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Political Science Ph.D.

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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)602 - Doctor of Philosophy

Minimum GPA to receive degree

3.30
Completion requirement

A new 3 credit class is currently being developed and will be offered as a one-semester only requirement to be taken in the spring of students' third year. Until then, POL 8104/POL 8105 can be used until the new course is approved.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7899521
  • 7899531
Completion requirement

Students must select and complete the requirements for 1 primary emphasis. The primary emphasis may be selected from American Politics, Applied Political Methodology, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory. For a primary emphasis, students must complete a minimum of 4 courses (i.e. the 'core' course plus three additional courses).

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students selecting the American Politics emphasis must take the following course

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0065451
AND

Select 9 credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the American Politics emphasis. Pol 8360 may be taken multiple times for different topics.

Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 0065461
  • 0065511
  • 0065521
  • 0073101
  • 0065601
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students selecting the Applied Political Methodology emphasis must take the following courses:

Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 8084681
  • 8176531
  • 0054511
AND

Select 3 more credits of POL 8xxx in consultation with the advisor and the field head of Applied Political Methodology. POL 8104 and POL 8105 cannot be used to meet this requirement.

POL 8120 - Core Courses in Political Methodology: Modeling Political Processes is encouraged.

  • POL 81xx

OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students selecting the Comparative Politics emphasis must take the following courses:

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0065631
AND

Select 9 credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the Comparative Politics emphasis. POL 8660 may be taken multiple times for different topics.

Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 0065711
  • 0065751
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students selecting the International Relations emphasis must take the following courses:

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0069881
AND

Select 9 credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the International Relations emphasis. POL 8460 may be taken multiple times for different topics.

Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 0069891
  • 0069921
  • 0069951
  • 0070011
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students selecting the Political Theory emphasis must take the following courses:

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0069101
AND

Select 9 credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the Political Theory emphasis. POL 8260 may be taken multiple times for different topics.

Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 0069181
  • 0069211
  • 0069231
  • 0069241
  • 0069261
Completion requirement

Students must select and complete the requirement for 1 secondary Emphasis. The secondary Emphasis may be selected from American Politics, Applied Political Methodology, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory. For a secondary Emphasis, students must complete a minimum of 3 courses (I.e. the 'core' course plus two additional courses).

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0065451
AND

Select 6 credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the American Politics Secondary Emphasis. POL 8360 may be taken multiple times for different topics.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0065461
  • 0065511
  • 0065521
  • 0073101
  • 0065601
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students selecting the Applied Political Methodology Secondary Emphasis must take the following courses:

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 8084681
  • 8176531
AND

Select 3 more credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the Applied Political Methodology Secondary Emphasis. A different POL 8xxx may be selected in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7972421
  • 0054511
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0065631
AND

Select 6 credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the Comparative Politics Secondary Emphasis. POL 8660 can be taken multiple times for different topics.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0065711
  • 0065751
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0069881
AND

Select 6 credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the International Relations Secondary Emphasis. POL 8460 may be taken multiple times for different topics.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0069891
  • 0069921
  • 0069951
  • 0070011
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0069101
AND

Select 6 credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the Political Theory Secondary Emphasis. POL 8260 may be taken multiple times for different topics.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0069181
  • 0069211
  • 0069231
  • 0069241
  • 0069261
Completion requirement

Students must take six credits of 'research skills' classes in consultation with the advisor. These classes are intended to facilitate students’ own research and/or to enable students to engage with and critically evaluate a broad literature within their chosen subfield of study. Students may also substitute alternative classes not on this list as satisfying the 'skills' requirement, but these substitutions must be approved by their subfield chair in consultation with the director of graduate studies. Upon each student's completion of a qualifying 6 credits, a milestone will be entered by the Graduate Program Coordinator to indicate they have completed the 'research skills' requirement.

Notes:

*Students taking POL 8621 should take this course twice, once per semester, for a total of 4 Credits. Failure to complete both semesters will disqualify the first semester from being used.

*Please note that students may NOT count both POL8106 and POL8107 toward this requirement. For many students, particularly those studying American Politics or Applied Political Methodology, it will be appropriate to count POL8106. Students who arrive with advanced statistics training, however, may NOT enroll in POL8106, in which case they may count POL 8107 towards satisfying this requirement.

Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0087561
  • 0087571
  • 0022501
  • 8069381
  • 0052331
  • 8072631
  • 8081801
  • 8084681
  • 7972421
  • 0054511
  • 8176311
  • 8280281
  • 8171151
  • 8179421
  • 0016241
Completion requirement

Select 3 elective credits of POL 8xxx in consultation with the advisor.

  • POL 8xxx

Completion requirement
Complete course(s) and earn exactly 24 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7879241
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