Curriculum

Core Courses (15 credits)

26:834:601 Study of Public Organizations (3)
26:834:603 Governance and Politics (3)
26:834:605 Public Budgeting and Finance (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 Applied Statistics (3)
26:834:607 Quantitative Methods I (3)
26:834:608 Quantitative Methods II (3)
26:834:609 Qualitative Methods I (3)
A methods elective course (3) approved by the Ph.D. director

Specialization Fields (21 credits, including up to 9 credits from a relevant master's degree that can be applied to specialization fields)

Students are required to select two fields of specialization and complete at least 9 credits of study in each field. The 3 remaining credits can be taken in either specialization field, or in another area of the student's choice. The student should define their two specialization fields in consultation with their adviser, preferably soon after completing the core courses, and receive approval from the Ph.D. director. Below are some suggested specialization fields, although students may propose other specializations in consultation with their adviser and the Ph.D. director:

Public management
Public budgeting and finance
Human resource management
Nonprofit management and philanthropy
Technology and egovernment
Ethics, transparency, and accountability
Performance measurement and management
Health policy and administration
Education policy and administration
Urban affairs and administration
Public policy
Public law

Additional information on major fields and required and elective coursework within each field can be found here: https://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/phd.

A summary worksheet of doctoral program requirements can be found here: https://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/academic-policies-procedures-forms.

Dissertation Research (24 credits)

All Ph.D. students must complete 24 research credits throughout the curriculum.