Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Spatially Integrated Social Sciences

1. Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Spatially Integrated Social Sciences Offered jointly by a consortium of academic departments in the College of Arts and Sciences: Geography and Planning Economics Political Science and Public Administration Sociology and Anthropology University of Toledo October, 2006

2. Spatially Integrated Social Science Multidisciplinary Ph.D. Program Anthropology Economics Geography Planning Political Science Public Administration Sociology

3. Spatially Integrated Social Science • Principal Foci of the Program • An emphasis on space as a unifying theme in social science that transcends disciplinary boundaries • lAn emphasis on space as a means to integrate • social processes; social science problems are • viewed as processes occurring in place • An emphasis on understanding spatial interdependence in observations of social phenomena across the landscape

4. Spatially Integrated Social Science • Spatial Analytic Approaches in SISS (STEMM) • Spatial Econometrics • Geographic Information Systems • Cartography & Visualization • Spatial Simulation & Spatial-Temporal Dynamics • Spatial Optimization & Spatial Interaction Modeling • Remote Sensing • Use of GIS to integrate data by location and Use of spatial analysis to integrate multidiscipline views.

5. Spatially Integrated Social Science • Topics Explored • Environmental / climate change • Social, economic and political inequality • Criminal justice • Social and business networks • Community studies / grassroots organizations • Health and disease

6. Spatially Integrated Social Science • Topics Explored • Race and space issues • Transportation • Voting patterns and political redistricting • Community development • Cultural analysis / symbolic meaning of space • lUrban Studies

7. Spatially Integrated Social Science • Evidence of Need • $30 billion industry (U.S. Labor Department) lSignificant NSF Funding (CSISS) • lChanging academic landscape • Demand for GI Science / Spatial Analysis expertise In the social sciences • lGrowing volume of social science research • in GIS, Spatial Statistics and Spatial Analysis • Similar programs being developed at Brown and Harvard

8. Spatially Integrated Social Science • Expertise / Ability to Deliver Program • lSuccess of GISAG in Geography and Planning • - $6 Million in Research Funding over past 5 years • - Designated Area of Research Enhancement • lProvost’s Hiring Plan • Dr. David Weiguo Liu (GEPL) • Dr. Hiroyuki Iseki (GEPL) • Dr. Oleg Smirnov (Economics) • Dr. Julian Brash (Anthropology) • National Recognition in Spatial Econometrics lExpertise in all four academic departments

9. Spatially Integrated Social Science • Education and Training Structure • Program to be funded entirely through research lAdmit students with Masters Degree only • Sixty Credits beyond Masters Level - 30 Credits of Coursework l Three required core courses • l Four seminars • l Remaining courses from list of electives - 30 Credits of Dissertation

10. Spatially Integrated Social Science • Timetable • AY 2006-07: Seek approvals from A&S Council, Graduate Council, Faculty Senate, RACGS • AY 2007-08: - Obtain research funding - Recruit students, - Finalize course approvals and scheduling - Admit first class of students lFall, 2008: Begin

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