Interdisciplinary Organizational Policy, Governance, and Administration (PhD), Program Information

Approved Interdisciplinary Coursework 12 credits

Interdisciplinary Coursework is twelve (12) credits of Approved Graduate Level Elective courses (500-999) chosen from the following areas:

College of Liberal Arts (CLA):  Art (ART), Economics (ECON), English (ENGL), History (HIST), International Studies (INST), Music Applied (MUSA), Music (MUSC), Museum Studies (MUSE), Psychometrics (PSYM), Sociology (SOCI)

School of Architecture and Planning (SAP):  Sustainable Urban Communities (CSUC), City and Regional Planning (CREP), Landscape Architecture (LAAR), Construction Management (CMGT), Environmental Studies (ENST)

School of Business Management (GSBM):  Business Administration (BUAD), Accounting (ACCT), Project Management (PROJ), Johns Hopkins Cooperative (JHCA), Finance (FIN), Hospitality Management (HOMG), Entrepreneurship (ENTR), Marketing (MKTG), Information Systems (INSS), Management (MGMT)

School of Community Health & Policy (SCHP):  Online Masters of Public Health (OMPH), Public Health (PUBH), Nursing (NURS)

School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Science (SCMNS):  Computer Science (COSC), Physics (PHYS), Science (SCIE), Math (MATH), Bioinformatics (BIOI), Biology (BIOL), Chemistry (CHEM)

School of Education and Urban Studies (SEUS):  Education (EDUC), Education Statistics and Research (EDSR), Reading Education (REED), Mathematics Education (EDMA), Science Education (EDSC), Educational Administration (EDAD), Educational Supervision (EDSU), Special Education (SPED), Advanced Studies Leadership and Curriculum (ASLC), Advanced Studies Leadership and Jurisprudence (ASLJ), Advanced Studies Leadership and Sociology (ASLS), Advanced Studies Leadership and Politics ASLP), Advanced Studies Leadership and Learning (ASLL), Advanced Studies Leadership and Finance (ASLF), Advanced Studies Leadership and Technology (ASLT), Community College Higher Education (EDHE), Mathematics and Science Education (EDSM), Higher Education (RDHE), Education Policy and Leadership (EDPL)

School of Engineering (SOE):  Industrial Engineering (IEGR), Electrical Engineering (EEGR), Civil Engineering (CEGR), Transportation (TRSP)

School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC):  Journalism (JOUR)

School of Social Work (SSW):  Social work (SOWK)

CICS Requirements 24 credits

• CICS 800 - Research Seminar I 3 Credits
• CICS 802 - Research Seminar II 6 Credits
• CICS 890 - The Scholarly Practitioner: Professional Field 1-12 variable Credits
• CICS 997 - Dissertation Guidance 9 Credits
• CICS 998 - Dissertation Defense 9 Credits

Note

Upon Achieving Doctoral Candidacy, the student will continuously register in Fall and Spring Terms for CICS 997 until the Dissertation is completed and submitted to the School of Graduate Studies for review.  The course is used only when the curriculum has been completed, candidacy has been achieved, and the student is completing the research and writing of the Dissertation.  The CICS 997 course registration maintains the student as a matriculated, full-time student (student is registered for 3 credit hours and the system reports a full-time 9 credit hour load.  After the Intent to Defend the Dissertation form has been received by the School of Graduate Studies, this course registration will be changed to CICS 998 for the given semester and count for 3 credit hours of curricular coursework (CICS 998 will also count as 9 credits of load).  CICS 997 will not count toward curricular credits.  Other courses cannot be substituted for CICS 997.  The only eligible grade for CICS 997 is the grade of “S” and the only acceptable grade for CICS 998 is “P/F” (Pass/Fail).

Total Credit Hours 36