Contact the Graduate Program Coordinator for the MA and PhD Programs
Application deadline
- February 15 for regular admission for the next academic year
To accommodate individual plans of study for this political science graduate program, you may be required to:
- Take additional units to meet language or research requirements
- Additional readings or dissertation research as specified by your advisor
Students have the option to choose between two tracks in political science:
- International Relations and Comparative Politics
- American Politics and Public Administration
You must choose between three foci:
- Environment/Sustainability Politics
- Diversity and politics
- Political Development
In addition to the requirements for your particular emphasis and foci, you must:
- Perform satisfactory on qualifying papers and an oral defense of the qualifying papers
- Complete required set of tools and and methods courses
- Complete professional development coursework
- Pass the oral exam on your dissertation defense