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Dr. Shobita Parthasarathy (Co-Director) Email: shobita@umich.edu Dr. James J. Duderstadt (Co-Director) E-mail: jjd@umich.edu Phone: (734) 764-8075 Fax: (734) 763-9181 |
University of Michigan's Science, Technology and Public Policy (STPP) Program is housed within the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, one of the nation's most prestigious schools for public affairs. According to U.S. News and World Report's 2004 Rankings, the Ford School ranked 8th overall, and ranked 3rd in public policy analysis (it was also ranked highly in areas relevant to science and technology policymaking, including 4th in environmental policy in management, 4th in health policy and management, and 6th in information and technology management.)
The STPP program is devoted to interdisciplinary research and teaching on the politics and processes of science and technology policymaking, through graduate certificate and postdoctoral fellowship programs, as well as seminars and conferences. It focuses on both arenas of science and technology policymaking. First, it explores "science and technology for policy": how scientific evidence and technological development are used to develop public policy in a broad array of domains such as national security, public health, economic competitiveness, and environmental sustainability. Second, the program studies how policies, public debate, and political action directly shape scientific and technological development (known as "policy for science and technology").
Students enrolled in the STPP graduate certificate program can take advantage of the variety of academic and professional resources available at one of the nation's top univerities. Students have the opportunity to choose from diverse electives offered from the School of Engineering, School of Information, School of Public Policy, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Public Health, the Medical School, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, as well as departments of Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Women's Studies, Center for African American Studies, and History. In the STPP graduate certificate program, students work with respected inter-disciplinary faculty and fellows, who contribute not only excellent teaching and researching skills, but experience gleaned from years as professional policy practitioners in the field.
Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology and Public Policy: Designed for students admitted or enrolled in a Master's or doctoral degree program at the University of Michigan, the School of Public policy offers a graduate certificate in STPP to be completed concurrently with other graduate program(s).
Any student with a bachelor's degree who has been admitted to one of the University's graduate degree programs (including the Ford School of Public Policy) or who is currently enrolled in one of these graduate programs is eligible to submit an application to the STPP Graduate Certificate Program. Currently enrolled students must be carrying a B average or better and entering students must have had a B average or better in their undergraduate coursework.
The deadline for applications is October 15th. Those who wish to apply to the program will submit the following materials:
The certificate requires 15 credit hours of course work (3 core courses and 2 electives). It is designed to teach students:
Students come from diverse backgrounds of public policy, public health, environmental and life sciences, engineering, education, information sciences, and the humanities and social sciences.
Key faculty for STPP program:
Professor Shobita Parthasarathy is interested in the comparative and international politics of scientific and technological development. Her forthcoming book, Building Genetic Medicine: Technology, Disease, and the National Politics of Health Care (MIT Press, 2007), compares the development of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer in the United States and Britain. She is now working on projects exploring the mechanisms of public participation in national and international patent laws covering genetics and biotechnology, and the role of multinational corporations in shaping science, ethics, and governance in the area of stem cell research.
Go to Shobita Parthasarathy's Home Page
Professor James J. Duderstadt (President Emeritus of University of Michigan), as former chair of the National Science Board and the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP), remains very actively involved in science policy matters with the National Academies, federal agencies including NSF, DOE, DOD, DEd, and NASA, and OSTP, and through various higher education organizations.
Go to James J. Duderstadt's Home Page
Check our web site at http://www.stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/people.html for further information on these and other members of the STPP faculty.
The STPP website keeps current and thorough records of time-sensitive job opportunities and fellowships at various think tanks, government positions, science and technology-related institutions, and NGOs.
Please check out:
http://www.stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/fellowships.html for fellowships
http://www.stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/jobs.html for job opportunities
http://www.stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/stpp_orgs.html for STPP-related organizations
http://www.stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/stpp_programs.html for other academic STPP programs
Students enrolled in graduate degree programs at University of Michigan do not have to pay any additional tuition in order to enroll in the STPP Graduate Certificate Program.
The Ford School of Public Policy offers financial assistance through merit-based fellowships, teaching and research assistantships. All applicants to the Ford School are considered for Ford School fellowships. Many Ford School students seek employment opportunities that use the skills they are developing while in graduate school. There are a number of research and work-study positions available on campus. In the past students have worked at the Institute for Social Research, the Institute of Science and Technology, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Transplant Policy Center, the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Center, and the University's Office of Government Relations.
For students outside the Ford School, the Rackham Graduate School administers a number of fellowship programs with various eligibility criteria. Students should consult Rackham's website for extensive information about fellowship programs. Students may also contact the office by phone at 734-764-8119 or by mail at:
Graduate Fellowships Office
160 Rackham Building
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
The University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid administers all federal student assistance programs including federal and private loans, grants, and work-study eligibility. Students may also contact the office by phone at 734-763-6000 or by mail at:
Office of Financial Aid
2011 Student Activities Building
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1316
The STPP Program will prepare students to: 1) participate in the politics and policy of science & technology (as government officials or members of non-governmental organizations); 2) engage in science & technology policy analysis (through think-tanks, industry, or academia); and 3) contribute, as scientific or technological experts themselves, in the science & technology policymaking process.
