SPP Brochure 8-04 - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ...

CURRICULUM 23Accelerated Undergraduate ProgramThe Ford School offers an accelerated program in publicpolicy for outstanding undergraduates enrolled in theU-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Studentsin political science, economics, or general studies maycomplete both the bachelor’s degree and the MPP infive years of study. Students complete their fourth yearof undergraduate study and their first year of graduatestudy concurrently. Detailed information can be foundat www.fordschool.umich.edu/curriculum.Doctorate in Public Policy and Social ScienceThe joint doctoral program, offered by the Ford Schooland the Departments of Economics, Political Science, orSociology provides students with full training in the theoreticaland methodological traditions of their social sciencediscipline. They then bring their disciplinary training tobear on key questions of public policy. With its extraordinaryquality and breadth of expertise in the social sciences,the University of Michigan is uniquely suited to train scholarsin the application of social science to the challenges ofpublic affairs.The doctoral program combines the interdisciplinarystrength and policy focus of the Ford School with internationallyrecognized social science departments at theUniversity of Michigan. In this program, students developa theoretical grounding in a social science discipline.This is combined with multi-disciplinary training in theeconomic, political, and institutional frameworks withinwhich policies are developed, implemented, administered,and evaluated, and includes training in a wide range ofmethods used to analyze policy outcomes and effects.Students are expected to specialize in a substantive policyarea as well, such as health, aging, poverty, internationaleconomics, human rights, tax policy, or immigration.Upon completion of the program, students go on topositions in academia or research organizations.The joint doctoral program is distinctive in offeringa strong disciplinary orientation to students as they begintheir work, providing extensive training in the empiricalmethods critical to data collection and analysis, offeringa wide array of research training opportunities, and facilitatingmultidisciplinary training and research which helpsto illuminate public policy issues.Requirements for the doctoral degree have beendeveloped by the Ford School and the Departmentsof Economics, Political Science, and Sociology. Fulldetails can be found on the Ford School website:www.fordschool.umich.edu, following the Ph.D. programlinks. Departmental requirements vary and students areencouraged to visit the relevant departmental websiteand read the program description carefully.Ph.D. in Public Policy and Economics(www.econ.lsa.umich.edu)Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Science(www.polisci.lsa.umich.edu)Ph.D. in Public Policy and Sociology(www.lsa.umich.edu/soc)F ORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY