Since its founding in 1998, the DeVoe L. Moore Center has initiated courses, programs, and seminars that increase understanding of the role of government in a market economy for undergraduates, graduates, government workers, elected officials, and interested citizens.

Certificate in Political Economy

The Certificate in Political Economy is a course of study for undergraduate students that is designed to increase students' understanding of the role of government in a market economy from a public choice perspective. Upper division students from any major may enter the program. The 15-hour course of study requires completion of four designated courses in Economics and Political Science. Students who complete the required number of courses and the Center's course on State and Local Government Regulations.

Admission Requirements
Satisfactory completion of Principles of Economics (ECO 2013 and ECO 2023) is a prerequisite for entering the Certificate Program. Undergraduate students are generally expected to have a grade point average of at least 2.5. Special students are eligible to apply for the program. An application form, which is available below, should be filled out and returned to Keith Ihlanfeldt, the Center Director.

Course of Study
Students must complete four of the following courses with a grade of C or better. Not all the courses can be from one department.

• ECO 3622 Growth of the American Economy
• ECO 4003 Economic Policy and the Quality of Life
• ECP 3451 Law and Economics
• ECO 4504 Federal Public Finance
• ECO 4532 Public Choice
• ECP 4413 Social Control of Business
• ECP 4613 Urban Economics
• POL 4210 Economic Interpretation of American Politics
• PAD 4803 Local Government Administration
• POS 3122 State Politics
• POS 4715 Strategy in Politics
• PUP 4203 Environmental Politics and Policy

Students must also complete the DeVoe Moore Center course on State and Local Government Regulations. This course is offered both Fall and Spring semesters and is designed to give students a first-hand experience with the land use regulatory environment. The emphasis is on analyzing regulation from both the developer's and planner's perspective. Students will have the opportunity to interact with developers, planners, and land use attorneys and learn from their real world experiences.

A certificate is awarded upon completion of the program.

Download application form:

• Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Microsoft Word document

Dissertation Fellowship Program

The DeVoe L. Moore Center sponsors a dissertation fellowship competition open to doctoral students in the College of Social Sciences who have been admitted to candidacy. Students writing dissertations on subjects related to the Center's mission are encouraged to apply.

Graduate and Undergraduate Assistantships

This program is designed to provide financial support for students to work closely with Center faculty and affiliates for an extended period of time on research projects that are related to the Center's mission. These projects allow students to do research that is beyond the usual scope of classroom papers and to facilitate student participation in long term faculty research projects that receive external funding and appear in scholarly journals and books.

Workshop on State and Local Regulation

The regulation workshop is a graduate course offered every Fall semester by the Center. It is taught by Keith Ihlanfeldt, Center Director and DeVoe Moore Eminent Scholar. Students working on dissertations, graduate students, Center faculty, and Center faculty affiliates make presentations in the workshop about research that is related to the Center's mission. Scholars from other institutions are invited to present their work and the workshop also provides a forum to discuss research proposals that examine issues related to the Center's mission.

Post-Doctoral Research Program

This program enables outstanding graduates to devote a year to research and write books and monographs that are important to the Center's educational mission. See the Center Director for information about this program.