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The Department of Political Science offers programs of
study leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Students who enter
with a bachelor's or a master’s degree from another institution are
admitted to the Ph.D. program. Students may elect to receive the M.A.
degree when they are admitted to Ph.D. candidacy; the department does
not admit students seeking terminal master’s degrees. COURSEWORK Students who enter with the B.A. degree are admitted in Full Standing. These students must complete a minimum of 14 regular graduate courses (56 semester hours) and spend a minimum of three years in residence. Students who have received the M.A. or equivalent degree in political science may be admitted in Advanced Standing. Students admitted in Advanced Standing must complete a minimum of 10 regular graduate courses (40 semester hours) and spend a minimum of two years in residence. A two-course sequence in research methodology is required of all students, along with any three of the departmental core courses in American Government, Comparative Politics, International Relations, or Political Theory. (Students who have taken substantially similar courses at the graduate level at other institutions may be exempted from these requirements.) In place of an M.A. thesis, second-year students in Full Standing write an independent research paper under the direction of a faculty member. Students also participate in a two-semester dissertation colloquium during the third year of study. FIELDS OF STUDY AND EXAMINATIONS The graduate curriculum in Political Science incorporates five fields. Three of these fields--American government and politics, comparative politics, and international relations--are available as major fields. Students may pursue a minor field in any of the five areas, including political theory and theories and methods of political inquiry. Most fields are divided into sub-fields for purposes of taking comprehensive examinations. Students take two written comprehensive examinations in the major field and one in the minor field, normally during the third year of study. The fields and sub-fields are as follows: American Government and
Politics Comparative Politics
International Relations Political Theory
Methodology of Empirical
Research THE DISSERTATION Upon completion of the comprehensive examinations, students must prepare a written proposal for the doctoral dissertation and defend it before the faculty of the department. Successful defense of the dissertation proposal completes the requirements for admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. Students normally begin dissertation research during the fourth year of study. Working closely with a departmental committee, students undertake systematic research on a significant problem in political science. Defense of the completed dissertation before the departmental committee completes the requirements for the Ph.D. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS There are no specific foreign language requirements for the Ph.D. However, students whose doctoral research requires knowledge of a foreign language may be required by the dissertation committee to acquire and demonstrate the necessary proficiency.
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