Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Policy PHD Programme By Duke University |TopUniversities

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Policy

Main Subject Area

Public PolicyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Public Policy

Study Level

PHD

The PhD in Public Policy at Duke University enables students to collaborate with Duke’s top-rated faculty in public policy and with Duke’s departments of economics, political science and sociology, among others, all on the beautiful Duke campus. The Sanford School is a national and international leader in the dynamic field of public policy studies, with numerous interdisciplinary centers exploring vital policy questions in the field and in the classroom. Members of our faculty are experts in fields ranging from aging, education, and the environment to international affairs, media and democracy, and welfare reform. Most of our students pursue doctoral-level public policy research with the goal of working in domestic and international public agencies, research organizations and policy consulting firms. Others seek academic positions in public policy, public administration and policy-oriented schools. They are united by their passion for public policy and their desire to have a positive impact on the world. Interdisciplinary Nature Duke’s PhD in Public Policy is distinguished by its truly interdisciplinary nature. The program offers a unique balance of depth in a discipline such as: economics political science psychology sociology combined with the opportunity to focus on a particular policy area such as social policy, global policy, health policy or environmental policy. Within Sanford and across campus, PhD students interact with leading scholars and numerous interdisciplinary centers such as: Duke Global Health Institute Duke Center for Child and Family Policy ​Duke Social Science Research Institute Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment Personal Attention The relatively low number of students matriculated each year (6-8) enables each public policy PhD student to receive individual faculty attention in courses and in research. In addition to working with Duke’s world-class faculties of public policy, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology and psychology, PhD students interact with leading scholars from Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, and Duke’s Law and Medical Schools. In addition to gaining strength in a particular disciplinary tradition, Public Policy PhD students acquire depth in the policy area in which they will write a dissertation, as exemplified in our sample PhD tracks. Students take a minimum of two courses in a policy area to fulfill this requirement. Every student develops a plan of study to be approved by both the Public Policy PhD Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) and the student’s faculty advisor that satisfies the policy area requirement and prepares the student for the policy-area qualifying exam. Students primarily focus on policy areas in which Duke has particular strength: social policy globalization and development health policy environmental policy

Programme overview

Main Subject

Public Policy

Study Level

PHD

The PhD in Public Policy at Duke University enables students to collaborate with Duke’s top-rated faculty in public policy and with Duke’s departments of economics, political science and sociology, among others, all on the beautiful Duke campus. The Sanford School is a national and international leader in the dynamic field of public policy studies, with numerous interdisciplinary centers exploring vital policy questions in the field and in the classroom. Members of our faculty are experts in fields ranging from aging, education, and the environment to international affairs, media and democracy, and welfare reform. Most of our students pursue doctoral-level public policy research with the goal of working in domestic and international public agencies, research organizations and policy consulting firms. Others seek academic positions in public policy, public administration and policy-oriented schools. They are united by their passion for public policy and their desire to have a positive impact on the world. Interdisciplinary Nature Duke’s PhD in Public Policy is distinguished by its truly interdisciplinary nature. The program offers a unique balance of depth in a discipline such as: economics political science psychology sociology combined with the opportunity to focus on a particular policy area such as social policy, global policy, health policy or environmental policy. Within Sanford and across campus, PhD students interact with leading scholars and numerous interdisciplinary centers such as: Duke Global Health Institute Duke Center for Child and Family Policy ​Duke Social Science Research Institute Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment Personal Attention The relatively low number of students matriculated each year (6-8) enables each public policy PhD student to receive individual faculty attention in courses and in research. In addition to working with Duke’s world-class faculties of public policy, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology and psychology, PhD students interact with leading scholars from Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, and Duke’s Law and Medical Schools. In addition to gaining strength in a particular disciplinary tradition, Public Policy PhD students acquire depth in the policy area in which they will write a dissertation, as exemplified in our sample PhD tracks. Students take a minimum of two courses in a policy area to fulfill this requirement. Every student develops a plan of study to be approved by both the Public Policy PhD Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) and the student’s faculty advisor that satisfies the policy area requirement and prepares the student for the policy-area qualifying exam. Students primarily focus on policy areas in which Duke has particular strength: social policy globalization and development health policy environmental policy

Admission Requirements

7+
Other English language requirements : TOEFL with a paper-based score of 577.

Jan-2000

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