该跨学科的公共政策课程同时提供硕士学位和博士学位，是为希望在公共政策和公共政策分析方面进修研究生的高动力人士设计的。学生团体包括全日制和非全日制学生。大多数课程在晚上提供，以允许工作的学生攻读学位。没有相关硕士学位的学生的博士学位课程需要48小时的课程工作和18个小时的论文研究。该课程分为核心课程，学科基础课程和特定政策领域或学科的课程。拥有硕士学位的学生对课程的要求会降低。
Our mission is to provide quality education for a diverse range of high quality students (both full time and part time) with a variety of aspirations and career goals related to public policy. These include: Students who have recently completed their undergraduate education and are interested in pursuing careers in policy analysis, management, or research, In-service (mid-career) professionals who want to improve their abilities and qualifications, Students who have already completed a master's degree in public policy, public administration, planning, or a related discipline and wish to pursue additional education, Individuals who are interested in teaching or research positions in public policy-related fields at academic institutions. The Ph.D curriculum for a student without a relevant master's degree requires 48 hours of coursework and 18 hours of dissertation research. The curriculum is divided into core courses, disciplinary foundation courses and courses in a specific policy area or discipline. Students with a master's degree will have fewer course requirements.