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The M.U.E.P. is an interdisciplinary professional degree designed to prepare students for leadership roles in planning, in both the public and private sectors, within organizations ranging in scope from local to international. The M.U.E.P. is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. The curriculum includes a common core of required courses that provides linkage between knowledge and practice, and fundamental theories and skills.
The four specializations offered are community and urban development, environmental planning, international planning and transportation planning.
The community and urban development specialization provides students with knowledge and skills in areas such as housing, economic and community development, public policy analysis, transportation, land use planning, urban design and historic preservation.
The environmental planning specialization provides students with knowledge and skills in such areas as sustainable design, environmental resources, growth management, environmental policy analysis, open space design, and conservation.
The international planning specialization prepares planners to work in the diverse and changing urban fabric of developing nations and in U.S. cities, with their growing multinational and multicultural populations.
The transportation planning specialization focuses on nonmotorized transportation, economic development, border issues and the environment.
Specializations provide connections between the School of Planning and the other disciplines in the university. Students have a unique opportunity to integrate urban and environmental aspects of planning in rapidly developing metropolitan areas in the demographic and climatic context of the southwest region of the United States

All applicants must submit the Graduate College online application. Applications are initially reviewed by a faculty committee using a portfolio approach. In addition to GMAT scores and prior academic performance, letters of recommendation and a personal statement are reviewed to ensure a good “fit” between the student’s goals and the department. A recommendation for action is then made to the associate dean in the W. P. Carey School of Business who in turn makes a recommendation to the Graduate College. The Graduate College either admits or denies each applicant and notifies them in writing.

The objective of the Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in supply chain management is to prepare scholars to conduct high-quality research and to teach in the field of supply chain management.
During their course of study, students have a variety of experiences that enhance their prospects for success as faculty members at leading institutions of higher education. Students develop the capability to review, analyze, conduct and publish research through a series of research seminars and courses that supplement and complement each student’s background, abilities and aspirations. The Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in supply chain management is a full-time, residential program.

Students are admitted directly to the Ph.D. program, with the expectation that the student will progress through a master’s degree to the Ph.D. All applicants must submit the Graduate College online application. Other required materials include:
GRE scores.
Three letters of recommendation, preferably at least two from individuals within the academic community.
A brief statement of purpose (900 words or less).
An applicant response form.
Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate study.
Application form.
Application fee.

The program total is 84 credit hours. The quantitative curriculum is structured into a series of progressively more advanced courses. New quantitative/methodological courses may be implemented under an omnibus number (PSY 591) at the interest of the faculty. The current requirements are as follows:
PSY 530 Analysis of Variance
PSY 531 Multiple Regression Analysis
PSY 532 Analysis of Multivariate Data
PSY 533 Structural Equation Modeling
PSY 534 Psychometric Methods
PSY 555 Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
PSY 591 Quantitative Seminar
Three psychological methodology electives
Six credits of substantive course work
Six credits in additional substantive or methodological electives
Six credits of PSY 592 (master’s thesis)
12 credits of PSY 792 (post-master’s research)
12 credits of PSY 799 (dissertation)

The quantitative concentration of the Ph.D. in psychology focuses on the broad class of quantitative and methodological issues that arise in the conduct of both basic and applied psychological research. There are seven core faculty members in the quantitative concentration, of whom five are also affiliated with a substantive area. This dual affiliation supports the training of students of quantitative methods against a backdrop of methodological issues associated with the development of the substance of psychological science. The quantitative concentration is committed to training the next generation of psychological methodologists, who will make contributions in developing methods in the areas of measurement, design and analysis and evaluating the utility of new and existing methods for use in psychological research.

Applicants must apply to the Graduate College for admission to the urbanism concentration program under the Ph.D. in public administration and meet the Graduate College criteria as well as Ph.D. program criteria for admission. The successful candidate for admission to the Ph.D. program has a M.P.A. or M.P.P. The additional expectation for admission to the concentration is a strong interest in urban affairs as indicated in the applicant’s written statement of educational and career goals.
Applicants are admitted for fall only. Admission is competitive; a limited number of well-qualified applicants will be admitted each year. A completed application packet is due by Jan. 15.
All applicants must submit the following materials to the ASU Graduate College:
An official online ASU Graduate application.
Application fee.
Scores on the GRE (verbal, quantitative, analytical).
International students must submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Test of Spoken English (TSE) scores to be considered for admission. This is true even for those who have a master’s degree from a United States university. To be considered for admission, the minimum score on the traditional TOEFL test is 600. Applicants with TOEFL scores below 600 or who do not submit a TSE score (or Internet-based TOEFL) will not be admitted. Only test scores from within the past five years will be accepted.
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work.
Send transcripts to:
Arizona State University
Graduate College Admissions
Interdisciplinary Building, B-Wing, Room 170
P.O. Box 871003
Tempe, Arizona 85287-1003
In addition to the above, applicants submit the following materials directly to the Ph.D. program:
A written statement of educational and career goals.
A current résumé or curriculum vitae.
Three letters of recommendation. These should be primarily academic letters. All letters should address the candidate’s capacity to successfully complete the doctoral program. They should assess the student’s capacity for critical and analytic thought, their ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and their commitment to completion of the program.
Samples of research reports and/or papers (optional).

The Ph.D. program consists of a minimum of 66 credit hours of graduate work beyond the master’s degree. The program of study consists of a minimum of 42 credit hours of graduate course work beyond the master’s degree, plus a minimum of 24 credit hours of dissertation and research credit. A minimum of 30 credit hours of approved course work (exclusive of dissertation and research) must be taken at ASU after admission to the program.
A sequence of four core courses (12 hours) is required of all students in their first year, followed by successfully passing a screening examination. Then students establish a program of study committee that works with them to develop an appropriate interdisciplinary course of study.
In addition to the four core courses, an approved program of study must include required courses in quantitative and qualitative methods (taken during their second year) and a professional development workshop (taken during their third year). Students also take 15 credit hours selected from an approved list of applicable courses related to urbanism for the concentration.

he mission of the Ph.D. program in public administration is to prepare students for an academic career as a researcher, teacher and member of the academic community. Accordingly, the Ph.D. program curriculum is theoretically grounded and research based. The program emphasizes:
The use of alternative theoretical frameworks and research methodologies to define, understand and develop solutions to public problems.
The application of normative and empirical approaches to improving democratic governance and advancing the public interest.
The development of skills necessary to produce and disseminate new knowledge in the field of public administration.
The concentration in urbanism is a mechanism for organizing varied perspectives on urbanism into a collective body of scholarship. The study of Public Administration is enriched by grounding it in a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of urban context and the dynamic forces that shape them.
The concentration in urbanism leverages the varied interests in urbanism and help emerging scholars as they attempt to compare, contrast and take stock of urbanism. Working with faculty from across a range of departments and programs at ASU, doctoral students will be able to capture the creative tensions that scholarship on urbanism has inspired in order to stimulate a provocative, constructive kind of inquiry.

Applicants to the M.P.A. program are accepted year-round. Students may be granted admission for fall, spring and summer semesters.
All applicants must submit the following materials to the School of Public Affairs:
Three letters of recommendation. At least two should be faculty who can evaluate applicant’s academic performance. There is no form required for the letters of recommendation.
Written statement of applicant’s educational and career goals, between one and two pages in length. This is also used as a sample of the applicant’s writing abilities.
Applicants may also submit a résumé or other documents.
Mail materials to:
ASU School of Public Affairs
Mail Code 3720
411 N. Central Avenue, Ste. 450
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0687
All applicants must submit the following materials to the ASU Graduate College:
An official online ASU graduate application.
Application fee.
Scores on the GRE (verbal, quantitative, analytical).
International applicants must also submit acceptable Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores or IELTS scores.
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate wor