The latter two fields of study are complemented by special resources at the university, such as the Center for East Asian Studies , the Center of Latin American Studies , and the Center for Russian and East European Studies. Similarly, the study of U.S. political institutions and processes, public administration, and public policy is complemented by resources such as the Policy Research Institute .Graduate study in political science is supported further by extensive computer resources as well as university membership in the Inter-University Consortium for Political Research. The political science faculty also contribute to the two-year Master of Public Administration program offered by the Department of Public Administration . The Master of Arts degree requires 30 hours of graduate-level credit. Thesis and non-thesis options are available.
Most doctoral candidates gain classroom experience as teaching assistants.
The University of Kansas Department of Political Science. This web site is maintained by the Department of Political Science.