Graduate students seeking the Master of Arts degree in Political Science must demonstrate language proficiency. This can be accomplished with 12 semester hours (four courses) in one foreign language, 6 semester hours (above elementary courses) if 2 years of high school credit in the language have been submitted as part of the regular university admission requirements, 3 semester hours if the student presents 3 or 4 years of high school credit, or American Sign Language (ASL) is considered an acceptable foreign language. Students should consult with departmental Director of Graduate School regarding this requirement if the undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Arts.
Those graduate students seeking the Master of Science degree in Political Science must demonstrate analytical, statistical, & mathematical competencies through any combination of 9 hours undergraduate and/or graduate courses beyond those required for the degree with departmental advisor approval of courses.
Ten course program to be completed (30 semester hours)
| Thesis (6 semester hours) | ||
| PSCI 518 | Thesis (6 semester hours required) | 3-6 |
Only 6 semester hours of credit for 518 per degree will be given upon satisfactory completion of the requirement | ||
| Research Methods (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 512 | Qual Res Methods | 3 |
| PSCI 540 | Applied Data Analysis for Political Science | 3 |
| Comparative Politics (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 503 | Proseminar in Comp Pol | 3 |
| PSCI 504 | Sem in Area Studies | 3 |
| International Relations (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 506 | Proseminar in IR | 3 |
| PSCI 508 | Seminar in Foreign Policy | 3 |
| American Government and Politics (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 509 | Seminar in American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSCI 510 | Sem in Am Pol Beh | 3 |
| PSCI 511 | Sem in Am Pol Inst | 3 |
| Political Theory (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 513 | Prosem in Pol Theory | 3 |
| Electives (9 semester hours) | ||
9 semester hours (3 courses) from: | ||
Students may choose any of the courses above not used to satisfy foundational requirement in addition to any of the following courses for a total of 9 semester credit hours. | ||
| PSCI 505 | Topics Comp Pol | 3 |
| PSCI 507 | Selected Topics in IR | 3 |
| PSCI 514 | Ideology of Third Reich | 3 |
| PSCI 515 | Select Topics Holocaust | 3 |
| PSCI 522 | Holocaust and Genocide | 3 |
| PSCI 597 | Special Topics | 3 |
| PSCI 541 | Seminar in American Public Policy | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Twelve course program to be completed (36 semester hours)
| Political Science Research Methods (6 semester hours) | ||
Required | ||
| PSCI 595 | Research Project (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 512 | Qual Res Methods | 3 |
| PSCI 540 | Applied Data Analysis for Political Science | 3 |
| Comparative Politics (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 503 | Proseminar in Comp Pol | 3 |
| PSCI 504 | Sem in Area Studies | 3 |
| International Relations (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 506 | Proseminar in IR | 3 |
| PSCI 508 | Seminar in Foreign Policy | 3 |
| American Government (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 509 | Seminar in American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSCI 510 | Sem in Am Pol Beh | 3 |
| PSCI 511 | Sem in Am Pol Inst | 3 |
| Political Theory (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 513 | Prosem in Pol Theory | 3 |
| Political Science Electives (15 semester hours) | ||
15 semester hours (5 courses) from: | ||
| PSCI 505 | Topics Comp Pol | 3 |
| PSCI 507 | Selected Topics in IR | 3 |
| PSCI 515 | Select Topics Holocaust | 3 |
| PSCI 522 | Holocaust and Genocide | 3 |
| PSCI 541 | Seminar in American Public Policy | 3 |
| PSCI 597 | Special Topics | 3 |
| Elective (3 semester hours) | ||
| 3 semester hours any Graduate Level Course (excluding 518 & 595) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
| Political Science Research Methods (9 semester hours) | ||
9 semester hours required | ||
| PSCI 595 | Research Project (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
| PSCI 512 | Qual Res Methods | 3 |
| PSCI 540 | Applied Data Analysis for Political Science | 3 |
| Comparative Politics (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 503 | Proseminar in Comp Pol | 3 |
| PSCI 504 | Sem in Area Studies | 3 |
| International Relations (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 506 | Proseminar in IR | 3 |
| PSCI 508 | Seminar in Foreign Policy | 3 |
| American Government (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 509 | Seminar in American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSCI 510 | Sem in Am Pol Beh | 3 |
| PSCI 511 | Sem in Am Pol Inst | 3 |
| Political Theory (3 semester hours) | ||
3 semester hours (1 course) from: | ||
| PSCI 513 | Prosem in Pol Theory | 3 |
| Political Science Electives (12 semester hours) | ||
12 semester hours (4 courses) from: | ||
| PSCI 505 | Topics Comp Pol | 3 |
| PSCI 507 | Selected Topics in IR | 3 |
| PSCI 514 | Ideology of Third Reich | 3 |
| PSCI 515 | Select Topics Holocaust | 3 |
| PSCI 516 | The Holocaust | 3 |
| PSCI 541 | Seminar in American Public Policy | 3 |
| PSCI 597 | Special Topics | 3 |
| Courses outside of Political Science Department (3 semester hours) | ||
| 3 semester hours (1 course) outside the Political Science Department (excluding 518 & 595) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Note: Successful completion of the Comprehensive Exam is required of all students.
