保荐人银行出具的证明资金到位的信函，证明在学生在大学学习期间资金到位
Review Process
申请由政治科学和社会学系的核心教员组成的委员会进行审查.
Tuition
| Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Graduate Tuition | $1,370 |
Additional charges may apply. Other resources are listed below:
Information on Tuition and Fees
Scholarships and Financial Aid
For more information about Saint Louis University scholarships and financial aid, please visit the Office of Student Financial Services online at gxfgqo.luyifamily.com/financial-aid/.
- 毕业生将能够识别和评估与研究和公共政策相关的伦理问题.
- 毕业生将能够设计和执行方法上合理的政策研究，扩展政策和其他社会科学学科的知识.
- Graduates will be able to evaluate, 在他们选择的研究领域批判和综合相互竞争的理论解释.
- Graduates will be able to identify effects of forms of inequality (racial, gender, class, spatial, etc.) and policy.
- Graduates will be able to apply research skills to address social problems.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| POLS 6310 | Policy Process | 3 |
| POLS 6330 | Public Finance Theory | 3 |
| SOC 5060 | Qualitative Research Methodology | 3 |
| SOC 5650 | Principles and Methods of GIScience | 3 |
| SOC 5850 | Policy Evaluation and Assessment | 3 |
| SOC 6100 | Regression Analysis & Non-linear Models | 3 |
| Required Course for Concentration | ||
| Take one concentration-specific core course | 3 | |
| Public Administration Concentration | ||
POLS 6320 | Organization Theory & Behavior | |
| Urban and Community Development Concentration | ||
SOC 6200 | Urban Social and Political Theory | |
| International Development Policy Concentration | ||
POLS 5550 | Politics of Economic Development | |
| Health Policy Concentration | ||
SOC 6275 | Health and Social Sciences | |
| Policy and Geospatial Analysis Concentration | ||
SOC 5670 | Spatial Demography – Applied Spatial Statistics | |
| Law, Crime, and Policy Concentration | ||
POLS 5171 | Law, Policy, Society | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select 12 additional credits in consultation with your advisor | 12 | |
| Dissertation Research | ||
| PSP 6990 | Dissertation Research | 12 |
| Total Credits | 45 | |
Non-Course Requirements
其他公共和社会政策项目要求包括在你完成七门核心课程和口头论文答辩后的笔试.
Continuation Standards
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
路线图是推荐的每个学期的学习计划，除非另有说明，否则假设全日制博彩网址大全.
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| POLS 6310 | Policy Process | 3 |
| POLS 6330 | Public Finance Theory | 3 |
| SOC 5650 | Principles and Methods of GIScience | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| SOC 5060 | Qualitative Research Methodology | 3 |
| SOC 5850 | Policy Evaluation and Assessment | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| SOC 6100 | Regression Analysis & Non-linear Models | 3 |
| Concentration Requirement | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSP 6990 | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSP 6990 | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSP 6990 | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSP 6990 | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 45 | |
Program Notes
学生通常在课程的第四个学期之后参加所需的初步考试, before beginning the dissertation.
Electives are distributed according to the student’s chosen concentration. The program offers six concentrations: public administration; urban and community development policy; international development policy; health policy; policy and geospatial analysis; law, crime and policy.
Students can divide up the 12 credits of Dissertation Research (PSP 6990) in a variety of ways. 在这个路线图中，它们被划分为四个学期，只是为了便于说明.
For more information about our program, contact:
Robert Cropf, Ph.D.
Program co-director, Public and Social Policy
robert.cropf@luyifamily.com
Ness Sandoval, Ph.D.
Program co-director, Public and Social Policy
ness.sandoval@luyifamily.com