Curriculum

Core Courses (15 Credits)

Research Courses (12 credits)

Specialization Fields (21 credits)

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
  
• Performance measurement and management
  
• Comparative public administration
  
• Organizational theory and behavior
  
• Nonprofit management and philanthropy
  
• Technology and egovernment
  
• Ethics, transparency, and accountability
  
• Historical and legal foundations of public administration
  
• Experimental and behavioral public administration
  
• Policy analysis and evaluation
  
• Health policy and administration
  
• Urban affairs and administration
  
• Advanced methodology
  
• Public management administration
  

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

Dissertation Research (24 credits)