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professional positions in domestic and international public agencies, research organizations, and policy consulting
firms.
The program requires a two-course sequence in theories of public policy, microeconomics, and research methods.
Students also complete coursework in a designated disciplinary concentration such as economics, political science, or
sociology, as well as a policy focus, such as social policy, globalization and development, or health policy.
Students in the program are expected to pass a comprehensive exam at the beginning of the third year and a
preliminary exam that is a dissertation prospectus at the end of the third year.
More information about the PhD Program in Public Policy can be found at http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/graduate/
phd/.
Related Programs
The Sanford School of Public Policy also offers two master’s level professional degrees in public policy and
international development.
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree requires two academic years of coursework (51 credit hours), including
a master’s project (the equivalent of a master’s thesis) to be researched and written on a problem of current policy
concern, and a summer public policy internship. For more information a visit: http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/graduate/
mpp/.
The Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) is administered through the Duke Center for International
Development. This program provides from one semester to two years of training in policy analysis and problems related
to sustainable development. Professionals with several years’ experience as practitioners or applied researchers in a
development-related field are eligible to apply to the program. See also the description elsewhere on the activities of
the Duke Center for International Development. For further information, go to http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/dcid or email
pidpinfo@duke.edu.
Public Policy Studies (PUBPOL)
203S. Understanding Ethical Crisis in Organizations. 3 units. C-L: see Study of Ethics 202S; also C-L: Political Science
225S, Sociology 202S
218. Macroeconomic Policy and International Finance. Survey of macroeconomic theory and analysis of policies
designed to reduce unemployment, stimulate economic growth, and stabilize prices. Conventional monetary and fiscal
instruments, employment policies, and new policies designed to combat inflation. Instructor: Staff. 3 units. C-L:
Economics 218
219S. American Grand Strategy. 3 units. C-L: see Political Science 219S; also C-L: History 220S
221. Media and Democracy. Examines the relationship between mass media and democracy in the United States, other
developed democracies, and societies in transition. Seeks to explain how the media cover politics and public policy,
examining the nature of media institutions, the economics of news production and consumption, and the strategic
interplay of politicians, journalists, editors, and other actors who influence the content of news. Instructor: Mickiewicz.
3 units. C-L: Visual Studies 251A
222S. Advanced Magazine Journalism. Advanced version of PPS 119S. Students study current magazines as cultural
documents; read and analyze stories across a broad swath of magazines; research, report, and write stories on complex
public policy issues; conceptualize a magazine as a class project. Instructor: Bliwise. 3 units.
229S. Poverty, Inequality, and Health. Impact of poverty and socioeconomic inequality on the health of individuals and
populations. Attention given to both United States and non-United States populations. Topics include the conceptualization
and measurement of poverty and socioeconomic inequality; socioeconomic gradients in health; globalization
and health; socioeconomic deprivation across the life-course and health in adulthood; and public policy responses in
the United States and elsewhere to growing health inequities in the age of globalization. Prerequisite: An introductory
course in statistics. Seniors and graduate students only. Instructor: James. 3 units. C-L: African and African American
Studies 229S
237. Global Environmental Health: Economics and Policy. 3 units. C-L: see Environment 238; also C-L: Global Health
Certificate 238
240. Responsible Genomics. Survey of ethical, social, economic, and legal issues in genomics. Introduction to ethical
reasoning and examination of selected issues calling for such analysis, including: special procedures for research
involving human participants, (2) respect for privacy and confidentiality of genetic information; (3) historical and
political background of health research funding, and (4) public-private research interactions such as intellectual property
and conflict of interest. Instructor: Cook-Deegan. 3 units.
243. Media in Post-Communist Societies (B). Analysis of media in and after major change in regimes. Uses post-Soviet
area as subjects of study of process of change; elites' competition; public's choices; beliefs about and rigorous study of
media effects. Critical importance of elections and media and the development of a media market; and the dilemmas
of dealing with past officials, activists, and supporters of the previous regimes. Instructor: Mickiewicz. 3 units. C-L:
Political Science 276, Russian 246
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