公共事务博士课程是一个跨学科的课程，它借鉴了刑事司法，卫生管理与信息学，公共管理和社会工作等方面的师资力量。刑事司法跟踪课程为学生提供了在大学中的学术职位以及在公共，非营利和私人机构中的研究和领导职位的准备。跨学科教师与不同背景的学生的动态融合创造了一个令人兴奋的环境，可以审视当代的组织，机构和社区问题。毕业生具有产生新知识的理论，分析和道德基础，这些新知识会影响政策和计划，并提高机构和社区的绩效。
The Doctoral Program in Public Affairs is an interdisciplinary program drawing from the strengths of faculty in Criminal Justice, Health Management and Informatics, Public Administration, and Social Work. The Criminal Justice Track prepares students for academic positions in colleges and universities as well as research and leadership positions in public, nonprofit and private agencies. The dynamic mix of an interdisciplinary faculty with students of varied backgrounds creates a stimulating environment to examine contemporary organizational, institutional and community problems and issues. Graduates possess the theoretical, analytical and ethical foundation to produce new knowledge that impacts policies and programs and enhances institutional and community performance.