我们的公共事务课程可帮助您分析问题，并从公共管理，公共财政，公共政策分析和环境政策等领域寻找公共和非营利部门的解决方案。我们的课程和培训牢固地扎根于社会科学领域，但是我们从现实的公共事务和政策问题中汲取了研究问题。博士 “公共事务”课程建立在SPEA跨学科的教职员工和研究计划的独特优势之上，该计划已得到同行机构，国家和国际机构以及专业团体的广泛认可。SPEA的公共事务博士课程将为您提供研究和分析技能，以产生有助于解决社会面临的复杂问题的知识。无论是在学术界还是从业者，您都将准备为更大的利益而领导。
ONeill's doctoral programs in public affairs will equip you with research and analytical skills to produce knowledge that helps address the complex problems facing society. Youll be prepared to lead for the greater good, whether in academia or as a practitioner. Our public affairs curriculum prepares you to analyze problems and find solutions for the public and nonprofit sectors, drawing from the fields of public management, public finance, public policy analysis, and environmental policy. Our curriculum and training are firmly grounded in the social sciences, but we draw our research questions from real-world public affairs and policy issues. The Ph.D. in Public Affairs program builds on the unique strengths of ONeill's interdisciplinary faculty and research programs which have earned wide recognition from peer institutions, national and international agencies, and professional groups.