公共政策博士课程为杰出的学者提供高级研究生培训，为他们在学术界，政府和研究组织中的职位做好准备。培训候选人进行政策分析研究，帮助制定和执行公共政策，并教导下一代教育工作者，研究人员和从业人员。该计划鼓励学术研究，使公共政策从业人员能够做出明智的决定。课程工作通过将核心要求（理论上（经济学，政治学和管理学以及规范理论）和方法（高级方法论，分析和定量经验））与主要和次要领域（包括以下方面）相结合来反映这种方法： ，环境与能源政策，国际发展，国际经济政策，国际安全关系，判断与决策以及科学，技术和政策研究。
The PhD in Public Policy (PPOL) program provides the advanced graduate training you need to successfully launch yourself into a research or related position in academia, government, a nongovernmental organization, or the private sector. You will get the training you need to conduct analytical research, help shape and execute policy, and teach the next generation of educators, researchers, and practitioners. The program encourages scholarly research that empowers public policy practitioners like you to make informed decisions and be leaders in their fields. The PPOL coursework combines core requirements in theory (economics, politics and management, and normative theory) and methods (advanced methodology, and analytical and quantitative empirical methods) with primary and secondary concentrations in areas such as: Economic regulatory policy, Environmental and natural resource policy, International development, International economic policy, International security relations, Judgment and decision making and Science, technology, and policy studies. PPOL graduates enter the workplace prepared to teach, research, and make a profound impact in academia, while for others the degree leads to productive careers in the private sector.