Prospective Students

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Administration

Admissions Process

Why Get a PhD Degree?

Note: Application Deadline is April 30, 2009

The application deadline is April 30, 2009 to be admitted for the Fall 2009 session.  Late applications may be considered on a space-available basis while earlier applications may be required to meet university financial aid deadlines.

Program Description

The mission of the Ph.D. program is to give students a deep and pervasive knowledge of the history, theory, practice, and future of the field of Public Administration. This inter-disciplinary program is designed to encourage broad intellectual inquiry with a scholarly perspective.

The doctoral program is designed for those who have experience in a supervisory or administrative position with a federal, state, or local government or nonprofit agency, those wishing to teach public administration in a college or university setting, and for those individuals with a broad range of intellectual interests.  The program is structured to provide decision makers and future professors with a more sophisticated understanding of the governing process.

Most Ph.D. courses are offered at the Battle Creek regional site, but courses may also be offered at the Kalamazoo Campus and Lansing regional site of Western Michigan University.  You can learn more about our regional sites here.

 

Dr. Udaya Wagle, Doctoral Director 

Contact Information

Office: 226 East Walwood Hall

Phone: (269) 387-8934

E-mail: udaya.wagle@wmich.edu

 

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