Academics

Degree Requirements

The Global Governance and Human Security PhD program requirements include:

  • 68 credits
  • Two (2) qualifying exams (core subjects, area of concentration)
  • Second language research competency

Credit Requirements:  68 credits total

6 Core courses (3 credits each)
 		 18 credits
2 Research Methods courses (3 credits each)
 		 6 credits
4 courses from one of the following tracks: [3 credits each]         

Conflict Resolution
Environment
Gender, Human Rights, and Human Development
Global Political Economy
Self-designed concentration

 12 credits
Four (4) Elective courses [3 credits each]             

May be drawn from any concentration or methods course
May include up to 6 credits for field internship

 12 credits
Two (2) semesters of Colloquium attendance [2 credits each]
 		 4 credits
Participation in two (2) sequential faculty Research Groups
 		 6 credits
Dissertation, including successful oral defense
 		 10 credits
TOTAL CREDITS

68 credits

Other Requirements

  • Two (2) Qualifying exams: Core Subjects; Area of Concentration
  • Second Language Research Competency

The normal progress expectation for students will be to complete core courses by the end of the first year, complete all courses in their concentration and their qualifying exams by the end of the second year, and to complete all requirements for the degree within five years, although many students will be encouraged to complete their work in four years.

Cohorts and advising

Students enter in the fall and are expected to complete their course work over a period of five or six consecutive semesters. Each new cohort is assigned a cohort faculty advisor and every entering student will be assigned an individual faculty advisor who will normally remain his or her advisor until he or she chooses a primary advisor for his or her dissertation.