M.A. E3 | PhD TES | MEEP | PhD ENEP

Ph.D. IN URBAN AFFAIRS & PUBLIC POLICY
TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY SPECIALIZATION
Sponsored by the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy

I. Required 1st Year Proseminar Courses:
(2 required 3-credit seminars)

UAPP 821 Proseminar in Technology, Environment and Society

In addition, choose one of the following courses:

UAPP 822 Proseminar in Governance, Planning & Management
UAPP 823 Proseminar in Social and Urban Policy

II. Methods Requirement:
(9 credits of methodology course work are selected from the following list of three-credit courses)

UAPP 800 Research Design and Methodologies
UAPP 801 Processes of Social Inquiry
UAPP 816 Advanced Social Statistics

III. 1st Year Research Area Course: (3 credits)

Choose one of the following courses:

UAPP 625 Energy Policy and Administration
UAPP/POSC 810 Political Economy of the Environment

(These courses are normally recommended, but alternatives may be considered for Ph.D. students specializing in Technology, Environment and Society.)

IV. Qualifying Examination

Doctoral students are expected to stand for and pass the Qualifying Examination at the conclusion of the first year of study. The Examination is prepared by a committee of UAPP faculty teaching the first year proseminar courses. Students receiving a conditional pass or failing grade cannot continue further in the program until they have achieved a passing grade (based either on completion of remedial work or re-examination, as specified by the examination committee). Only one re-examination is permitted.

V. Specialization Requirement:
(15 credit hours, including the 3-credit Doctoral Research Paper – UAPP 863)

Students may choose 4 courses from the following list (other course offerings may be substituted with the faculty advisor’s permission):

UAPP 611 Regional Watershed Management
UAPP/POSC 625 Energy Policy and Administration
UAPP/GEOG 628 Issues in Land Use and Environmental Planning
UAPP/POSC 810 Political Economy of the Environment *
UAPP 820 International Perspectives on Energy & Environmental Policy
UAPP 867 Electricity Policy and Planning
UAPP 868 Research on Environmental Justice Issues
UAPP 868 Research on the Political Economy of Energy & Environment
UAPP 868 Research on Sustainable Development Issues
UAPP 868 Research on Sustainable Energy Policy
UAPP 868 Research on Sustainable Water Policy
UAPP 870 Readings in Climate Change Politics and Policy
UAPP 870 Readings in Ecofeminism
UAPP 870 Readings in Energy Economics
UAPP 870 Readings in Energy and Gender
UAPP 870 Readings in Energy Policy
UAPP/PHIL 870 Readings in Environmental Ethics
UAPP 870 Readings in Environmental Justice
UAPP 870 Readings in Energy Economics
UAPP 870 Readings in the Political Economy of Energy & Environment
UAPP 870 Readings in Postmodernism and Environmentalism
UAPP 870 Readings in Sustainable Development
UAPP 870 Readings in Sustainable Energy Options
ECON 801 Microeconomic Theory
FREC 682 Spatial Analysis of Natural Resources
GEOG 672 Seminar: Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 622 Resources, Development and the Environment
MAST 667 Decision Tools for Policy Analysis
MAST/ECON 672 Applied Policy Analysis
MAST/ECON 675 Economics of Natural Resources
MAST/ECON 676 Environmental Economics
MAST/GEOG 681 Remote Sensing of Environment
POSC 640 International Development Policy and Administration
POSC 840 International Political Economy

Note: Not all courses on the above list are offered annually.

VI. Doctoral Dissertation (Includes 9 credits of registration for doctoral research supervision – UAPP 969)

The Ph.D. with a TES specialization is awarded upon the successful defense of the dissertation before a committee of four faculty, two of whom – including the chair – must be selected from faculty with CEEP affiliations. At least one committee member must be selected from non-Urban Affairs & Public Policy program faculty and may hold an appointment from another institution. It is expected that an external faculty member from another institution with expertise in the regional focus of the dissertation will be selected when the research concerns an international topic. The defense of the dissertation is conducted as a public examination. The committee must determine that the work represents a distinctive contribution to the field and meets standards of scholarship and research expected for the award of a Ph.D. in the field.

M.A. E3 | PhD TES | MEEP | PhD ENEP