Doctor of Philosophy in Global Affairs

Seventy-three (73) credits are required for the degree of doctor of philosophy in global affairs.

All students must complete: 

                 four core courses with grades of B (3.0) or higher,

            two semesters of the Colloquium on Global Change and Governance with grade
        of  Pass,

            two methodology courses,

             six courses in a concentration,

            four courses in a distribution,

            21 credits of Dissertation Research, and

             the language requirement.
 

In addition, students must:

    pass the 52-Credit Review,

             pass the comprehensive examination,

            receive approval for a dissertation proposal, and

            write, successfully defend, and deposit a dissertation.

Students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher in all nonlanguage courses taken at Rutgers University in order to acquire the Ph.D. If academic performance falls below the expected standard, students may fail to pass the 52-Credit Review and the Graduate School-Newark may refuse them the right of future registration and terminate studies. Students with an insufficiently high grade-point average may submit an appeal to the DGA director.

Course Requirements

Core Courses (12 credits)

Students must take at least one course from any four of the first eight topics listed below.

Students must complete all four core courses with a grade of B (3.0) or higher in each in order to remain in the program. Students who do not receive a grade of B or higher in some core course must either retake it or take another core course from within one of the first eight topic areas.

All core requirements must be completed at the DGA. Transfer credits may not be used in fulfillment of core requirements.

 
1) Forms of Global Governance

26:478:537  Global Governance

26:790:521  Theories of Global Politics

2) International Law

26:478:584  Introduction to International Law

 
3) Environmental Issues in Global Perspective

26:478:538  Global Environmental Issues

26:790:530  Environmental Politics and Policy

EvSc 615     Global Environmental Problems (NJIT)

EPS 622       Sustainable Development (NJIT)

4) Global Business

26:553:601  Theory of International Business

26:553:602  History of International Business

 
5) Global Political Economy

26:478:541  Global Political Economy

26:790:541  International Political Economy

 
6) The Global System in Historical Perspective

26:478:572  Evolution of the Global System

 
7) Culture and Identity in a Global Context

26:478:573  Culture, Globalization, and Political Violence 

26:478:585  Social Movements and Globalization

26:790:543  Cross-National Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in Politics

26:790:544  Comparative Social Movements

 
8) International Economics

26:220:518  International Economics I

26:220:519  International Economics II

Concentration (18 credits)

Students must complete at least six graduate-level courses, for a total of 18 credits, in any one of the following disciplines represented by graduate programs at Rutgers-Newark: business, criminal justice, global affairs, history, law, political science, or public affairs and administration.

Dissertations must be written within the discipline of the concentration.

Internships may not be counted toward the concentration.

Courses that fulfill the concentration requirement may be taken at any Rutgers University campus or at NJIT, or transferred as part of a student's transfer credits. Advanced undergraduate courses completed at Rutgers or NJIT and taken for graduate credit may not be counted toward the concentration requirement.

Students must complete at least four graduate-level courses, for a total of 12 credits, in any discipline or disciplines other than the concentration. These courses should have a substantial global affairs component.

One 3-credit internship may be counted toward the distribution.

Courses that fulfill the distribution requirement may be taken at any Rutgers University campus or at NJIT, or transferred as part of a student's transfer credits. Advanced undergraduate courses completed at Rutgers or NJIT and taken for graduate credit may be counted toward the distribution requirement.