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Admission Requirements  


on-line application


Graduate Program


dissertation
part-time program for Massachusetts State Government employees
student financial aid
minimum 66 credits of course work
comprehensive exams
doctoral dissertation  
timeline of course requirements
uition and fees

PhD Courses

dissertation
interdisciplinary core courses
core research and quantitative methods courses
electives
internship work

dissertation
chart of required courses
typical course schedule
electives and course descriptions

Student Financial Aid & Housing

tuition and fees
dissertation
student housing
The Community Front Page
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Public Policy Careers

profile of our graduates, their dissertation topics and current employment                

Faculty and Staff

Departmental Faculty

Michael Ahn, PhD
Connie S. Chan, PhD.
Donna Haig Friedman, PhD
Billie Gastic, PhD
Michael P. Johnson, PhD
Gary N. Siperstein, PhD
Amy E. Smith, PhD
Christian Weller, PhD

Affilitated Faculty


Randy Albelda, PhD
Elizabeth Bussiere, PhD
Thomas Ferguson, PhD
Winston Langley, PhD
David Levy, DBA
Catherine Lynde, PhD
David Matz, JD
Robert Moran, MBA
Erin O'Brien, PhD
Mary Huff Stevenson, PhD
Peter Taylor, PhD
David Terkla, PhD
Miren Uriarte, PhD
Eben Weitzman, PhD
Ann Withorn, PhD

Students and Graduates

Read Alix's profile
Read Edie's profile
Read Michelle's profile
Read Udaya's profile

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Student Resources

Public Policy Student Resources

Guidelines for the Public Policy Internship
Student Handbook

UMass Boston Student Resources

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Office of Student Life
Bookstore (phone: 617-287-5090)
Email accounts
Graduate Student Assembly
Graduate Writing Center
Healey Library
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Forms

Public Policy Degree Application form: MS degree
Public Policy Degree Application form: PhD degree
Incomplete Grade Agreement form
Leave of Absence form
Transfer Credit form
Statute of Limitations Extension request form  


Career Resources

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Chronicle of Higher Education
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Writing Resources


APA style
Professor Weller's Tips on Writing for Policy Audiences
Barb's favorite web sites on writing assistance
UMass Boston's Graduate Writing Center
Tips on writing grant proposals


Professional Organizations


AEA (American Economic Association)
American Sociological Association
AERA (American Educational Research Association)
APHA (American Public Health Association)
APPAM (Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management)
APSA (American Political Science Association)
ASPA (American Society for Public Administration)
ASA (American Statistical Association)
Law and Society Association
NASW (National Association of Social Workers)
NEA (National Education Association)

PhD Program - Contacts

PhD Program Brochure (PDF)