Doctor of Philosophy Home Doctor of Philosophy Academic Programs Master in Public Affairs Agrarian and Rurban Development Studies Education Management Strategic Planning and Public Policy Master in Development Management and Governance Master of Science Community Development Development Management and Governance Extension Education Doctor of Philosophy Community Development Development Studies Extension Education The College of Public Affairs and Development offers two courses under its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree program. These are: PhD in Community Development and PhD in Extension Education. The College also coordinates the PhD in Development Studies, a cross-disciplinary program offered by the UPLB Graduate School. Program Requirements Core courses (minimum 14 units) Research specialization courses (minimum of 10 units) Cognate courses (minimum of 9 units for single cognate and 12 units for double cognates, with a minimum of 6 units taken from each cognate field) Dissertation (12 units) DR. EVELIE P. SERRANO Director, Institute for Governance and Rural Development College of Public Affairs and Development Domingo M. Lantican Avenue, University of the Philippines Los Baños College, Laguna 4031 Philippines cpafigrd.uplb@up.edu.ph (+63 49) 536-0407 (+63 967) 361-3585 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube