http://www.utdallas.edu/epps/pppe
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Professors: Sheila Amin Guti�rrez De Pi�eres, Kurt J. Beron, Brian J. L.
Berry (Dean), Ronald Briggs, Alexander L. Clark (emeritus), Lloyd J. Dumas,
Euel Elliott, Donald A. Hicks, Irving J. Hoch (emeritus), Paul Jargowsky, Murray
J. Leaf, Lawrence J. Redlinger, Todd J. Sandler, Richard K. Scotch, Paul Tracy,
Associate Professors: Bobby C. Alexander, Jennifer Smith Holmes, Marie
Isabelle Chevrier, Simon Fass, Susan McElroy
Assistant Professors� Melinda D.
Kane, Sheryl Skaggs
Clinical Assistant Professor Wenhua
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Ph.D. program
in Public Policy and Political Economy is to prepare our students for
professional positions in research, teaching, and practice in fields related to
public policy and political economy, and in both academic and nonacademic
settings. We prepare students through instruction in social science and public
policy concepts, advanced methodological knowledge and applied social research
techniques, and professional communication.
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Students will demonstrate the ability to apply
social science and public policy theories and concepts.
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Students will develop competency in advanced
methods of social science and public policy research and analysis.
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Students will develop basic skills in
professional communication appropriate to the public policy and political
economy research and analysis.
Students have access to the computing faculties
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The University’s general admission requirements are discussed here.
The PhD. in Public Policy and Political Economy
seeks applications from students with a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
university or college. An undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.2,
and a combined verbal and quantitative GRE score of 1200, or equivalent score
on the GMAT, are desirable for direct admission. An analytical writing score of
at least 4.5 in the GRE is considered desirable. Students may also wish to
consider submitting their score from the writing component of the GRE test as
additional evidence of their writing skills. Standardized test scores are only
one of the factors taken into account in determining admission. For example, a
student also may be admitted to the Ph.D. program after being accepted by a
master’s program and achieving at least a 3.3 grade point average in
several core courses. Students should also submit all transcripts, three
letters of recommendation, and a one-page essay outlining the applicant’s
background, education and professional objectives.
While there are no specific course prerequisites,
entering students will benefit from�
exposure to undergraduate courses in the Economic, Political and Policy
Sciences, college algebra, and research design.
The University’s general degree requirements are discussed here.
The PhD in Public Policy and Political Economy
requires a minimum of 90 post-baccalaureate graduate credit hours. Students
must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 in order to graduate. A
student is required to complete six program components:
The requirements are outlined in further detail below:
Students complete a core sequence of courses as follows:
POEC 5303 Public Policymaking and Institutions
POEC 5308 Ethics, Culture and Responsibility
POEC 5307 Economics for Public Policy
POEC 6312 Social
Economic Theories
POEC 5313 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
POEC 5316 Advanced Regression Analysis for the Economic, Political and Policy
Sciences
Students will also take at least three additional
courses from a set approved by the relevant graduate program committee.
Students may obtain a list of those courses from the program office.
Students take a two course introductory sequence
in two of the following five fields.� The
fields and required courses are as follows:
Business and Public Policy
POEC 7323 Economic
Regulation of Business
POEC 7321 Seminar in Business and Government
Criminology
POEC 6311 Crime and
Justice Policy
POEC 6305 Law and Social Control
Development
POEC 6354 Theories
and Issues of Development (Required), and:
Select one of the following:
POEC 6364
Development Economics
POEC 6360 World Political Economy
POEC 6362 Political Development
POEC 6318 Population and Development
International Political Economy (Select two of the
following):
POEC 6360 World
Political Economy
PSCI 5301 Proseminar in Democratization,
Globalization and International Relations
PSCI 6309 International Political Economy and
Organization
Social Policy
SOC 6350 Social
Stratification
POEC 7340 Domestic Social Policy
Students may request that
alternative courses be substituted in a particular field with the approval of
the program director.
To advance to the dissertation stage of the
program, students are evaluated by the Program Committee based on (1) a
Qualifying Examination in Methodology and (2) a portfolio consisting of papers
written in core and field courses:
This examination will evaluate the
students’ methodological skills in areas covering probability,
statistics, regression analysis and research design. The exam will be graded by
the Methods Examination Committee as Unsatisfactory, Satisfactory or Excellent.
The exam will be administered at the end of a full time student’s second year,
or the equivalent point in a part time student’s career. A student receiving
a grade of unsatisfactory may take the exam for a second time prior to the
start of the fall semester of the third year.
a) Literature reviews written in the field survey courses;
b) Empirical and/or methodological papers written in the core methods courses; and
c) Research design projects
The program committee will review the portfolios
annually, and advise students of any deficiencies or potential problems. Upon
completing the core courses and achieving a grade of Satisfactory or Excellent
on the Qualifying Examination, the program committee will make a final
evaluation of the student’s total portfolio. The committee will assess whether
the candidate’s portfolio demonstrates the student has the skills and
knowledge necessary to attempt to write a dissertation. If all of the items in
the portfolio are satisfactory, the student is designated as doctoral level.
Alternatively, the committee could recommend remedial or additional work in a
specific area and specify a time frame for the completion of such work.� A
detailed discussion of the portfolio requirements can be found in the PPPE
Advising Guide.� Students are urged to read
and make sure they understand what is expected of them. The Advising Guide is
available through the Public Policy and Political Economy program office.
If, in the judgment of the committee, the student
is not prepared to write a dissertation or the student, the student will
either� be asked to complete remedial
work or will be designated as Masters level. Receipt of a Masters level
designation means the student is not allowed to proceed to the doctoral stage.
The student may continue taking courses and may pursue one of the
school’s Masters programs by completing the appropriate degree
requirements.
Students must register for POEC 8398 Dissertation
Seminar for a minimum of one semester. The aim of the Dissertation Seminar is
to assist students in the formulation of a dissertation topic, and prepare a
dissertation topic for submission to a dissertation Committee and defense of
the proposal before the committee.
The student takes six to nine hours of additional
coursework in one of the field areas as defined above. The specific required
courses are designated by the faculty associated with that area of
concentration and may be obtained from the program office. The student
completes a dissertation in one of the two fields (see above) and must
successfully defend the dissertation before a duly constituted dissertation
committee, in accordance with the requirements of the University and the UT
System.
Students take free electives in areas of interest to fulfill the 90-hour PhD
requirement.
Ph.D. students should note that they are eligible
to receive Master’s degrees offered by the