Core Courses
(15 Credits)
26:834:601 Study of Public Organizations (3)
26:834:603 Governance and Politics (3)
26:834:605 Government Budgeting and Resources Acquisition (3)
26:834:617 Intellectual History of Public Administration (3)
26:834:618 Leadership, Equity, and Diversity (3)
Research Courses (12 credits)
Prerequisite: 20:834:561 Analytical Methods (3)
26:834:607 Quantitative Methods I (3)
26:834:608 Quantitative Methods II (3)
26:834:609 Qualitative Methods I (3)
26:834:619 Mixed Methods (3)
Major Fields (21 credits)
Students are required to select a major field with at least 12 credits of study. The remaining credits (9) may be taken in the same or another area of the student's choice. Available fields are:
- Budgeting and Nonmarket Organization Finance
- Comparative Public Administration
- Human Resource Management
- Performance Measurement and Improvement
- Public Management
Additional information on major fields and required and elective coursework within each field can be found here: http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/home/programs/phd/field-descriptions.html.
A summary worksheet of doctoral program requirements can be found here: http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/home/programs/phd/phd-forms.html.
Dissertation Research (24 credits)