School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

As we begin the 21st century, the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences is strategically positioned to offer leadership in addressing society's most pressing concerns. Our mission is simple: develop scholars and practitioners who love to learn, individuals who can integrate knowledge and analyze sophisticated problems, and who are committed to advancing the search for truth and justice. Our domain is broad: risk management, economic performance, terrorism, voter behavior, health care, democratization, social inequality, international trade, and conflict resolution only hint at the wide variety of specific topics that must be addressed by informed social scientists. Our approach is comprehensive: strong disciplinary foundations, a dynamic interdisciplinary environment, and a striving to achieve a synthesis of theory-based knowledge and practical experience through internships, workshops, and seminars.

The School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences awards master's degrees in Applied Sociology, Criminology, Economics, Geospatial Information Sciences (jointly with the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics), International Political Economy, Justice Administration and Leadership, Political Science, Public Affairs, and Public Policy; and PhD's in Criminology, Economics, Geospatial Information Sciences (jointly with the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics), Political Science, Public Affairs, and Public Policy and Political Economy. Each degree program offers a rigorous foundation with enough flexibility to specialize and earn additional certification in city planning, crime and justice analysis, economic and demographic data analysis, evaluation research, geographic information systems, geospatial intelligence, local government management, nonprofit management, and remote sensing. These certificate programs are available to degree-seeking as well as non-degree students seeking highly focused curricula that can benefit their professional development. We invite you to explore our programs, scrutinize our faculty, examine our resources, and then, to join us as we prepare to face our future.

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Degrees Offered

Masters Programs

Master of Science in Applied Sociology (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Criminology (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Economics (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Cyber Security, Technology and Policy (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Geospatial Information Sciences (36 semester credit hours minimum)¹

Master of Science in International Political Economy (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in International Political Economy Dual Degree (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Arts in Political Science (30 semester credit hours minimum)

• MA in Political Science - Law and Courts Concentration
• MA in Political Science - Legislative Studies Concentration

Master of Public Affairs (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Public Policy (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Social Data Analytics and Research (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Doctoral Programs

Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Doctor of Philosophy in Geospatial Information Sciences (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)²

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs (54 semester credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree)

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy and Political Economy (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Certificates Offered

• Certificate in Arts Management and Leadership (13-15 semester credit hours)³
• Certificate in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis (15 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (15 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence (GeoInt) (15 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in International Banking and Monetary Systems (15 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Local Government Management (12 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Nonprofit Management (12 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Program Evaluation (15 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Public Budgeting and Financial Management (12 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Public Human Resources Management (12 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Remote Sensing (15 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Spatial Data Science (15 semester credit hours)

1. The Master of Science in Geospatial Information Sciences Program is jointly offered by the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

2. The Doctor of Philosophy in Geospatial Information Sciences Program is jointly offered by the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, and School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

3. The Graduate Certificate in Arts Management and Leadership is jointly offered by the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology, program in Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences program in Public and Nonprofit Management.

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Faculty

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Professors: Daniel G. Arce @dga071000, Abraham Benavides @axb220062, Kurt J. Beron @kberon, Brian J. L. Berry @bjb012800, Denise Paquette Boots @dpb062000, Patrick T. Brandt @pxb054000, Thomas L. Brunell @tlb056000, Yongwan Chun @yxc070300, Paul Diehl @pxd153230, Euel W. Elliott @eelliott, Daniel A. Griffith @dag054000, Edward J. Harpham @harpham, Jennifer S. Holmes @jholmes, Dohyeong Kim @dxk132530, David J. Lary @djl101000, Dong Li @dxl145430, Robert C. Lowry @rcl062000, Sarah Maxwell @spm092000, Banks P. Miller @bxm093000, Clint W. Peinhardt @cwp052000, Fang Qiu @ffqiu, Meghna Sabharwal @mxs095000, Richard K. Scotch @scotch, Sheryl L. Skaggs @slskaggs, Marianne C. Stewart @mstewart, Donggyu Sul @dxs093000, Robert W. Taylor @rwt092000, Bhavani Thuraisingham @bxt043000, Lynne M. Vieraitis @lmv071000, John L. Worrall @jlw064000, May Yuan @mxy141230

Associate Professors: Jonas Bunte @jbb130330, Simon M. Fass @fass, Seth Giertz @sxg154831, Evgenia Gorina @exg131830, Thomas Gray @txg171430, James R. Harrington @jxh134630, Tomislav Kovandzic @tvk071000, Tony Love @txl230017, Sarah Maxwell @spm092000, Banks P. Miller @bxm093000, Darwin (Trey) Miller @dwm052000, Irina Panovska @ixp190001, Elizabeth Searing @exs200001, Kevin Siqueira @kjs064000, Michael Tiefelsdorf @mrt052000, Victor Valcarcel @vjv150130

Assistant Professors: Curtis Bram @cxb230007, Alexander Burton @axb210254, Anne Burton @axb210050, Sivaram Cheruvu @sxc210048, Elías Cisneros @mxc230040, Brenda Gambol Gavigan @bxg210008, Joan Camilo Grandos Castro @cxg220001, Thomas Gray @txg171430, Jonas Hedlund @jxh180030, Andrew Krajewski @axk210064, Natalia Lamberova @nxl210021, Marcelo Leal @mxl240026, Yeung Jeom Lee @yxl210021, Erin Litzow @exl240015, Maria (Camila) Morales @mcm200006, Jonathan Pinckney @jxp230022, Allison Russell @axr210032, Lauren Santoro @lar170530, Anton Sobolev @axs210104, Pengfei Zhang @pxz220003, jxp230024

Professor of Practice: Teodoro Benavides @tjb051000

Clinical Professors: John R. McCaskill @jrm094020, Elmer Polk @peo091000

Lecturer: Bryan Chastain @bjc062000

Professors Emeriti: Brian J. L. Berry @bjb012800, Ronald Briggs @briggs, Anthony M. Champagne @tchamp, Paul Diehl @pxd153230, Lloyd J. Dumas @ljdumas, Edward J. Harpham @harpham, Donald A. Hicks @dahicks, L. Douglas Kiel @dkiel, Murray J. Leaf @mjleaf, James Murdoch @murdoch, Todd Sandler @tms063000

Professor of Instruction: Karl K. Ho @kxh022100

Associate Professors of Instruction: Karl K. Ho @kxh022100, Luba Ketsler @lxk010300

Assistant Professor of Instruction: Galen Dickey-Laprocido @gld190001

Objectives

There is increasing awareness of the impact that rapid technological, economic, and social change is having on society. The graduate programs in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences are designed to prepare students for careers in the rapidly evolving public, private and nonprofit sectors by developing expertise in areas such as policy analysis, economic decision making, and public management. Our PhD Programs are also designed to prepare students for careers in both teaching and research. Each graduate program is discussed in more detail.

Facilities

Students have access to the computing facilities in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and the University's computer labs. The school has its own teaching laboratories. The University's computer labs also provide personal computers and UNIX workstations for student use. Databases, a computerized geographic information system, and Westlaw, a legal research system, are also available for student research. Doctoral students have opportunities to participate in research programs directed by members of the faculty.

Further details are available in respective sections.

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Admission Requirements

The University's general admission requirements are discussed on the Graduate Admission page.

All programs require applicants to have a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education, GRE or GMAT scores, transcripts, and letters of recommendation. Specific additional requirements are discussed for each program in their respective sections.

Prerequisites

The details for each program are discussed in their respective sections. Students may be required to take courses to prepare them for coursework.

Research

The School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences offers graduate degrees in twelve master's programs and six PhD programs. These programs represent a wide range of both disciplinary as well as interdisciplinary courses for students. Our master's degree offerings include MS degrees in Applied Sociology, Criminology, Economics, Geospatial Information Sciences, International Political Economy, Master of Public Affairs, and the Master of Public Policy degrees. The PhD programs include programs of study in Criminology, Economics, Geospatial Information Sciences, Political Science, Public Affairs, and Public Policy and Political Economy. The Economics and Political Science programs offer innovative courses of study in these disciplinary areas. The PhD in Public Policy and Political Economy combines rigorous methodological training with a strong substantive focus in different policy areas. The school also offers non-degree certificate programs in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis, Geographic Information Sciences (GIS), Geospatial Intelligence (GeoInt), Local Government Management, Nonprofit Management, Program Evaluation, and Remote Sensing.