Required of all graduate Political Science majors. The seminar usually is taken during the first semester of graduate study. Independent study, research, and writing on a topic agreed upon by student and professor. As part of this course, the student will successfully prepare and defend a prospectus for the MA thesis. The prospectus must be approved by the student's thesis committee, and failure to meet this requirement within two long semesters will preclude continuation of the student in the MA program.
Continuous enrollment required while work on the thesis continues.