The International Development Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program is delivered in a hybrid format that mixes face-to-face meetings and online sessions. These face-to-face meetings are known as “In-Persons” and occur twice a semester, at the beginning and end of the semester, at the Southern Miss Long Beach Campus near Gulfport, Mississippi. An additional third in-person session will be added starting in fall 2011, which will occur near mid-term, and this In-Person will be off campus alternating between Washington, DC, and New York City in the spring semester and another alternative location in the fall semester. These sessions are a requirement for the program and cannot be waived.
In-person sessions are critical components for the Ph.D. program in that students attend lectures for their classes, meet with professors one-on-one, learn valuable information about making progress though the Ph.D. program in workshops and generally build a solid working and social relationship with peer Ph.D. students in the program. These meetings add a large value to the program and are critical components that separate our Ph.D. program from those that are purely online only.
Fall 2009
Orientation: Thursday, August 20 (Orientation for New Students), Long Beach, Mississippi
First In-Person: Friday, August 21-Sunday, August 23, Long Beach, Mississippi
Last In-Person: Friday, December 4th-Sunday, December 6th, Long Beach, Mississippi
Spring 2010
Orientation: Thursday, January 14, Long Beach, Mississippi
First In-Person: Friday, January 15-Sunday, January 17, Long Beach, Mississippi
Last In-Person: Friday, April 30-Sunday, May 2, Long Beach, Mississippi
Summer 2010
Only In-Person: Friday, June 25 - Saturday, June 26, Long Beach, Mississippi
Fall 2010
First In-Person: Long Beach, Mississippi August 20-22; orientation August 19
Last In-Person: Long Beach, Mississippi December 3-5
Spring 2011
First In-Person: Long Beach, Mississippi schedule TBA
Last In-Person: Long Beach, Mississippi schedule TBA
Summer 2011
Only In-Person: Long Beach, Mississippi, schedule TBA
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