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College of arts, humanities, and social sciences, ph.d. in public policy.

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.

Core courses – 6 courses (18 credits):

• PUBL 600 Research Methodology
• PUBL 603 Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis
• PUBL 604 Statistical Analysis, plus two additional research method/quantitative analysis courses appropriate to student’s track such as: PUBL 607, 608, or 611; ECON 605 or 611; SOCY 619
• PUBL 609 Social Sciences Approaches to Policy Analysis

Additionally, Ph.D. students must sign up for 18 credits of PUBL 899 (Doctoral Dissertation Research).

Disciplinary foundation courses – 3 courses (9 credits):

• PUBL 602: Microeconomics for Public Policy (formerly ECON 600) or ECON 601 Microeconomic Analysis
• PUBL 601 Political and Social Context of the Policy Process
• SOCY 606 Social Inequality and Social Policy

Study specialization courses – 5 courses (15 credits). Ph.D. students in all specializations except economics and policy history, are required to take a relevant economics course as part of their 5 track courses or 2 electives.

• Educational Policy
• Emergency Services
• Evaluation and Analytical Methods
• Health Policy
• Policy History
• Public Management
• Urban Policy

Learn more about study specializations.

Specific course requirements for each area of specialization are listed in the Public Policy Graduate Student Handbook. Course descriptions are in the Graduate Catalog . Course syllabi are on the Public Blackboard site.

Electives Ph.D. students must take 2 additional elective courses (6 credits) that are related to their policy interests.

Doctoral Dissertation All Ph.D. candidates must register for a minimum of 18 semester hours of doctoral dissertation research, PUBL 899. Guidelines for writing and defending dissertations are available on the Public Policy Graduate Student Group site . Copies of proposals and dissertations are available for inspection in the Graduate Student Reading Room.

Browse a list of completed dissertations from previous students. For a full list of theses and dissertations, visit the database search on UMBC’s Library page (database search requires UMBC login).

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These dual degrees are ideal if you are interested in using your law degree to influence public policy. The graduate program is offered at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and is accredited by the National Association of Public Affairs and Administration.

Applicants interested in pursuing one of these combined degrees must independently gain admission to both the School of Law and the Department of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County . Nine graduate credits will be accepted toward the J.D. degree, and twelve to fifteen law school credits will be accepted toward the master's or doctorate.

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Acquire and apply essential research skills to determine the health needs of populations, design, implement and evaluate programs and policies aimed at improving the public's health.

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• Build emergent themes and sub-themes within qualitative data which require re-reading of text and an iterative process of data aggregation and interpretation;
• Discuss the appropriateness of a variety of statistical techniques to analyze quantitative data;
• Run intermediate-level quantitative statistical techniques using a packaged program; 
• Choose major social, behavioral and public health theories to use with the design and evaluation of interventions;
• Apply behavior change theories in the development of research questions and hypotheses, intervention development, evaluation approaches;
• Identify and use mobile/computer apps to gather information or collect data for use in the evaluation of research;
• Manage traditional and new media to communicate health information (e.g., statistics, reports) effectively;
• Build data validation tools to measure behavioral factors that influence community health;
• Write a research proposal for theory-based research;
• Select an appropriate research design;
• Conceptualize theoretical framework to be studied;
• Conduct all aspects of single item and multi-item scale variable creation;
• Conduct univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis; interpret the results;
• Write a manuscript including introduction, methods, results, conclusions, tables, and figures;
• Develop and communicate a comprehensive evaluation plan for health-related interventions at both the environmental and individual level, including a selection of a sample strategy, evaluation design, and appropriate statistical analyses;
• Apply evidence-based approaches in the development and evaluation of social and behavioral science interventions

Students admitted to the doctoral program in behavioral and community health will complete 78 credit hours of coursework/dissertation research.

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Umb policy on effort reporting.

Financial Affairs   |   Approved August 2, 2024

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Dawn M. Rhodes, DBA, MBA

The purpose of effort reporting is to provide a reasonable basis for distributing salary charges among direct activities (e.g., sponsored projects) and non-sponsored activities. 2 CFR Part 200 {Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards} (Uniform Guidance) at 2 CFR 200.430 contains the federal regulatory requirements for internal controls over certifying effort expended on sponsored projects. The Uniform Guidance requires that UMB document the distribution of activity to each individual sponsored project, including any cost shared effort.

Policy Statement

Effort reporting encompasses many processes, including committing effort, charging and cost sharing salary expense for effort, and certifying effort to support commitments and salary charges. As a recipient of significant sponsored funds, UMB must assure federal and other sponsors that the assignment of effort and associated salary and fringe benefit costs to sponsored projects is fair, consistent, and timely. The UMB effort reporting policies—along with related definitions, procedures, forms, data, and technology—are the means by which this responsibility is fulfilled. Financial penalties, expenditure disallowances, and harm to UMB’s reputation and competitive position in seeking grants could result from an inadequate effort reporting process and supporting systems, or from failure to comply with effort reporting policies and requirements.

A basic regulatory framework for effort reporting is provided primarily by the Uniform Guidance and other federal publications such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants Policy Statement ( https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/grants/grants/policies-regulations/hhsgps107.pdf ). The development of this UMB Policy on Effort Reporting is an acknowledgement of the significant complexities and ambiguities of effort reporting and the challenges of understanding and complying with the Federal requirements.

This Policy relies on the associated Sponsored Projects Accounting and Compliance (SPAC) Procedure on Effort Reporting to provide guidance to faculty and the administrators who support them, in the most explicit and constructive way possible; to respond to common faculty and administrator questions; and, in general, to assist faculty members in the financial administrative performance of sponsored projects. This Policy reflects guidance consistent with UMB’s simultaneous objectives of promoting research and compliance.

Sponsors expect that effort will be expended in accordance with the terms of the proposals and resulting agreements. Additionally, sponsors expect that faculty and other project personnel who commit effort to their project have the effort available to commit. UMB has a responsibility to monitor the commitments of its faculty and other key personnel.

Whether the associated salary is requested and funded, or whether it is cost shared, the awarded effort is a commitment made to the sponsor that must be met and documented via certification. It is a federal requirement that the sponsor be notified in advance if there is a change in the Principal Investigator or key personnel on a negotiated award's scope of work.

This Policy, and the larger body of procedures, forms, data, and systems used in effort reporting, will continue to be evaluated by SPAC for opportunities to improve their effectiveness.

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Administration – Is the effort for administrative and support services that jointly benefit departmental activities. Departmental administration activities are compensated by UMB funds (non-sponsored funds) and are not charged directly to specific sponsored agreements. The costs include the salaries and expenses of chairpersons and other faculty and staff engaged in activities that jointly benefit sponsored projects and departmental activities. Examples include administering academic and staff personnel policies, planning programs, preparation of bids and proposals (including the typing of proposals, correspondence, telephone calls, etc.). NOTE: Some awards allow for the direct charging of administrative support salaries. Direct charging of administrative support relates only to the award being charged and does not jointly benefit all departmental activities. As such, this administrative effort should be considered sponsored effort under Uniform Guidance section 200.413(c).

Cost Sharing - Cost sharing is a use of UMB resources or funding that supplements externally sponsored projects. Salary cost sharing occurs when effort exceeds the payroll charged to a particular project. When effort exceeds salary reimbursement, the difference must be cost shared. These costs are not reimbursed by the sponsor and must be supported by non-sponsored UMB funds.

Effort - Effort is defined as the proportion of time spent on any activity and expressed as a percentage of the total professional activity for which an individual is compensated by Institutional Base Salary (IBS). Total professional activity includes time devoted to sponsored projects, as well as UMB activities such as teaching, clinical practice, administration, and other activities. Effort is not based on a standard work week. If an investigator works 80 hours in a week, 40 hours represents 50% effort. If an investigator works 40 hours in a week, 40 hours represents 100% effort. The total time compensated by IBS constitutes 100% effort. For example, for a graduate student who is employed for only 10 hours, that 10 hours represents 100% effort. The total effort expended cannot be more than or less than 100%. On most federal grant and contract proposals, effort is proposed in person months. For staff and faculty with 12-month appointments, regardless of full-time equivalent (FTE) level, effort is based on 12 person months. The total effort expended cannot be more than or less than 12 months.

Effort reporting - Effort reporting encompasses many processes, including committing effort, charging and cost sharing salary expense for effort, and certifying effort to support and document commitments and salary charges.

Effort Commitments - For many grants and contracts, during the proposal and award process, UMB commits a level of effort for the key personnel on the project. These commitments must be monitored to ensure that:

• individuals are not overcommitted (total sponsored and non-sponsored commitments are not greater than 100%);
• individuals are using a basis for committing effort that will be consistent with how work will be performed and how salaries are charged; and
• individuals are meeting those

Effort Certification - The Uniform Guidance recommends that after-the-fact certifications be obtained to document the actual distribution of an individual’s effort. The effort certification serves as the auditable document that supports that:

• Effort supported (paid) by a project has been performed as committed;
• Effort expended in support of a project, but not paid by the project, also has been performed as committed; and
• The salaries charged to the sponsored project were reasonable and fair given the distribution of the individual’s effort.

Instruction - Instruction is an effort related to the teaching and training activities of an institution. Instruction includes all teaching and training activities where the employee is the instructor, whether the teaching and training activities are offered for credits toward a degree or certificate or on a non- credit basis, and whether the activities are offered through regular academic departments or through separate divisions such as a summer school division or an extension division. Curriculum development should be considered an activity of departmental and university administration and should not be included as a teaching or training activity.

Salary Charging - An effective effort reporting process is closely tied to an effective salary distribution process. In order for grants and contracts to be properly charged, salary distribution to and among sponsored projects and non-sponsored activities must remain consistent with effort reporting. Payroll allocation must be set up timely according to planned effort driven by effort commitments on sponsored projects and non-sponsored activities. Additionally, if after-the-fact effort certifications disclose that actual effort was different than planned, then salary distributions should be reconciled to the after-the fact effort certifications in a timely manner. Once the salary is distributed, the related fringe costs will follow the salary costs.

Payroll and effort distributions are not the same thing; payroll distributions describe the allocation of an individual salary, while effort distributions describe the allocation of an individual’s activity to individual projects “independent of salary.” UMB’s effort certification process relies on payroll distributions to provide a general reminder of the projects on which an individual’s salary was charged during the certification period. Individuals completing effort report certifications are required to identify other areas where they provided effort with no salary support and to ultimately report the appropriate distribution of effort over all activities.

Scope and Exceptions

This Policy applies to all individuals involved with the administration and conduct of sponsored project activities, including sponsored project administrators throughout the campus, schools, and departments, Principal Investigators, and other research personnel.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinates the timing, distribution, and collection of effort reports.
• Provides institutional oversight for effort reports.
• Maintains the Effort Reporting System.
• Maintains effort reporting policies, procedures, and training.
• Works with the Office of Research and Development and the departments to assure the timely setup of awards so that payroll may be processed in a timely manner.

Schools/Departmental Administrators/Units

  Deans’ Offices

• Monitor faculty appointments and annual salary letter process.
• Monitor proposals for submission.
• Assist in the collection of effort reports for their respective schools.

Principal Investigators

• Propose levels of effort consistent with the effort required to complete a project, in relation to the PIs’ total effort expended under their UMB appointments compensated by their IBS.
• Monitor their total effort commitment levels to ensure they are not committed at a level greater than 100%.
• Adjust commitments if required due to awarding of proposals that, aggregated with other funded proposals and non-sponsored activities, would commit over 100% effort.
• Work according to their commitments.
• Monitor the effort of the other key personnel on their awards to be sure that effort commitments are being
• Certify their own effort reports and possibly those of others working on their awards.
• In cooperation with their departmental administrators, monitor the charging of salary on their awards to ensure proper costing.
• Identify and seek approval of mandatory and voluntary uncommitted cost sharing.

Departmental Administrators

• Assist Principal Investigators in the preparation of proposal budgets and related effort commitments.
• Track committed effort levels for individuals within their department.
• Coordinate the collection of effort certifications for individuals within their departments.
• Based on correspondence with Principal Investigator, prospectively establish salary charging on sponsored awards (or pre-award spending if necessary) and companion cost sharing source in correlation with how the effort is to be spent.
• Perform necessary cost transfers/cost sharing documentation to ensure salary charging is in line with effort certifications.

Office of the Controller - Payroll

• Works with the department’s payroll administrator and Human Resources to ensure that all payroll forms are completed accurately and timely.
• Reviews proposals for submission.
• Assists faculty and departmental administrators to negotiate effort levels with sponsors.
• Works with SPAC and the departments to assure the timely set-up of awards so that payroll may be processed in a timely manner.

Related Policies

• UMB Policy on Salary Caps for HHS and Other Federal Agencies
• UMB Policy on SPAC Contract and Grant Billing
• UMB Policy on SPAC Sponsored Award Closeout
• UMB Policy on Sponsored Award Cost Sharing

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Graduate Certificates Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 12 credits $3,000/three-credit course, plus mandatory fees View associated mandatory fees . Financial aid and fellowships are available to certificate students. Learn more. These programs are not Golden ID Eligible. Other Costs of Attendance The budget provided below is an estimate based on a moderate student lifestyle. The figures are averages and will vary from student to student. They are indirect costs and not billed by the bursar. Item Cost Books & Supplies $1,000 Personal Expenses $1,144 Transportation Expenses $3,278 Room & Board Off-Campus $14,586 Total $20,008 For your convenience, you may make payments by mail, in-person, online or over the phone.  Payments can be made with Visa, MasterCard and Discover credits cards. Personal checks are also accepted.  All checks and money orders must be in US dollars drawn on a US bank. For further details, see   Student Financial Services and Cashiering . The Terp Payment Plan allows students and families to pay amounts due to the university in manageable monthly installments for the semester. View the details of the Terp Payment Plan . Important tuition remission guidelines are available  here . Maryland Resident Classification Applicants are granted resident or "in-state" status if they have been domiciled in Maryland for at least 12 months prior to the last day of registration for the forthcoming semester, and have  been financially independent for the previous 12 months. For a complete list of residency requirements, please contact the  Residency Resclassification Services . 156 COMMENTS PhD Angela Bies, PhD is endowed associate professor of global philanthropy and nonprofit leadership at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. Previously, she was chair of the faculty, associate professor and director of international programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Read Full Bio. PhD Admissions The University of Maryland Graduate School offers admission to international students based on academic information. An application is not a guarantee of attendance. Policy Studies, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) The Ph.D. in Policy Studies is principally directed at students who have a master's degree in public policy or a related field, such as economics, statistics, education or international relations, from a program comparable in quality and content to one of the School's own master's programs. UMD School of Public Policy The School of Public Policy is a home for those committed to translating their passions into action. As we develop the next generation of policy leaders and push the boundaries of knowledge, we teach, research and impact public policy the Maryland way. Public Policy (Doctorate) Public Policy (Doctorate) ... *Describe the research areas you are interested in, the research problem (s) on which you would like to work, and their relevance / significance. (uploaded to the Uploads Requirements section of the application) Policy Studies (POSI) Abstract The School of Public Policy is one of the nation's leading graduate programs devoted to the study of public policy, management and international affairs, with particular expertise in the fields of environmental policy, international development, international security and economic policy, social policy, non-profit management, public management and leadership, and public finance. The ... Public Administration Program-Specific Requirements: Letters of Recommendation (2) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional) or. Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) (optional) CV/Resume. Supplementary Application. Application Deadlines: September 27, 2024 (Spring 2025 International) Government and Politics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Government and Politics (GVPT) Government and Politics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Government and Politics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Students are required to complete 42 credits of coursework, in addition to 12 credits of GVPT899. The doctoral program is intended to provide students with the knowledge, methodological skills and research ... Ph.D. in Public Policy Overview 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. Core courses - […] Department of Health Policy and Management The PhD program provides interdisciplinary training in research, practice and policy analysis relevant to the planning, administration, management and evaluation of health and public health programs. Faculty & Staff James Stillwell is an associate clinical professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and faculty director of the Do Good Campus at the Do Good Institute. Associate Clinical Professor; Faculty Director, Nonprofit Executive Education and Training, DGI. Ebonie Johnson Cooper leads the development and expansion of nonprofit ... Public Policy Program Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (off campus) Public Sector Finance & Acquisition. Newsroom. Calendar. The Graduate School. 2123 Lee Building, 7809 Regents Drive, College Park, MD 20742. 301-405-3644 · [email protected]. umd.edu. Web Accessibility. J.D./M.P.P. or Ph.D. in Public Policy These dual degrees are ideal if you are interested in using your law degree to influence public policy. The graduate program is offered at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and is accredited by the National Association of Public Affairs and Administration. PhD, Behavioral and Community Health The doctoral program in Behavioral and Community Health develops health professionals competent in understanding the health needs of populations and qualified to conduct research to inform programs and policies aimed at improving the public's health. Students will develop research skills essential in making significant contributions to the ... Public Policy, Ph.D. The Public Policy PhD program from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) curriculum for a student without a relevant master's degree requires 48 hours of coursework and 18 hours of dissertation research. Public Policy (MPP) Public Policy (MPP) | The Graduate School - UMD ... , UMB Policy on Effort Reporting The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the state's public health, law, and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. Master of Public Policy Michael Woldemariam is an associate professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for International & Security Studies at Maryland. Business Administration and Public Policy (BMPO) Abstract The School of Public Policy is one of the nation's leading graduate programs devoted to the study of public policy, management and international affairs, with particular expertise in the fields of environmental policy, energy policy, international development, international security and economic policy, health policy, education policy, social policy, non-profit management, public ... Program: Public Administration and Policy Certificate Students interested in pursuing a career in public administration or other government service should consider completing the requirements for the Public Administration and Policy Certificate in addition to completing the requirements for their chosen major. Graduate Programs Graduate Programs As a premier research and land grant institution, the University of Maryland houses more than 230 graduate programs, enrolls nearly 11,000 graduate students, and confers approximately 2,800 degrees annually. ePolicy News August 2024 The University of Maryland School of Medicine has announced it will not accept students into its medical laboratory scientist (MLS) training program this fall, and it will cease operations entirely in 2027. Master's Admissions Only one application is required, submitted through the UMD Graduate School Application Portal. Program Code: BMPO - Dual Master of Public Policy/Master of Business Administration Joint Master of Public Policy/Juris Doctor You are required to submit a second application to the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law . Public Policy (MAPO) The Master of Public Policy (MPP) is a two-year professional degree designed to provide students with the skills, expertise and networks to identify problems and create the solutions. The MPP curriculum consists of two components - a core set of courses (27 credits total) that provide a foundation in governance, quantitative skills and the practice of public policy and elective courses that ... Open-Rank, Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Epidemiology in Ann Arbor The Department of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health invites applications for an open-rank tenure-track faculty position with a focus on infectious disease epidemiology. Public Policy, Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) Public Policy, Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) Non-thesis only: 48 credits required. Most MPP students take 4 courses per semester and finish the program in two years. Students may instead take 1-4 courses each semester and complete the degree in two-five years. Between the first and second year, and/or during the academic year, most full-time ... Tuition & Fees Dual MPP/Social Work students pay University of Maryland School of Social Work tuition rates for courses taken in the School of Social Work. Billing information and all other University of Maryland graduate degree program tuition rates and fees can be found here. assignment essay homework paper phd report resume review speech thesis