Master's Requirements

Students admitted into the Department's Master's Degree program can complete course and thesis work within two years. The basic requirements are:

  1. Complete a minimum of 45 hours of course work with graduate credit, at least 30 hours of which must be earned in courses, pro-seminars and seminars in political science. The 45-hour requirement includes any required courses and up to twelve hours of Master's Thesis Research.
  2. Complete a pro-seminar and a research seminar in one field.
  3. Complete Introduction to Statistics (POL 652), Nature of Political Inquiry (POL 700), and Research Design (POL750).
  4. Complete POL705 thesis colloquium requirement and a Master's Thesis under faculty supervision, or complete one MA professional paper. This paper must be evaluated as worthy of publication by a faculty committee.
  5. A student pursing the MA must complete all requirements no later than seven years from the date of entering the program and must have a cumulative average of 3.0 to be certified for the degree.
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