Overview Oriented toward the Ph.D., the program offers concentrations in a variety of areas, with specialties matching the expertise of our faculty.
Class sizes are small, allowing faculty to give students individualized attention.
Graduate students may participate in research beginning in their first year of study, allowing them to make presentations at academic conventions during their second year. The program is designed primarily to prepare students for an academic career, although some graduates pursue careers outside academia. Graduate students will be exposed to a number of approaches to the study of political science. In addition, the department offers a variety of methodology courses, including advanced statistical techniques, formal and mathematical modeling, and computer simulation. Students are encouraged to develop the linguistic skills needed to study foreign sources.