Overview
About the program
Systems ideas and methods support innovative approaches to areas as diverse as climate and environmental science, urban studies, energy, transportation, education, public health, management, finance, national security, and engineering. These ideas and methods also promote creativity and productivity in the full range of intellectual pursuits taken up in academia.
In our program, you will develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, learn a rich set of concepts, theories, and methods for understanding complex systems, and enhance your research, decision-making, and leadership abilities.
Portland State University offers the only Systems Science program in the State of Oregon, and our alumni have gone on to successful careers in industry, government, nonprofits, and academia, with positions ranging from analysts and senior leadership to professors.
Programme Structure
What you will learn:
- You will join an interdisciplinary program that collaborates with faculty across campus, including environmental science, geography, geology, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, public administration and policy, urban studies, business, engineering, mathematics, economics, psychology, sociology, and social work.
- You'll graduate with expertise in integrative thinking and problem-solving, and an understanding of a wide variety of systems ideas and how to use them in modeling and analysis.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Statistics View 74 other PhDs in Statistics in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or the equivalent (on the U.S. 4.0 scale) from the degree granting institution(s).
- Copies of transcripts from all colleges and/or universities attended (except PSU), including junior colleges and community colleges
- Application fee & processing fee
- Recommendation for admission from the appropriate graduate program's department
Tuition Fee
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International
12012 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 715 USD per credit during 60 months. -
National
12012 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 715 USD per credit during 60 months. -
In-State
8148 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 485 USD per credit during 60 months.
Living costs for Portland
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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