2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

Program Structure and Requirements
The program is designed to accommodate both full-time and part-time students. Full-time students may complete the program in one calendar year (three semesters, including a summer semester), while part-time students will take longer (usually two years). To successfully complete the program students must take four core courses, five electives, and successfully complete a faculty supervised internship.

Faculty Supervised Internship
After completion of the required courses, EPP students would undertake a semester-long internship course to work with a governmental or non-governmental organization with which the EPP program has established a placement protocol. (We already have connections with several such organizations.) Interns would develop a reading list with a faculty mentor in order to relate practical experience with theoretical reflection. Mid-career professionals in the program would have the option of using an existing professional or career position as the basis for the internship.

Thesis Option
Under some circumstances (usually for a student intending to apply to Ph.D. programs), the internship may be replaced by a master’s thesis, provided that a proposal submitted by the student and a faculty advisor is passed by an ad hoc faculty committee chaired by the director of the program. The thesis option involves the production of a substantial research paper and in most cases would lengthen the time in the program by at least one semester.

Academic Standing
To receive the degree, candidates must have a cumulative grade point average of “B” (3.0). Upon completion of a semester, should a student’s cumulative grade point average fall below 3.0, the student is subject to an academic warning. If a student’s cumulative grade point average falls under 3.0 for two consecutive semesters and/or if a student receives two “C” grades, the student may be subject to dismissal from the program. No student may carry more than two grades of incomplete at any one time unless the student has approval from the program director.

Transfer Credits
In some cases, transfer credits from other graduate degree programs in related fields may be accepted. Students interested in transferring graduate credits should speak with the director of the program and graduate admissions.

Requests for acceptance of graduate transfer credits must be made at the time of matriculation into the program. Only courses in which students have received a grade of “B” or better will be considered for acceptance.

Financial Aid
Graduate fellowships and assistantships may be available for full-time and part-time students who meet the criteria set by the program. To be considered for these and other forms of financial aid, students must submit their application for Fall Semester admission to the Office of Graduate Admissions by March 15 and their financial aid application to the Financial Aid Office by April 1.

Required (Core) Courses (15 Semester Hours)

Core Courses

PHIL 701 History of Ethics and Political Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval

PHIL 702 History of Ethics and Political Philosophy II: Modern

GVT 724 Politics of Public Policy

PAD 712 Information Based Management

Internship (jointly administered by Government and Philosophy)

Electives (15 Semester Hours)

Students must take five electives (from a list of approved courses), at least one of which must be in each of Philosophy and Government, with additional electives available in the Public Management Department. Note: Not all courses will be available every semester.

Philosophy Courses:

PHIL 661 Eco-Feminism
PHIL 662 Environmental Ethics
PHIL 663 Medical Ethics
PHIL 664 Business Ethics
PHIL 608 Comparative Religion and Philosophy
PHIL 609 Philosophy of Freedom
PHIL 611 Philosophy of Nature
PHIL 616 Existentialism
PHIL 618 Philosophy of Law
PHIL 619 Topics in Applied Ethics
PHIL 614 Topics in Philosophy
PHIL 615 Aristotle: Profiles in Philosophy 
PHIL 616 Plato: Profiles in Philosophy
PHIL 618 Kant: Profiles in Philosophy
PHIL 621 Nietzsche: Profiles in Philosophy
PHIL 514 Advanced Topics in Philosophy 
PHIL 713 Graduate Internship in Applied Ethics

Government Courses:
(Full course descriptions available under Political Science electives.)

GVT 600  Legislature and Legislators
GVT 606  Women and Public Policy
GVT 610  All Politics is Local
GVT 614  Politics of the 1960s
GVT 620  German Greens and Environmentalism
GVT 621  Indigenous and Traditional Economic Systems and Rights
GVT 630  Comparative Democratization
GVT 634  Social Welfare Policy
GVT 635  Healthcare Policy
GVT 636  Race and Public Policy
GVT 637  Public Policy and Business
GVT 638  Environmental Policy and Politics
GVT 640  Law Public Policy and Psychology
GVT 643  State Court Processes and Policy
GVT 644  Civil Liberties
GVT 646  Legislating Gay Rights
GVT 647  Legislative Process
GVT 656  Urban Economic Development and Planning
GVT 657  Urban Politics and Government
GVT 659  Race and Gender in U.S. Electoral Politics
GVT 660  United Nations Seminar
GVT 663  International Law and Organization
GVT 664  The Internet and Politics
GVT 665  Non-Governmental Organizations in World Politics
GVT 669  Human Rights
GVT 671  Topics in Democracy
GVT 673  American Political Thought
GVT 674  Utopia and Dystopia
GVT 675  Radical and Revolutionary Political Thought
GVT 692  Women and Politics in Islam
GVT 698  Islam and Politics
GVT 763  International Politics Economy
GVT 724  Politics of Public Policy

Public Management Courses:
(Full course descriptions available under Sawyer Business School graduate course descriptions.)

PAD 711 Foundations of Public Organizational Administration
PAD 714 Public Service Law
PAD 715 Quantitative Analysis
PAD 716 Public Service Human Resource Management
PAD 717 Organizational Effectiveness in Government
PAD 718 Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World
PAD 809 Economic, Financial and Administrative Strategies of Public Service
PAD 811 Politics of the Federal Bureaucracy
PAD 812 Managing State Government
PAD 813 Administrative Strategies of Local Government
PAD 816 Analysis of Public Policy
PAD 820 Governmental Decision Making
PAD 823 The U.S. Health System
PAD 827 Financing State and Local Government
PAD 829 Environmental Policy and Administration
PAD 835 Nonprofit Marketing
PAD 836 Health Economics
PAD 838 Ethics in Management
PAD 839 Leadership and Decision Making
PAD 840 Comparative Public Policy
PAD 846 Community and Citizen Empowerment
PAD 848 Nonprofit Law and Ethics