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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration & Policy

The PhD program in public administration and policy at the University of Georgia is designed to prepare students for leading careers in teaching, research, and public service. The program has a strong research orientation and maintains high standards in the admission and evaluation of students.

Graduates of the program have received numerous national dissertation awards in public administration and public policy. They are placed in Research I institutions throughout the United States and in leading institutions of higher learning around the globe where they contribute to the expansion of knowledge in the fields of public management and policy analysis.

The Georgia Advantage

Our PhD students work closely with an award-winning, highly productive, and internationally recognized research faculty. The aim of the program is to educate professionals who can generate, share, and consume knowledge effectively in academic settings, and the curriculum is crafted with those objectives in mind. First, it provides an appreciation for the broad range of issues — economic, institutional, normative, and political — that surround public administration and public policy in the contemporary state. Second, it equips students with the research skills that are needed to conduct original investigations of questions central to these fields. Finally, it immerses students in the core issues, research traditions, and applied skills of a management or policy specialization of their choice.

Admission Requirements & Deadlines

To be considered for admission to the PhD program, students must hold a baccalaureate and masters degrees from accredited college or university programs and must demonstrate potential for excellence in the study of public administration and public policy.

Doctoral applications are considered for fall semester admission only and must be received in time for thorough consideration by the Department of Public Administration and Policy and the Graduate School.  Applicants from countries where English is not the native language must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores with their application materials.  Please request that official scores be sent to UGA.  Photocopies of will not be accepted.  Any application originating from outside the United States must be received at least twelve weeks before the beginning of the fall semester.

Doctoral applicants are admitted only if the department can offer them financial assistance in the form of a research or teaching assistantship as noted above. All doctoral applicants must submit all application materials before February 1 deadline to ensure full consideration.

How To Apply

• 1. Online  Graduate School Application  and fee ($75 domestic / $100 international).
• One unofficial transcript from each institution of higher education attended, except the University of Georgia (University of Georgia transcripts are on file). You may upload transcripts through the application portal or mail them directly to the UGA Graduate School.
• Official GRE test score report. The UGA institutional code for ETS reporting is 5813.  No departmental code is required.
• You will be prompted to upload a resume and statement of purpose.  The statement of purpose is your opportunity to communicate to us how this program fits with your future plans. You should use this document to convey why this area of study and specifically this program are a good fit with your career and educational goals. You should also highlight your relevant experience and preparation for this program.
• You will be asked to enter the email addresses of three recommenders. If you would rather submit paper letters to the department, list your name and e-mail in the boxes on the online application that ask for your recommenders. That way, only you will receive the electronic letter of recommendation requests, which you may delete.
• International applicants please see  additional requirements .

If you have problems uploading documents to your application or any other application issues, please contact Kristin Lawrence at (706) 542-3510 or [email protected] .

Mail materials to:

University of Georgia Graduate School Admissions Brooks Hall 310 Herty Drive Athens, GA 30602

Curriculum Overview

PhD students must prepare for comprehensive examinations in three substantive fields of study. In consultation with the PhD Program Director, each student will select a minimum of three courses from each of the fields listed below.

1. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

This required field involves intensive coursework in issues of and approaches to the general field of Public Administration, as well as coverage of major subfields, such as public personnel administration, public financial administration, and organization theory. All students are required to complete PADP 8710.

• PADP 6490 Administrative Law
• PADP 6910 Public Administration and Democracy
• PADP 6920 Public Personnel Administration
• PADP 6930 Public Financial Administration
• PADP 6960 Organizational Theory
• PADP 8710 Ideas and Issues in Public Administration
• PADP 8730 Doctoral Research Seminar in Public Administration

2. POLICY PROCESS AND ANALYSIS

This required field involves intensive course work in issues of and approaches to the study of public policy generally, as well as in substantive policy areas that are of interest to the student (e.g., educational policy and public welfare). All students are required to complete PADP 8670.

• 6940 Economic Foundations of Policy Analysis
• PADP 7520 Urban Policy
• PADP 8620 Policy Process
• PADP 8630 Policy Implementation
• PADP 8640 Program Evaluation
• PADP 8670 Policy Analysis I
• PADP 8680 Policy Analysis II
• PADP 8650 Public Policy Seminar
• PADP 8850 Quantitative Analysis for Public Decision-Making

3. MANAGEMENT OR POLICY SPECIALIZATION

As a third field of study, each PhD student will develop a specialization in an area of public management or public policy.  This specialization will involve intensive course work in the area selected such as public budgeting and finance, public organization theory and behavior, public personnel administration, nonprofit administration, health policy or social insurance policy  Other specializations are possible with the approval of the PhD Program Director.

For illustrative purposes, the following is a list of fields and courses from which a Ph.D. student, in consultation with the Ph.D. program director, may build a management specialization. The list is not intended to be exhaustive but only illustrative of the options available to Ph.D. students in Public Administration.

1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

• PADP 7500 Local Government Management
• PADP 7930 Human Services Administration
• PADP 8560 Special Topics in Urban Administration: Poverty
• PADP 8840 Metropolitan Fiscal Problems
• PADP 9200 Intergovernmental Relations
• PADP 9200 Economic Development Policy and Financing
• PADP 9200 State and Local Taxation
• PADP 6370 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• PADP 8630 Seminar in Urban Geography

2. PUBLIC BUDGETING AND FINANCE

• PADP 7840 Budget Practicum
• PADP 8430 Public Financial Management
• PADP 8830 Seminar in Public Budgeting
• PADP 9200 State and Local Taxation
• ACCT 6000 Financial Accounting

3. PUBLIC MANAGEMENT- ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY

• PADP 6960 Organization Theory
• PADP 7360 Managing Government Performance
• PADP 8420 Leadership in Public Service
• PADP 8460 Organizational Behavior
• PADP 8740 Frontiers of Public Management Research
• PADP 8960 Organizational Development and Change
• MGMT 9020 Concepts of Organizations

4. PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION

• PADP 6920 Public Personnel Administration
• PADP 7900 Managing Volunteers in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
• PADP 7920 EEO and Diversity
• PADP 8720 Seminar in Selected Problems in Public Personnel Administration
• MGMT 7010 Developing Leadership Skills
• MGMT 9810 Seminar in Human Resource Management
• PSYC 6140 Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology

5. NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT

• PADP 7210 Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
• PADP 7220 Nonprofit Governance and Management
• PADP 7900 Managing Volunteers in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
• PADP 8210 Civil Society, Nonprofits, and Government
• PADP 8220 Special Topics in Nonprofit Management: Social Entrepreneurship
• PADP 8220 Selected Topics in Nonprofit Management: Grant Writing
• PADP 8220 Selected Topics in Nonprofit Management: NGOs
• MNPO 7060 Fundraising and Development for Nonprofit Organizations
• MNPO 7123 Theory and Management of Nonprofit Organizations
• MNPO 7423 Innovation and Change in Nonprofit Organizations

6. HEALTH POLICY

• PADP 8610 Economics of Health Policy
• EHSC 7010 Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science
• HPAM 7010 Introduction to Health Policy and Management
• HPAM 7700 Public Health and Health Care Ethics
• HPAM 8400 Advanced Policy Analysis in Public Health
• HPAM 8700 Management of Public Health Organizations
• HPAM 8800 Leadership in Public Health
• HPAM 8810 Health Policy Planning and Evaluation
• HPAM 8900 Special Topics in Health Administration
• HPRM 7070 Program Planning in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• HPRB 7270 Resource Development and Implementation in Health Promotion
• HPRB 7470 Program Evaluation in Health Promotion and Health Education
• HPRB 7500 Community Health Promotion

METHODOLOGY REQUIREMENT

In addition to the above requirements, Ph.D. students must take four research methods courses. These courses should be taken as early as possible in the program of study and may be selected from the following list:

• PADP 8110 Logic of Social Inquiry
• PADP 8120 Data Analysis and Statistical Inference
• PADP 8130 Linear Models
• PADP 8140 Advanced Topics in Statistical Modeling

Degree Requirements

Completion of the PhD program normally requires two years of course work and two years of work on the dissertation. Comprehensive examinations are taken at the beginning of the third year of the program, and the remainder of the third year should be devoted to the dissertation prospectus and dissertation research. Completion of the PhD degree may require more time for students who enter without significant previous graduate work in public administration and public policy or who fail to complete degree requirements in a timely fashion. The course requirements are further outlined in the PhD Program Guide .

DOCTORAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS

As a requirement for admission to doctoral candidacy, all PhD students must pass written and oral comprehensive examinations on their three substantive fields of study: public administration and management, policy process and analysis, and a field of specialization intended to direct the student’s development towards preparation for a specific, substantive dissertation topic.

The written examinations are administered in a take-home format during three consecutive weeks early in the fall semester each year.  The exams have a 5,000-word limit, and students have 12 hours to complete them.  Exam questions are drafted to emphasize theory as well as research design and analysis.  The public administration and management and the policy process and analysis exams will be written and evaluated by departmental committees consisting of the PhD Program Director and two other members of the faculty appointed by the PhD Program Director.  The examination in the field of specialization will be written and evaluated by a committee selected by the student.  All exams will consist of 3 sets of questions with 2 questions in each set.  Students are expected to answer 1 question from each set.  Committee members will read and provide written comments on the exams, and will assign grades of: (1) high pass, (2) pass, or (3) fail.

Students who fail one of the three written exams will be given one opportunity to retake that exam at the beginning of the following spring semester.  Any student who fails two or more of the exams must retake all three exams and will be given one opportunity to do so at the beginning of the following spring semester.

The oral examination will be administered by the specialization examination committee selected by the student once all written exams are passed.  The oral exam may address any issues from the student’s three written field exams, but the focus of the exam will be on the student’s presentation of a sole-authored research paper suitable for submission to an academic journal or presentation at an academic conference.  The paper is due no later than two weeks after the third written exam.  The intent of the paper is to allow the student to explore a topic that will be related to their dissertation.  As such, the paper is expected to reflect, largely, the student’s own thought, analysis, and writing.  If faculty assistance was given prior to submitting the paper, the student must detail the nature of that assistance so that the committee can determine the extent to which the paper represents requisite independent scholarly thought.

Following passage of the oral exam, the student will be admitted into Doctoral Candidacy. Students who fail the oral exam will have one more opportunity to stand for the oral exam no sooner than the following non-summer term, and no later than one year after failing the exam.

Failure to pass the written or oral exams after the previously described opportunities to retake them will result in the termination of a student’s matriculation in the program.

Before the comprehensive examinations are taken, the student must have completed all required course work with at least a grade of “B.”  All incomplete grades must be resolved prior to the comprehensive examinations.

The department maintains a file of previous examination questions for students to consult in preparation for the written field examinations.

Sample Comprehensive Exams

• Public Policy
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2022
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2022
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2021
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2021
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2020
• Policy Process and Analysis , Fall 2020
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2019
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2019
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2018
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2018
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2017
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2017
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2016
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2016
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2015
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2015
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2013
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2013
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2012
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2012
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2011
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2011
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2010
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2010
• Policy Process and Analysis, Fall 2009
• Public Administration and Management, Fall 2009

PROSPECTUS & DISSERTATION

After a student is admitted to Doctoral Candidacy, the final requirement for the degree is completion of a dissertation.  The dissertation must be based on an original research project that makes a substantial contribution to scholarship in the fields of public administration or public policy.  The first step in this process requires that the student choose a major professor from the Department of Public Administration and Policy and two additional dissertation committee members—one of whom may be from outside of the department—that are members of UGA’s Graduate faculty.  The major professor will chair the committee. Additional voting members, with proper rank, may be appointed to the committee, including no more than one non-UGA faculty, who must hold the terminal degree in their field of study. If there are more than three members, more than 50% must be members of the UGA Graduate Faculty. The student will work closely with the major professor on all aspects of the dissertation but may also seek advice from other committee members.  The committee may be comprised of the same individuals who served on the committee for the specialized field examination.  Ultimately, the dissertation committee must formally approve the dissertation.

Once the committee is in place, the student must prepare a dissertation proposal or prospectus.  The prospectus identifies a problem to be explored, draws on relevant literature to show the significance of the problem for public administration or public policy, sets forth a line of argumentation to be pursued or hypotheses to be tested, and describes the approach or methods and the data that will be employed in conducting the research.  The prospectus must be written in consultation with the student’s major professor, and the student must defend the prospectus to his/her full dissertation committee.  To remain in good standing in the PhD program, a student must have an approved dissertation prospectus by the end of the third year of full-time study.  Work on the dissertation cannot proceed until the prospectus is approved.

After the dissertation has been completed and approved for defense by the dissertation committee, a final oral examination is scheduled for defense of the dissertation.  The student must receive a majority of positive votes from the members of the dissertation committee to pass the defense.  Once the dissertation is approved, defended, corrected, and edited as necessary, approval forms are signed by the major professor, other committee members, and the student, and the dissertation is submitted by the student to the Graduate School.  Students must be careful to prepare the dissertation in conformity to all Graduate School specifications.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Information on the cost of attendance can be found on the Office of Student Financial Aid’s website .  However, the Department of Public Administration and Policy places all PhD students on teaching or research assistantships that provide tuition waivers and stipends ranging from approximately $19,000 to $22,000 for a nine-month academic year.  Assistantships also require at least a 17 hour per-week work commitment and are renewable for up to four years depending upon satisfactory academic success. To achieve renewal for years two and three, you must maintain a 3.7 GPA and avoid grades of Incomplete except in cases of documented medical hardship. In order to continue funding in year four, you must have passed all comprehensive exams and successfully defended your dissertation prospectus before the completion of the third year.

See “How to Apply” for more information.

PhD students may utilize numerous campus resources while pursuing their programs of study. The University’s library system includes the UGA Main Library, Law Library, and Science Library. The system contains vast holdings of periodicals and reference materials, is a government depository, and ranks among the leading research libraries in the country. Our department also provides a small specialized library and state-of-the art computer technology centers to assist students in their studies.

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PhD Engineering – Engineering Education & Transformative Practice Emphasis

In a globally connected and rapidly changing world, engineers need to work across national, domain, and disciplinary boundaries to effectively address complex, socio-technical challenges. To fully assume this expanding responsibility of the engineering profession, we must transform the ways engineering students are educated at the undergraduate level and also equip future engineers at the graduate level with the skills and orientations to become boundary spanners and change leaders. The emphasis area Engineering Education and Transformative Practice addresses these related challenges in a novel, interdisciplinary PhD program.

This emphasis area within our PhD in Engineering prepares graduates for broad practice and academic applications at the intersection of human and technical systems. Through an innovative fusion of methods of social inquiry, knowledge of human development, and tools for positive change embedded in a context of deep technical competence, graduates are enabled to provide transformative leadership in a variety of educational, technical, and organizational settings. Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their unique skill set to a diverse range of contexts, including formal and informal education environments, engineering practice, learning organizations, social entrepreneurship, customer discovery, leadership, and policy.

Engineering Education and Transformative Practice builds on disciplinary strengths in engineering education research, the interdisciplinary breadth of a broad graduate course offering in a major liberal arts university, and the technical context of being embedded in the innovative education and research mission of our College of Engineering. This unique setting provides students with access to a broad range of content, variety of faculty expertise, and diverse application settings as the foundation for shaping their individual programs of study and research trajectories.

The area of emphasis comprises two broad pathways that frame the flexible and context-appropriate development of the individual plan of study and research.

Engineering Education  focuses on the complex processes that underpin the learning and professional socialization of engineers across the k through gray spectrum. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, questions of teaching and learning in university, k-gray, and informal settings; development of technical competence and broad professional attributes such as creativity, empathy, and ethical reasoning; the innovative use of technology in education; and issues of underrepresentation and inclusiveness in engineering.

Transformative Practice  focuses on investigating and understanding engineering knowing and doing in contemporary engineering practice settings. Areas of investigation include, but are not limited to, engineering work at the intersection of organizational practices, disciplinary domains, and cutting-edge technological developments; professional development in interdisciplinary and inter-professional spaces; and collaboration, innovation and cross-domain integration that characterize engineering work in the context of 21st century, grand challenges.

• Learn more about this program here.

Admission to the Emphasis

Students holding a B.S. degree or M.S. in engineering from an ABET accredited program or a B.S. or M.S. in a related field from an accredited institution are invited to apply for admission.  The admission requirements to the Ph.D. in Engineering program apply .

Requirements

Candidates for the Ph.D. degree with an emphasis in Engineering Education and Transformative Practice are expected to acquire the skills, knowledge, and orientations that enable them to make creative and original contributions to their discipline at the national or international level. The philosophy of the area of emphasis is grounded in a diversity of possible pathways that rely on students’ agency and initiative in seeking out relevant coursework and interdisciplinary faculty expertise to support their chosen research trajectory.

Requirements for the area of emphasis include a minimum of 73 credit hours in the student’s program of study beyond the B.S. degree as follows:

*Across selected courses a minimum of 16 hours of 8000 or 9000 level courses and an additional 4 hours of courses open to only graduate students is required.

A thesis master’s degree from an accredited university may be accepted for up to 30 credit hours, in which case a minimum of 42 credit hours of approved course work, research and dissertation beyond the M.S. degree is required as follows:

*Across selected courses a minimum of 15 hours of 8000 or 9000 level courses is required.

Course Work

The recommended course offering is organized in three focus areas. Individual programs of study will be developed collaboratively between the student and their major professor (see  Course List  with examples of courses in each focus area).

Engineering Education Core

The core engineering education courses provide an understanding of the landscape of this globally connected discipline. Individual course offerings focus on theories of learning and human development in engineering; contemporary issues in engineering formation; and research and evaluation methods in engineering education and practice contexts.

Social and Educational Inquiry Methods

The research methods courses draw on the broad offering of courses across the University of Georgia, including the College of Education. In line with the student’s research project, these courses can comprise offerings in the qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods areas.

Application and Context

Course selection in the Application and Context area draws on the full breadth of graduate course offering in technical and non-technical fields that provide specific content, theory, or methods to support and ground the students’ chosen research trajectory.

Course List

The following list provides examples of the courses students can take in the three focus area. The selection of courses is neither comprehensive nor necessarily intended as a recommendation. The choice of specific courses is determined through the active suggestion of the student and in consultation with the major professor. In this manner students will work with their advisors and committee to design a program of study that best suits their particular research focus on career trajectory.

Engineering Formation Core

The core engineering formation courses provide an understanding of the landscape of this globally connected discipline. Individual course offerings focus on theories of learning and human development in engineering; contemporary issues in engineering formation; and research and evaluation methods in engineering education and practice contexts.

Students are expected to choose a minimum of 3 (6 for direct Ph.D.) credit hours from the following engineering formation core courses:

Current course offering:

• ENED 8010: Introduction to Engineering Education Research and Methodology (3 hours)
• ENED 8020: Current Issues as a Lens for the Integration of Engineering Education Research and Teaching Practice (3 hours)
• ENED 8030: Educational Research and Evaluation Methods in Engineering (3 hours)
• ENED 8040: Theories of Learning and Human Development in Contemporary Engineering Education Research (3 hours)

Courses planned / under development:

• ENED XXXX: Foundations of Science and Technology Studies (3 hours)
• ENED XXXX: Independent Study in Engineering Formation and Transformative Practice (3 hours)

The research methods courses draw on the broad offering of courses across the University of Georgia, including the College of Education. In line with the student’s research project, these courses can comprise offerings in the qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods areas.

Students are expected to choose a minimum of 3 (6 for direct Ph.D.) credit hours of advanced coursework in educational or social research methods. The following provides a list of example courses. This list is neither intended to be comprehensive nor constitute a recommendation – the choice of specific courses is determined through the active suggestion of the student and in consultation with the major professor.

• ANTH(GEOG)(SOCI) 8430: Community-Engaged Research (Praxis) (3 hours)
• EDHI 8200: Institutional Research (3 hours)
• EDHI 8910: Quantitative Methods in Higher Education I (3 hours)
• EDHI 8930: Qualitative Research in Higher Education (3 hours)
• EDIT 8290: Design-Based Research Methods (3 hours)
• ERSH 6200: Methods of Research in Education (3 hours)
• ERSH 6300: Applied Statistical Methods in Education (3 hours)
• ERSH 7250: Educational Program and Project Evaluation (3 hours)
• ERSH 8610: Theories of Educational Measurement (3 hours)
• ERSH 9210: Quantitative Design in Education (3 hours)
• ETAP(QUAL) 8040: Video Ethnography of Education (3 hours)
• QUAL 8400: Qualitative Research Traditions (3 hours)
• QUAL 8575: Mixed Methods Approaches to Research (3 hours)
• SOWK(MNPO) 7106: Evaluation of Community and Institutional Practices (3 hours)

Course selection in the Application and Context area draws on the full breadth of graduate course offering in technical and non-technical fields that provide specific content, theory, or methods to support and ground the students’ chosen research trajectory.

Students are expected to choose a minimum of 3 (6 for direct Ph.D.) credit hours of coursework to provide a deep understanding of the application context of their research project. The following provides a list courses in some example areas that a students’ dissertation may focus on.

Organizations

• ALDR 7350: Team and Organizational Development (3 hours)
• ALDR 8030E: Diffusion of Innovations (3 hours)
• BUSN 7500: Business Ethics (1.5 – 3 hours)
• ECHD 9080: Advanced Theories and Procedures of Group Work (3 hours)
• ECON 8210: Industrial Economics I (3 hours)
• MNML 7947: Social Entrepreneurship (3 hours)

Environment / Agriculture

• AGCM 8100: Culture-Centered Communication and Engagement (3 hours)
• ALDR 8500E: Change Theories in Environmental Conservation (3 hours)
• ECOL 8730: Environmental Policy (3 hours)
• EETH(JURI) 5870/7870: Environmental Dispute Resolution (2 hours)
• PHIL(EETH) 4220/6220: Environmental Ethics (3 hours)
• AFAM(PSYC) 4500/6500: Psychology of Prejudice (3 hours)
• ECHD 9320: Teaching and Diversity (3 hours)
• ECHD 9930: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Student Affairs (3 hours)
• EFND(ANTH) 7150: Anthropology of Education (3 hours)
• SOCI(AFAM) 6370: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (3 hours)
• WMST(AFAM) 4060/6060: Black Feminism (3 hours)

Educational Contexts

• EBUS 5070/7070: Contemporary Entrepreneurship and Management Practices for Educators (3 hours)
• ECHD 8290: Social Justice and Liberation Frameworks in School and Community    Settings (3 hours)
• ECHD 9410: Organizational Development and Consultation in Higher Education (3 hours)
• ECHD 9420: Advanced Theories of College Student Development (3 hours)
• EDAP 8070: Ethics in Educational Leadership (3 hours)
• EDHI 9040: Using Technology in the College Classroom (3 hours)
• EDIT 8400: Games and Learning (3 hours)

K-12 Engineering Education

• ECHD 8310: Social Justice Assessment and Program Evaluation in P-16 Settings (3 hours)
• EDAP 8040: Social Psychology of Schools (3 hours)
• EDEC 8030: Research Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (3 hours)

Engineering and Society

• COMM 8350: The Rhetoric of Science (3 hours)
• JURI 5580/7580: Law, Science, and Technology (3 hours)
• PHIL(EETH) 4250/6250: Philosophy of Technology (3 hours)

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The Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Georgia offers unique multidisciplinary opportunities and innovative research approaches in broad areas of neuroscience and model systems that extend from yeast to primates. Our training model provides rigorous theoretical and methodological training in neuroscience utilizing the latest in related technologies. Students work with faculty to become independent thinkers, researchers, and decision-makers.

Due to the inherent interdisciplinary of the discipline, our program is designed to be flexible to complement the student’s background and emphasize their career objectives in neuroscience. Major emphasis is on course work related to dissertation research, but students are expected to develop a broad background in neuroscience. Therefore, many of the relevant coursework is offered through other departments (especially Psychology, Statistics, Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology & Pharmacology).

The Neuroscience PhD program is a participating member of the Integrated Life Sciences Program (ILS) . Therefore, the first year curriculum is specifically designed to facilitate the transition to graduate research and education. The first semester is structured to engage students in meaningful research experiences and instill good research practices. The hallmark of the ILS curriculum is GRSC 8000: Lab Rotations. This course provides an opportunity for students to explore the breadth and depth of life science research available at UGA through the ILS program before formally committing to a thesis project and advisor.

NEUROSCIENCE PH.D. PROGRAM OF STUDY (64 credits)

Core Coursework (15 credit hours)

• VPHY 8400: Neurophysiology (3 credit hours)
• VPHY 8020: Neuroanatomy (3 credit hours) OR PSYC 8300: Neuroanatomy for Behavioral Scientists (3 credit hours)
• NEUR 8040: Laboratory Group Meeting (4 semesters, 4 credit hours) *
• NEUR 8050: Current Literature and Research in Neuroscience (4 semesters, 4 credit hours) *
• GRSC 8550: Responsible Conduct of Research (1 credit hour)

* Only 4 hours of Current Literature and Research in Neuroscience, and only 4 hours of Laboratory Group Meeting, may apply on the Final Program of Study. Nevertheless, students are strongly encouraged to continue regular attendance of both these courses as they are instrumental to a student’s research and skills development.

Research Skills (6 credit hours)

• STAT 6315: Statistical Methods for Researchers (4 credit hours)
• STAT 6210: Statistical Methods I (3 credit hours) AND STAT 6220: Statistical Methods II (3 credit hours)
• VPHY (POPH) 6330W: Scientific Writing (3 credit hours)
• PSYC 6430: Applied Regression Methods in Psychology (3 credit hours)
• PSYC 6440: Experimental Design in Psychology (3 credit hours)
• VPHY 6930: Research Methods (1-3 credit hours)
• PSYC 8330: Laboratory Apprenticeship in Biopsychology (3 credit hours)
• CBIO 8920L: Cellular Biology Research Techniques (1-2 credit hours)
• BIOL (CBIO) (VPAT) 7040: Electron Microscopy (3 credit hours)
• CBIO 8050-8050L: Techniques in Modern Microscopy (4 credit hours)

Content Area Electives (9 credit hours)

9 hours of course work to be chosen (any combination) from the four research areas below.

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

• BCMB 6000: General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (3 credit hours)
• BCMB 6010 and BCMB 6020: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I & II (4 credit hours)
• BCMB 8010 and BCMB 8020: Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I & II (4 credit hours)
• CBIO 8300: Advanced Developmental Biology (3 credit hours)
• CBIO 8400: Advanced Cell Biology (3 credit hours)
• GENE 8140: Functional Genomics (3 credit hours)
• BCMB(CBIO)(GENE) 8114: Advanced Genetics, Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1b) (2 credit hours)

Physiology & Pharmacology

• VPHY 6090: Comparative Mammalian Physiology (3 credit hours)
• VPHY 8460: Molecular Pharmacology (3 credit hours)
• CBIO 6730: Endocrinology (3 credit hours)
• PHRM 6400: Human Physiology I (4 credit hours)
• PHRM 6410 and PHRM 6420: Pharmacology I & II (4 credit hours)
• VPHY 8600: Current Topics in Synaptic Physiology (3 credit hours)

Behavioral/Systems Neuroscience

• PSYC 6130: Biological Foundations of Behavior (3 credit hours)
• PSYC 6160: Sensory Psychology (3 credit hours)
• PSYC 8900: Psychopharmacology Seminar (3 credit hours)
• CMSD 6800: Neural Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing (3 credit hours)
• PSYC 8380: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (3 credit hours)

Cognitive/Clinical Neuroscience

• PSYC 7780: Animal Cognition (3 credit hours)
• PSYC 8550: Neuropsychological Assessment (3 credit hours)
• PSYC 6110: Basic Learning Processes (3 credit hours)
• EPSY 8610: Fundamentals of Behavioral Neuroscience (3 credit hours)

Content Area Elective Options

The following courses, while not officially a part of the Neuroscience PhD Program, can be petitioned to be included in the Neuroscience Program of Study. To do so, please contact [email protected]  for further information.

• GENE(CBIO) 6310: Genetic Approaches to Developmental Neuroscience
• CBIO(CSCI) 6835: Introduction to Computational Biology
• VPHY 7112: Principles of Physiology II
• CBIO(MIBO)(IDIS) 6100: Immunology
• PHRM 8020: Molecular Pharmacology of Disease and Therapeutics
• VBDI 8200: Immunotoxicology
• ADSC 8220: Materials in Medicine
• ENTR 7090: Critical Design Thinking
• ADSC(BIOE) 8240: Engineering Stem Cell Therapeutics
• PHYS 6510: Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• KINS 8360: MATLAB for Sensorimotor Neuroscience
• BIOS 7010E: Introductory Biostatistics I
• BIOS 7020: Introductory Biostatistics II
• GENE 8100: Foundations of Genetic Analysis
• HDFS 7170: Introduction to Applied Statistics in Human Development and Family Science
• HDFS 8800: Quantitative Methods in Human Development and Family Science
• HDFS 8730: Quantitative Analysis in Human Development and Family Science II
• HDFS 8840: Multilevel and Growth Curve Modeling for Family and Social Sciences
• EPID 7500: Introduction to Coding in R, Data Science and Simulation for Public Health and the Life Sciences
• HDFS 8850: Categorical and Dyadic Data Analysis and Mixture Modeling for Family and Social Sciences
• CBIO 8080: Biomedical Grant Writing
• EDIT 6170E: Introduction to Instructional Design
• CBIO 8480: Advanced Topics in Cell Biology
• PHRM 8190: Cancer Biology and Therapy
• GENE 8620: Rigor and Reproducibility in Genetics Research
• WIPP 7001: Pedagogy of Writing in the Disciplines
• PSYC 6420: Advanced Experimental Psychology
• KINS 8210: Neural Foundations of Human Motor Control and Learning
• FDNS 8240: Nutrition and Neuroscience
• GRNT 7400E: Cognitive Health and Aging
• PSYC 6430: Applied Regression Methods in Psychology
• PSYC 6160: Sensory Psychology

Research and Dissertation (30 credit hours)

• A minimum of 27 hours of doctoral research (9000). Typically, students complete more than 27 credit hours with the approval of the Graduate Advisory Committee.
• 3 hours of Ph.D. Dissertation (9300) is required on the Plan of Study.

Coursework Substitution

If your committee determines that a course other than those listed above would best suit your research training, a substitution can be petitioned. Please contact Neuroscience Program Office at [email protected]  and provide the course ID and a general description. Those can be found using the UGA Bulletin

The Art Education program at the Lamar Dodd School of Art is grounded in critical, experiential, and interdisciplinary inquiry. Faculty and students benefit from close proximity to the Georgia Museum of Art, partnerships with schools and community organizations in diverse settings, and the expertise of renowned studio and art history faculty within the School. As a community of art educators, we explore the intersections of contemporary art, histories of art education, visual culture, service-learning, social justice, and digital technology. Graduates are encouraged to be innovators who challenge the status quo through locally and globally transformative practices.

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A Doctor of Philosophy in Art degree with an emphasis in Art Education is the highest degree offered by the area of Art Education. The culmination of the degree is the acceptance of a doctoral dissertation that demonstrates that the student is capable of doing independent and original research that contributes to the body of knowledge in the field. 

Candidates for the degree will demonstrate competence in academic writing, research methodologies and contemporary theories and practices in art education and related disciplines. The specific sequence of courses for each candidate will depend on his or her area of interest and previous coursework. The PhD offers eligibility for an upgraded T-7 Georgia teaching certification for those working in PK-12 schools.

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Dr.  Mira Kallio-Tavin , Graduate Coordinator for Art Education,  [email protected]

Key Information

This program requires:

• An intense level of commitment and is best suited for those who have professional aspirations that require a PhD (Higher Education, Administration, etc.).
• Minimum 12 hours of Art Education
• Minimum 9 hours of Research
• Minimum 8 hours of Electives
• After completing coursework, students must register for dissertation research hours 2 out of the 3 semesters each year until the degree is completed.
• Coursework that is primarily in-person, as the program is residential.
• The following Exams and Checkpoints: Qualifying Exam, Written Comprehensive Exam and Oral Defense, Prospectus, Written Dissertation and Oral Defense

Two Options to Pursue the PhD in Art with an emphasis in Art Education

• Full-time study that is funded by a Graduate Assistantship, which covers all tuition and offers a monthly stipend (August through May). Graduate assistants typically serve as graders or instructors for courses in the School of Art. Students should anticipate a minimum of four years to complete the degree, with assistantship funding available for three of those years. We are able to offer a limited number of assistantships to highly qualified applicants each year.
• Part-time study. With this option, it is possible for students to maintain full-time employment elsewhere and take one or two courses each semester through the completion of the degree. All courses are offered in the evenings or during the summer, with some online options. This option requires students to perform all of their commitments to the PhD on top of their regular work and personal commitments. Students should anticipate a minimum of five years (often more) to complete the degree as a part-time student.

Certificates that can be pursued in connection with the PhD Degree

Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Certificate

Museum Studies Certificate

Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Certificate

Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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• Select "Tuition & Fees", then select "Academic Year", then refer to the "Graduate Tuition Standard Rate for Master & PhD Candidates".

Graduate Studies at the Lamar Dodd School of Art

Guidelines and due dates for graduate projects can be found on the University of Georgia  Graduate School website . 

For more information about graduate programs at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, contact  our Graduate Office .

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PhD Degree in Mathematics

Prerequisites: .

To enter the Ph.D. program a student should hold at least a Bachelor's degree in mathematics.  The academic record of a student applying to the Ph.D. program should contain substantial evidence that the student will succeed in the doctoral program.  In reviewing an applicant's folder, the Graduate Committee gives substantial weight to the applicant's transcripts and letters of recommendation.

Requirements: 

The Ph.D. degree has no rigid course requirement beyond the residency requirement (however, breadth and depth of knowledge are strongly encouraged). 

It does require:

• 1. Passing written and oral qualifying examinations.
• 2. Writing a dissertation embodying the results of original research which is acceptable to the   student's dissertation committee.
• 3. A final oral defense of the dissertation. A student's progress towards the Ph.D. degree is initially supervised by a three-person committee, increasing to four or five members following the written qualifying exams. The student's faculty advisor chooses this committee and is its chair.

The Ph.D. Qualifying Examination System consists of two parts. The first part consists of four Written Qualifying Exams and the second consists of an Oral Qualifying Exam.

Written Qualifying Exams  are offered every year in August before the start of Fall semester classes and in January before the start of Spring semester classes.   Study guides  and copies of  previous qualifying exams  are available on the Graduate Program website for students to use in preparing for their Written Qualifying Exams.

Written qualifying exams are offered in algebra, complex analysis, numerical analysis, probability, real analysis and topology. 

There are three possible grades on each exam: pass, master's pass or fail.  Each PhD candidate is required to either: (i) attain pass grades on three written qualifying exams or (ii) attain pass grades on two written qualifying exams and master's pass grades on two written qualifying exams. 

The choice of which three or four exams to apply to meet these requirements from the six available exams must be approved by the student's Preliminary Advisory Committee.

The Oral Qualifying Exam is based on the student's anticipated area of specialization. In it, the student is expected to present material from a research paper and to answer general questions about their area of specialization. It is typical for students to take their oral exam within 1 year of their passing the Written Qual requirements. (Students who passes Written Quals early will sometimes take additional time to pass the Oral Qual.) To begin preparing for the Oral Qual, a committee of four or five is chosen (including the student's thesis advisor). The student prepares by reading research papers in the area, and the student, advisor, and committee agree upon a body of material for which the student will be responsible. The exam consists of a presentation on the prepared research papers, followed by a question period covering the presentation and the agreed upon body of material.

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PhD in Counseling Psychology

UGA Ph.D. Counseling Psychology program interviews will be held VIRTUALLY for the 2024-2025 admission cycle. Interviews are scheduled for Friday, January 26, 2024 .

Submission of valid GRE scores is still required for applications. However, all application criteria are considered and applied flexibly so that a strength in one area can mitigate a weakness in another area.

Welcome to the Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology program!

The University of Georgia’s Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology program provides doctoral-level training and education to prepare our graduates for a career as health service psychologists. The program’s training mission reflects our commitment to multiculturalism and social justice training excellence that prepares health service psychologists to deliver state-of-the-science and culturally-contextualized services in a variety of research and practice settings to meet the needs of diverse cultural and linguistic communities in Georgia and across the nation.

Our program follows a scientist-practitioner model of training that emphasizes important tenets of Counseling Psychology:

• A focus on identifying and building from a strengths perspective in working with all individuals
• An assessment of the person-environment fit and the interaction between the two
• An emphasis on prevention and brief interventions using a developmental perspective (career and human development)
• The integration of theory, research, and practice
• A focus on and respect for individual and cultural diversity, with an emphasis on social justice

We are committed to training and preparing students to assume emerging diverse roles and responsibilities that will advance a multicultural/social justice agenda in health care. The program prepares students for entry positions in a variety of settings including academia, medical schools, and community mental health clinics. The program also prepares students for licensure through rigorous didactic and experiential training. The Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Georgia is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association . Upon graduation, you will be license-eligible as a psychologist in all states.

• Leads to license eligibility as a psychologist in all states
• Innovative training in Health Psychology, Supervision, and Advanced Assessment
• Participate in our Preparing Future Faculty program
• Continuously APA accredited since 1984
• Faculty are national leaders in the field

Accreditation Information

The Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology program at the University of Georgia is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the APA Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association 750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-336-5979 / Email APA

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The Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology will help you develop advanced competency in both research and clinical practice. Our program prepares graduates to pursue careers as health service psychologists in teaching, research, and/or the provision of health services guided by an integrated biopsychosocial model of care.

Our program emphasizes a strengths-based approach to understanding human and social experiences that can help prevent and/or solve the biopsychosocial problems of individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations.

Coursework focuses on the core discipline of psychology and the applied discipline of counseling psychology. The Ph.D. program includes:

• Supervised clinical training in psychotherapy by licensed psychologists
• Training in psychological assessment
• Training in multiculturalism/social justice and the biopsychosocial framework
• Both a publishable paper project and a dissertation
• A one-year internship

Clinical Training

You will enroll in didactic and/or practical courses during your first year to prepare for advanced clinical work. Your clinical training involves:

• Training in consultation and individual/group psychotherapy
• Psychological assessment training
• Clinical training modalities such as couples and family therapy at the Center for Counseling and Personal Evaluation (CCPE) , the Juvenile Counseling and Assessment Program (JCAP), or health psychology community-based practicums

Your third/fourth year of training can focus on advanced supervision or additional practicums toward a specialization in Health Psychology, Supervision, Assessment, and Teaching (Preparing Future Faculty). The final year consists of internship training at an APA-accredited site.

Research Design and Analyses

Scientist-practitioner training will involve the following activities:

• At least two quantitative methodology and analysis courses
• Being an active member of a research team
• Two projects, a publishable paper, and a dissertation

Multiculturalism and Social Justice

The Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology program is committed to excellence in multicultural and social justice training. We:

• Endorse the American Psychological Association’s “Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for Psychologists”
• Offer two graduate courses in multicultural psychology
• Infuse multicultural principles and research findings into all training experiences
• Make efforts to provide you with diverse clientele in your supervised training
• Promote faculty research, training, and service projects with a diverse and multicultural focus

As a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology student, you may choose from among several areas of concentration:

• Supervision
• Clinical Health Psychology
• Teaching (Preparing Future Faculty)

Your core psychology studies include:

• Multiculturalism/social justice
• History and systems of psychology
• Social psychology
• Fundamentals of behavioral neuroscience
• Cognitive psychology, basic learning processes, or foundations of cognition for education
• Biopsychosocial framework of psychology
• Career development

Beyond these core requirements, your studies will vary year by year to match your growing expertise.

Additional information and disclosures regarding state licensure for professional practice in this field can be found at the UGA Licensure Disclosure Portal .

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How to Apply

Part 1: apply to the university of georgia.

The Graduate School handles admission for all graduate programs at the University of Georgia, including those in the College of Education. The Graduate School website contains important details about the application process, orientation, and many other useful links to guide you through the process of attending UGA at the graduate level.

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Part 2: Apply to the Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology

Our program requires that an applicant has completed a master’s degree. Competitive candidates for admissions usually have the following general qualifications: relevant professional work experiences in counseling or a related area, research experience and interest, and defined clinical and research interests that match both with the program’s goals and scientist-practitioner model of training and with faculty areas of expertise.

Deferment Policy: Due to the high demand of our programs, we will not defer admission from one year to sometime in the future. Anyone who is admitted to any program in our department and decides not to attend will be asked to reapply to that program if they seek admission at a later date. Applicants who are initially denied admission can reapply for the next year.

To apply, submit the following:

• Graduate School application
• Send GRE scores to Graduate Admissions via ETS; ETS code for UGA is 5813. No departmental code is required.
• TOEFL or IELTS applicants from non-English speaking country only
• Unofficial transcripts in native language and English (for international applicants; official transcripts required if admitted)
• Statement of purpose
• 3 letters of recommendation
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The College’s programs are taught by dedicated faculty who are experts in a range of areas and are passionate about helping students succeed both in their programs and professionally.

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Most graduate students at UGA are not assigned to a faculty advisor until after admittance. A close working relationship with your advisor is paramount to progressing through your program of study.

Almost all in-state students begin their studies at UGA paying limited tuition or fees. Please note that these amounts are subject to change and are meant to give prospective students an idea of the costs associated with a degree at the University of Georgia College of Education.

Students may qualify for a variety of assistantships, scholarships, and other financial awards to help offset the cost of tuition, housing, and other expenses.

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Connect with faculty and enjoy social and professional opportunities through the Counseling Psychology Student Association.

We encourage you to take part in local, regional, and national psychological organizations including the Athens Area Psychological Association, Georgia Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, and the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students.

Professional development opportunities include conferences and meetings of the American Psychological Association, National Multicultural Summit, the National Latina/o Psychological Association, the Association of Black Psychologists, and the Asian American Psychological Association.

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PhD in Economics

Program Overview

The PhD program in Economics provides in-depth, rigorous training in the theory and application of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. Entering students aim for research and teaching careers in academia or research-oriented positions in government, consulting, or private industry. Faculty members work closely with PhD students, generating a collaborative, stimulating intellectual environment.

Graduate Coordinator

• Associate Professor , John Munro Godfrey, Sr. Department of Economics

Preferred Deadline: January 15

The basic coursework is usually completed in the first two years. During the first year, students take core courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, and research methods. The second year is devoted to field courses, and students begin to develop their own research ideas through this coursework. Students’ independent research begins in the summer after the second year when they begin working on their “second-year” paper, which is typically the first step in building a dissertation. After the second year, students also have the opportunity to teach their own class, building additional core knowledge and developing important classroom skills.

Beyond the second year, students are strongly encouraged to attend our weekly seminar series and participate in brown bag lunch and reading groups. There is ample opportunity to present ongoing research both to obtain critical feedback and develop important presentation skills.

Students are required to complete three fields of specialization, one of which must be econometrics. The department offers fields in advanced macroeconomics, industrial organization, health economics, and labor economics. Please visit our faculty directory for additional insight into the research focus within our department.

Program Structure

To earn a PhD a student must:

• Complete a minimum of 54 semester hours of course work, including required courses in micro and macroeconomic theory, econometrics and research skills.
• Pass two out of three written comprehensive (core) exams in microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, and econometrics in their first summer (at the end of their first year).
• Complete three fields of specialization, including one in econometrics.
• Complete a second-year paper assignment.
• Complete a Thesis Committee Form, which is typically done by the fall of your third year and must be done before your oral examination.
• Complete a Final Program of Study Form. This is typically done by the fall of your third year and must be done before your oral examination.
• Pass the Oral Examination by the end of your third year. Once you pass your oral examination and complete the Admission to Candidacy Form you will be formally admitted into candidacy.
• Present your research in the department’s seminar series.
• Write and defend an acceptable dissertation.

Course Work

Students enrolled in the PhD program in Economics are required to complete a set of core and selected field courses of specialization. The core curriculum consists of courses in mathematical economics ( ECON 8000 ), microeconomic theory ( ECON 8010 and 8020 ), macroeconomic theory ( ECON 8040 and 8050 ), statistical methods ( ECON 8070 ) and introductory econometrics ( ECON 8080 ).

In addition, to satisfy the university’s research skills requirement, students must attend the workshops and seminars sponsored by the department ( ECON 8980 ), and successfully complete Research Methods in Economics ( ECON 8090 ). The research methods course requires students to write a research paper to be presented in the department’s summer workshop series.

Students are required to complete three fields of specialization, one of which must be econometrics. To earn credit for this sequence you must take at least two of three advanced econometrics courses ( ECON 8110 , 8120 , and 8130 ). At least one of the two elective fields must be from courses offered by the John Munro Godfrey, Sr. Department of Economics. Besides econometrics, the department offers fields in advanced macroeconomics, industrial organization, health economics, and labor economics. With permission of the department’s graduate coordinator, students can satisfy one of the elective fields through course work in a related department, such as finance. A field is completed after passing two courses in an area of specialization with a minimum average grade of 3.0.

Written Preliminary Examinations

At the end of the first year, students are expected to have completed the Micro Theory ( ECON 8010 and ECON 8020 ) and Macro Theory ( ECON 8040 and ECON 8050 ) sequences and to take the Micro Theory and Macro Theory core exams. These theory core exams are given in June after the first year. Students who do not pass may retake the exam(s) later in the summer. Students must pass both exams during the summer after their first year in the program to maintain satisfactory academic progress towards their degrees.

Research Focus

An intensive introduction to the process of doing economic research typically begins in the fall of students’ second year when they take the Research Methods Course. The class is designed to help students transition from coursework to research and ultimately to writing their dissertation. The course is designed take students through the process of identifying, developing, and answering a research question. The tools students learned in their first year and are learning in their second are applied to this process under the close supervision of the course instructor.

Students’ development towards becoming independent researchers continues with the second year paper. By the summer after their second year of coursework, students form a second year paper committee and propose a topic for their second year paper. Over the next six months, students work under the supervision of this committee to craft a completed economic research paper. By January of their third year, successful students will have completed a paper having the potential for publication in a scholarly journal.

Progress towards becoming an independent researcher culminates in a student’s dissertation. Students establish a thesis committee during their third year. The completed dissertation must demonstrate original research, independent thinking, scholarly ability and technical mastery. Its conclusions must be logical, its literary form acceptable and its contribution to knowledge should merit publication. Students should establish a thesis committee by the spring of their third year.

Typical Course Sequence

• ECON 8010 Microeconomic Theory I
• ECON 8040 Macroeconomic Theory I
• ECON 8070 Statistics for Econometrics
• ECON 8000 Mathematics for Economists*
• ECON 8020 Microeconomic Theory II
• ECON 8050 Macroeconomic Theory II
• ECON 8080 Introduction to Econometrics
• ECON 8980 Seminar
• Microeconomics Theory Preliminary Exam
• Macroeconomic Theory Preliminary Exam
• Microeconomics Theory Preliminary Exam Retakes
• Macroeconomic Theory Preliminary Exam Retakes
• ECON 8090 Research Methods
• ECON 8110 / 8120 / 8130 Econometrics
• Part one of two field sequences (two courses each) from among the following areas: Health Economics, Industrial Organization, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics.
• GRSC 7770 Graduate Teaching Seminar
• Part two of two field sequences (two courses each) from among the following areas: Health Economics, Industrial Organization, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics.
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Economics PhDs have placed at various prestigious academic institutions.

Placements include tenure-track positions at:

• Baylor University
• Miami (OH) University
• Cleveland State University
• St. Joseph’s University

Post-doctoral positions include:

• Columbia University
• Duke University
• University of North Carolina

Our students have also placed at prominent positions in government and industry, such as:

• the US Food and Drug Administration
• the US Treasury
• The Analysis Group
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Admissions and Financial Aid

Individuals holding a four-year baccalaureate degree in any discipline from an accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale are eligible to apply. Applicants are required to have college credit in differential calculus. Because of the necessary rigor of the curriculum, we also strongly recommend taking courses in integral and multivariable calculus and linear algebra prior to applying.

The General Test of the GRE is required for admission into the program. The GMAT will not be accepted as a substitute for the GRE. All international applicants whose native language is not English and who wish to be considered for financial aid must submit a TOEFL iBT score along with their application, irrespective of their graduating institution. There are no waivers for the TOEFL requirement.

All applicants to the PhD program are automatically considered for financial assistance. The Terry College of Business offers a variety of teaching and research assistantships, scholarships and fellowships. Qualified incoming graduate students are typically offered 9-month (academic-year) teaching or research assistantships from the college, as recommended by the department. The department provides these assistantships to continuing PhD students for five years of study. All assistantships carry a tuition waiver and a stipend.

Application Process

The application process is spelled out in detail on the Terry College’s application process and materials page . All application forms and instructions for completing them are available there. Send the completed application directly to the PhD/MA Program Admission Office of the Terry College:

PhD/MA Admissions Office Terry College of Business University of Georgia Amos Hall 620 S. Lumpkin Street Athens, GA 30602

To ensure that your application receives full consideration for funding, apply no later than  January 15.  Please note that the application must be complete, with all components of the application received by the Graduate School by the deadline. Department and Terry College financial-aid decisions are typically made in late February or early March. The UGA Graduate School only accepts electronic letters of recommendation, which can be submitted through its homepage.

PhD students are admitted for the fall semester only; there are no spring or summer admissions. In addition, the department does not transfer degree credit from other graduate programs. Students already holding a Masters degree from another program are usually asked to take all core and field courses in residence at Terry. Under certain circumstances, the mathematics and statistics preparatory classes may be waived on a case-by-case basis.

Please see the Bursars’s Office for information about tuition and fees.

• Financial Aid

All applicants to the PhD program are automatically considered for financial assistance. The Terry College of Business offers a variety of teaching and research assistantships, scholarships and fellowships. Qualified incoming graduate students are typically offered 9-month (academic-year) teaching or research assistantships from the college, as recommended by the department. The department provides these assistantships to continuing PhD students for four years of study. The total value of these awards is approximately $18,000, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and work assignment. All assistantships carry a tuition waiver. Teaching and research assistants are expected to devote 16 hours per week toward their assistantship duties, which are determined by the faculty member or members to whom the student is assigned.

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Master of Agricultural and Environmental Education

MAEE develops professionals to lead, teach and communicate about food, environmental and social systems.  Candidates must complete an approved program of 36 semester hours of graduate work ( see MAEE Course Checklist ). Thesis and non-thesis options are available. The MAEE degree program is available online or face-to-face on the Athens or Tifton campuses.

Learners in the MAEE program will:

• Work in leadership positions within the agricultural and environmental sciences industry
• Educate the public about agricultural and environmental sciences
• Communicate with the public about agricultural and environmental sciences issues
• Use leadership skills to solve challenging problems of society
• Conduct original research that promotes food, environmental, and social sustainability

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Educational Leadership, Ed.D. (Online)

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Format : Online Credit Hours : 36 – 69 Entry Term : Fall

The Doctor of Education Degree program in Educational Leadership is designed to enhance the experienced school administrator’s leadership skills through: (1) advanced preparation that strengthens decision-making, problem-solving, and leadership skills essential to the management of increasingly complex educational organizations, and (2) engagement in guided field research that develops the inquiry skills necessary for effective leadership and management practice.

The program uses an inquiry approach that employs problem-solving and research skills applicable to multiple problems and issues. The purpose is to generate an inquiry orientation so that participants will learn to solve problems from broad perspectives. Participants identify, diagnose, and define problems, analyze their component parts contextually and systematically, and develop solutions that are immediately applicable and that deal with underlying issues. Experiences over the course of the doctoral program in Educational Leadership become candidate-led, field-based investigations of educational problems and potential solutions.

The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership provides two concentration options: P-12 Educational Leadership Higher Education Leadership

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Request information, visit campus, or, you can :, admission requirements.

• Select a concentration : Higher Education Leadership or P-12 Educational Leadership
• For admission to Stage I, candidates must possess a master’s degree. For admission to Stage II, candidates must possess a terminal degree in a related field.
• There is no admission into Stage I. For admission to Stage II, candidates must possess an Ed.S. degree in Educational Leadership or another related field and certification in Educational Leadership – Tier II. 
• Present a minimum grade point average of 3.25 (4.0 scale) in previous graduate work.
• Submit a current resume or CV that highlights the personal and professional achievements of the applicant.
• Submit a personal statement of purpose, not to exceed 1000 words, that identifies the applicant’s reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission into the program relates to the applicant’s professional aspirations.
• Submit a completed “Disclosure and Affirmation Form” that addresses misconduct disclosure, the Code of Ethics for Educators, and tort liability insurance.
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• Complete an interview if requested.

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College of Engineering dean named provost at Ohio University

Donald J. Leo will begin his new position on July 1

Donald J. Leo, UGA Foundation Professor in Engineering and dean of the University of Georgia College of Engineering, has been named the next executive vice president and provost at Ohio University. He will begin his new position on July 1, 2024.

“Serving as dean of the College of Engineering at UGA has been an extraordinary experience,” said Leo. “It has been a privilege to work with an amazing group of faculty, staff, students and alumni who are committed to creating a world-class engineering experience at this great university.”

Leo joined UGA as dean of the College of Engineering in 2013, a year after the college was established. On his watch, the number of students majoring in engineering at UGA has nearly tripled from fewer than 1,000 students to more than 2,800 students.

Leo has overseen significant increases in the breadth and depth of the college’s research enterprise, and he has been instrumental in expanding partnerships with industry and community stakeholders. He also guided a multiyear renovation that transformed the college’s instructional hub, the Driftmier Engineering Center.

“I want to thank Dean Leo for his outstanding leadership of our thriving College of Engineering and his deep commitment to the success of our students,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “I am confident he will be successful as he moves into the role of provost at Ohio University, and I wish him the best on this next chapter in his career.”

Jack Hu, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia, will soon appoint an interim dean for the College of Engineering and launch a search for Leo’s successor.

“The UGA College of Engineering is well positioned to build upon its tremendous success in teaching, research and service thanks to the strong foundation Don helped establish during his tenure,” said Hu. “Although I am sorry to see him leave UGA, this is an amazing opportunity for Don. Ohio University has made a great choice for their new provost.”

As executive vice president and provost, Leo will hold the second-highest office at Ohio University. He will serve as the chief academic officer of the university with responsibility for all academic programs, research, resource allocation and student success. The university enrolls more than 28,000 students across its main campus in Athens, five regional campuses and online.

Prior to joining UGA, Leo served as a professor of mechanical engineering and vice president and executive director of the National Capital Region operations of Virginia Tech. He previously served as associate dean for research and graduate studies at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering.

Leo’s research focuses on smart materials, and he has served as the principal investigator on 50 research grants and contracts. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 research publications. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education.

Leo earned a doctorate and a master’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Buffalo and a bachelor’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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10 colleges and universities shaping the future of cybersecurity education

Institutions featured on this list often provide undergraduate and graduate degrees, courses, as well as certificate programs tailored to meet the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals in various industries.

Some notable colleges and universities renowned for their cybersecurity programs and courses include:

Carnegie Mellon University (USA)

Information Networking Institute (INI)

The Information Networking Institute (INI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) educates and develops engineers through technical, interdisciplinary master’s degree programs in information networking, security and mobile and IoT engineering that incorporate business and policy perspectives.

Program : Master of Science in Information Security (MSIS)

Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)

Institute for Information Security & Privacy (IISP)

The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Institute for Information Security & Privacy (IISP) is a research institution dedicated to advancing cybersecurity and privacy technologies. Established within Georgia Tech, the IISP serves as a focal point for interdisciplinary research, education, and collaboration in the field of information security and privacy.

Program : Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

A joint venture between the Schwarzman College of Computing and the School of Engineering, EECS is grounded in three overlapping sub-units: electrical engineering (EE), computer science (CS), and artificial intelligence and decision-making (AI+D).

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making

Stanford University (USA)

Cyber Policy Center and Computer Science Department

The Cyber Policy Center brings together researchers across the Stanford campus to solve the biggest issues in cybersecurity, governance and the future of work.

• Global Digital Policy Incubator
• The Program on Platform Regulation
• Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance

SANS Technology Institute (USA)

An independent subsidiary of SANS, the SANS Technology Institute offers graduate programs (master’s degree and graduate certificates) that develop technically-adept leaders and undergraduate programs (bachelor’s degree and undergraduate certificate) for people who want to enter the cybersecurity field.

Program : Cybersecurity Master’s Degree

University of California, Berkeley (USA)

School of Information

The School of Information is a graduate research and education community committed to expanding access to information and to improving its usability, reliability, and credibility while preserving security and privacy. This requires the insights of scholars from diverse fields — information and computer science, design, social sciences, management, law, and policy.

Program : Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS)

University of Cambridge (UK)

Department of Computer Science and Technology

The Department of Computer Science and Technology (formerly known as the Computer Laboratory) is the academic department within the University of Cambridge that encompasses computer science, along with many aspects of technology, engineering and mathematics.

• Cybersecurity
• Software and Security Engineering

University of Oxford (UK)

Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC)

The Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC) is an international centre for research on efficient and effective cybersecurity capacity-building, promoting an increase in the scale, pace, quality and impact of cybersecurity capacity-building initiatives across the world.

Course : MSc in Software and Systems Security

Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany)

Department of Computer Science

The scientists of the Department of Computer Science combine their diverse research activities in three main research areas:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Complex Networked Systems
• Cybersecurity & Privacy

Program : Master’s degree program IT Security

Tel Aviv University (Israel)

Research is a cornerstone of Tel Aviv University’s mission, with its scholars making discoveries in fields ranging from biotechnology and cybersecurity to archaeology and social sciences.

• Cyber Security Program
• Cyber Politics & Government

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Atlanta — April 16, 2024

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted today to approve tuition rates for the 2024-25 academic year at USG’s 26 public colleges and universities. Systemwide, in-state undergraduate tuition will increase by 2.5%, and out-of-state tuition will increase by 5%. A new, third level of tuition for out-of-country students will also be established at 2% more than the rate for out-of-state students.

This comes as the Board kept tuition flat at all but one USG institution for six of the past eight years. Escalating costs for people, goods and services, increased competition from the private sector for talent and overall inflation have all contributed to growing pressure on institutional budgets, resulting in today’s decision.

USG’s strong commitment to keeping college affordable for students in Georgia has meant average tuition increases for an undergraduate, in-state Georgia student over the past eight years have been less than 1%, well below the rate of inflation.

Two years ago, thanks to the support of Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia General Assembly, the board was able to eliminate a mandatory Special Institutional Fee that students had been charged systemwide since 2009. The fee had been established during the Great Recession to provide financial support to maintain high-quality academic programs and operations during the reductions in state funding.

Coming at the same time as tuition was held flat, the fee’s elimination reduced college costs starting with the 2022-23 academic year and saved students anywhere between $340 to $1,088 for the year, depending on the institution they attended.

“Maintaining affordability is one of the highest priorities of the university system and the Board of Regents,” USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue said. “We are a good deal for Georgians, and we have worked to protect that value particularly for our Georgia undergraduates as we balance affordability with institutional sustainability and academic quality. Our institutions face increasing costs to operate, and we must sustain their momentum as some of the best in the nation at helping students succeed on campus and in the workforce.”

Among the 16 Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states, Georgia is the third lowest in average undergraduate tuition and required fees compared to its public peers, according to national data from the College Board. College Board data also ranks USG as the sixth lowest in average tuition and fees compared to its peers across the nation, making USG institutions an excellent value for Georgia students and families.

Middle Georgia State University, the only institution to raise tuition during the last academic year, will also be finishing the last of a three-year plan to align its undergraduate tuition with other universities in the same academic sector.

The board today additionally approved changes to the mandatory fee structure at 20 of USG’s 26 institutions to address the significant growth in the number of students taking classes via fully online course delivery.

The approved structure means fully online students will be charged an online learning fee equivalent to their institution’s technology fee, as well as 50% of their institution’s mandatory fees.

This change provides more consistency to the institutional fees for all students. Mandatory fees support and enhance campus programming and student-focused activities, technology and athletic programs – all critical components to the college experience.

Student affordability remains a priority of the Board and USG. Similar to many Georgia families, institutions are experiencing rising costs of goods and services to include escalating costs for technology, software, food, utilities and insurance. Labor costs are also escalating. Additionally, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in FY21, the university system sustained a budget reduction of $230 million.

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Uog doctoral program set to launch in fall 2024.

The University of Guam announces that it has received approval from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)   to begin offering its first ever online doctoral program — a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Instructional and Academic Leadership.

The new EdD program emphasizes development of the “scholar-practitioner” who will integrate their professional experiences with research and theory to improve educational practices within their cultural contexts and to influence change in their educational and organizational settings.

“UOG was founded as a teaching college in 1952 and has since developed tremendous capacity for teachers, counselors, and school administrators for our island and region,” said Anita Borja Enriquez, UOG President. "This new doctoral program is our commitment to advancing education, elevating the focus on research agendas relevant to our region, and addressing improvement to instructional areas and overall educational leadership."

School of Education Dean Alicia Aguon noted that the new doctorate responds to the needs of educators and school systems across the region.

“Our survey had nearly a thousand respondents including alumni, education professionals, and stakeholders throughout Micronesia, and overwhelmingly, there was a stated need for a program geared toward instructional and academic leadership,” said Aguon. “This doctoral program is groundbreaking as it has been developed with a cultural competency unique to our region.”

The School of Education will begin accepting applications to the doctoral program this summer with its first courses starting this October. UOG will release more details in the coming weeks about information sessions and the application timeline.

“This isn’t just a milestone for UOG, it’s a milestone for education across the region,” said Enriquez “I am thrilled to see the meaningful, diverse conversational and collaborative synergies unfold from our inaugural cohort.”

Overview of the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Instructional and Academic Leadership

• The EdD program is an online program with 20 required courses and a total of 60 credit hours.
• The dissertation is built in as coursework in the program of study.
• The program is expected to take four years to complete without pausing. 
• The UOG Board of Regents approved the program in June 2023 and the WASC Senior College and University Commission approved the program in March 2024.
• Up to 25 students are projected for the program’s inaugural cohort.
• The program will launch in Fanuchånan (Fall) 2024.
• To express interest or for more information, email  [email protected] .

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PHD, Theatre

We develop scholar-artists engaged with performance in theatres, media, and the world. This research degree encourages the integration of scholarship with the practice of dramatic art. Graduates teach at colleges across the US and abroad.

Degree Type: Doctoral

Degree Program Code: PHD_THEA

Degree Program Summary:

The Department of Theatre and Film Studies promotes the study of dramatic art across all cultures and in all its current media, including stage, film, computer animation, motion capture and interactive narrative. We offer two graduate degree programs: the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The MFA program is pre-professional in nature, offered with concentrations in acting; scenic, lighting, and costume design; and dramatic media. The PhD program emphasizes research in the history and theory of dramatic art.

The PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies is a scholarly, research degree that encourages the interaction of scholarly work with the practice of dramatic art. As such, the program admits students who have both a strong creative background and the ability to research, analyze and write. The PhD requires a full prior commitment to the pursuit of research and scholarly writing.

Facilities include four theatres, motion capture studio, digital video editing facilities, and an exceptional computer animation / CAD laboratory. Extensive library facilities and cooperative research arrangements with cognate departments are available.

Degree Awarded: PhD

Degree Code: PHD_THEA

The Mission of the UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies is to:

• Prepare students to become leaders in theatre, film and digital media practice and scholarship;
• Attract, support and develop faculty who produce nationally and internationally recognized scholarship and creative activity;
• Create works of theatre, performance and media that educate our students and enrich the cultural life of our community while sustaining a regional, national, and international reputation for excellence and innovation;
• Explore dramatic forms and emerging stage and media technologies, combining tradition and experimentation, theory and practice;
• Develop socially engaged and globally aware scholars, artists and audiences;
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration in research and practice, within as well asoutside our department and university and globally;
• Foster a community of faculty and students that celebrates and reflects the diversity of world theatre, cinema and digital media;
• Provide opportunities for students and faculty to cultivate their individual talents and realize their unique visions.

Degree Programs:

The Theatre and Film Studies Department offers two Bachelor of Arts degrees — one in Theatre, the other in Film Studies; a Master of Fine Arts degree with three emphases — Acting, Design, and Dramatic Media; and a Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies. The graduate and undergraduate programs of the Department are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST).

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Athens (Main Campus)

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Franklin College of Arts & Sciences

346 Brooks Hall Athens, GA 30602

706-542-8776

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