PhD Course Requirements

Political Science doctoral students choose two of the following specialization areas:

• American Politics
• Comparative Politics
• International Relations
• Political Theory & Philosophy
• Political Psychology & Political Behavior
• Public Policy & Public Administration

Students are required to take three classes in each area and take a preliminary qualifying exam.

In addition, all students are required to take each of the following five research tools and methods classes:

• POL_S 501: The Scope of Political Science
• POL_S 502: Seminar in Normative Theory
• POL_S 503: Research Methods in Political Science
• POL_S 504: Quantitative Methods in Political Science
• POL_S 539: The Political Science Profession (1 credit pass/fail)