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The Department of Government offers the M.A. degree in Political Science. In addition to general University requirements, students seeking this degree must meet the departmental requirements.
The M.A. program is designed for students interested in international relations, comparative politics, American government, and public policy. Additionally, the program is affiliated with a consortium formed by the U.S. Navy and several civilian graduate schools. Students may be allowed to transfer a maximum of 15 semester hours from one member of the consortium to another.
All new students should be advised initially by the department chairperson. After their first semester, students should select their advisor from the program faculty.
Course descriptions are listed alphabetically by prefix at Course Listings/Descriptions.
The program consists of 36 semester hours (30 semester hours if the student chooses to do a thesis), plus successful completion of a comprehensive examination. Degree requirements are as follows:
Core Requirements (18 sh)
| CPO 6006 | Seminar in Comparative Politics | 3 | |
| CPO 6091 | Seminar in International Relations | 3 | |
| PAD 6275 | Political Economy of Public Administration | 3 | |
| POS 6001 | The Study of Politics | 3 | |
| POS 6045 | American Politics | 3 | |
| POS 6704 | Political Science Research Methods | 3 |
Research Requirement (3-6 sh)
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| POS 6905 | Directed Study | 3 | |
| POS 6971 | Thesis Course offered as 1-6 sh per semester |
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Electives (6-15 sh)
With the approval of their advisors, students may take 6 semester hours in disciplines outside Political Science, may enroll in an undergraduate course for graduate credit to learn the fundamentals of a discipline, or in a directed readings course to explore in greater depth an area of interest in political science.
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