Demography and Organizational Studies

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Mission Statement

The Department of Demography and Organization Studies provides training intended to increase the understanding of the size, distribution, composition and growth of human populations. Our program focuses on developing an understanding of the conceptual basis of population structure, processes, analytical methods, and related policy issues.  The focus of the Ph.D. program is on the application of demographic analysis analyses to policy issues encountered in the public and private sectors. 
The Department of Demography and Organization Studies was established and the Ph.D. in Applied Demography was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in January of 2006.  The first class of students enrolled in the Fall Semester 2006 and lists a current enrollment of about 20 students. The Department will admit at most 15 students each year for the next six years and then maintain its enrollment as students begin their fourth and fifth years of study.
The Department, through the College of Public Policy, provides financial support as many as 8 full time students. The Departmental Office and most faculty offices are located on the second floor of the University’s Main Building. Mission Statement

The Department of Demography and Organization Studies provides training intended to increase the understanding of the size, distribution, composition and growth of human populations. Our program focuses on developing an understanding of the conceptual basis of population structure, processes, analytical methods, and related policy issues.  The focus of the Ph.D. program is on the application of demographic analysis analyses to policy issues encountered in the public and private sectors. 

The Department of Demography and Organization Studies was established and the Ph.D. in Applied Demography was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in January of 2006.  The first class of students enrolled in the Fall Semester 2006 and lists a current enrollment of about 25 students. 

The Department, through the College of Public Policy and the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research (IDSER), provides financial support as many as 8 full time students. The Departmental Office and most faculty offices are located on the second floor of the University’s Monterey Building at the Downtown Campus. 

 

 

 

Student Information

How to Apply

Applications are accepted for fall term entry only and applications must be completed online through UTSA’s Graduate School Website at http://utsa.edu/graduate/.

Curriculum

The Applied Demography Ph.D. requires students to complete a minimum of 48 hours of organized coursework and a minimum of 12 hours of dissertation credits for a total of at least 60 hours beyond the Master’s degree.

Current Students

We have a diverse group of PhD students from disciplines such as Geography, Economics, Sociology, Statistics and Anthropology conducting research on many topics from Veteran's health to Poverty and Ethnic group variation in health.

Resources

Faculty Research

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Applied Spatial Demography

 

Funding Links

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Positionsmission and vision statment

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Current News & Events

Conferences

Applied Demography conference, January 2010

Speakers

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Other News

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