Department of Political Science (Graduate)

Website URL:

https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/polsci/gradprog/index.html

Department/School Head:

Cherie Maestas

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

The Department of Political Science is a Ph.D. granting program.  Students have the opportunity to earn their MA while making academic progress towards PhD.  Our program prepares students for teaching and research careers.  We are dedicated to helping students pursue careers in academic or non-academic positions.

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

1. American Politics
2. Comparative Politics
3. International Relations
4. Public Policy

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professors

Robert X. Browning
Ann Marie Clark
Rosalee A. Clawson
James A. McCann
Cherie Maestas
Leigh S. Raymond
Keith L. Shimko
Valeria Sinclair-Chapman
Eric N. Waltenburg
Dwayne Woods

Associate Professor

Bryce Dietrich
Tara Grillos 
Kyle Haynes
Molly Scudder

Assistant Professor

Miriam Barnum
Jesse Crosson
Tyler Girard
David Johnson
Liana Eustacia Reyes
Kaylyn Jackson Schiff
Daniel Schiff
Logan Strother
Swati Srivastava
Joan Timoneda
Minh Trinh
David Yu

Programs

• Political Science, PHD

• Political Science, MA

• Environmental Policy, Post Baccalaureate Certificate
• Social Policy, Post Baccalaureate Certificate

Courses

• POL 50100 - Political Science: Methodology
• POL 51700 - The Politics Of Capital And Labor In The United States
• POL 52000 - Special Topics In Public Policy
• POL 52300 - Environmental Politics And Public Policy
• POL 52400 - Public Policy And The Family
• POL 53100 - Terrorism And WMD Threat Assessment
• POL 53200 - Nuclear Strategy And Proliferation
• POL 59000 - Directed Reading In Political Science
• POL 60000 - Political Science: Discipline And Profession
• POL 60500 - Research Design And Methods
• POL 60600 - Advanced Quantitative Techniques In Political Science
• POL 60800 - Qualitative Methods In Political Science
• POL 60900 - Advanced Applied Research Design
• POL 61000 - Proseminar In American Political Systems, Processes, And Behavior
• POL 61100 - Research Seminar In American Government And Politics
• POL 61500 - Proseminar In Electoral Behavior And Political Socialization
• POL 61600 - Research Seminar In Political Behavior
• POL 62000 - Proseminar In Public Policy And Processes
• POL 62200 - Research Seminar In Public Policy And Public Administration
• POL 62300 - Research Seminar In Environmental Policy
• POL 63000 - Proseminar In International Relations
• POL 63100 - Research Seminar In International Relations
• POL 63200 - Research Seminar In Peace And World Order Studies
• POL 64000 - Proseminar In Comparative Political Systems
• POL 64100 - Research Seminar On Comparative Politics
• POL 65000 - Proseminar In Political Theory
• POL 65100 - Research Seminar In Political Theory
• POL 66200 - Proseminar In Political Economy
• POL 68500 - Professional Development Practicum
• POL 68600 - Career And Placement Practicum
• POL 69300 - Interdisciplinary Seminar
• POL 69500 - Directed Reading And Research Topics
• POL 69800 - Research MA Thesis
• POL 69900 - Research PhD Thesis