2025-2026 University Catalog
Department of Political Science (Graduate)
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Department/School Head
Cherie Maestas
Faculty by Rank
Professor
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Associate Professor
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Assistant Professor
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Andy Baker
Robert X. Browning
Rosalee A. Clawson
James A. McCann
Cherie Maestas
Keith L. Shimko
Valeria Sinclair-Chapman
Eric N. Waltenburg |
Lisa Argyle
Mollie Cohen
Jesse Crosson
Bryce Dietrich
Tara Grillos
Kyle Haynes
David Johnson
Brian Kogelmann
Molly Scudder
Swati Srivastava
Logan Strother
David Yu |
Miriam Barnum
Benjamin Broman
Tyler Girard
Seoyeon (Jenn) Kim
Liana Eustacia Reyes
Kaylyn Jackson Schiff
Daniel Schiff
Joan Timoneda
Minh Trinh
Eddie Yang
Shan Zhou |
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.
Doctoral students specialize (major) in American, Comparative, International Relations or Public Policy with a secondary specialization (minor) in: a) one of the major fields, b) political methodology, or c) a custom designed field. We have areas of strength in the traditional fields as well as areas that cut across traditional fields such as technology and governance, political methodology, political economy, political institutions and processes, environmental policy, national security, and political violence.
Our curriculum has ample room to explore interdisciplinary interests and applied fields. We welcome students with interests in traditional academic career paths and applied career paths.
Doctoral students become deeply immersed in the process of scholarly research and are quickly prepared to be full collaborators and independent researchers. We encourage students to execute research projects in preparation for academic and applied careers. In addition, we prepare doctoral students for independent classroom instruction and make every effort to provide an independent teaching experience for each doctoral student completing our program.
Concentrations (Areas of Study)
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African American Studies
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Human Rights Studies
- Interdisciplinary Ecological Sciences and Engineering
- Political Economy
- Political Psychology
- Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
ProgramsDoctoralMaster’sPost-Baccalaureate CertificateCoursesPolitical Science- POL 50100 - Political Science: Methodology
- POL 50601 - Data, Machine Learning, And Artificial Intelligence For The Public Sector
- POL 51700 - Applied Political Economy
- POL 52000 - Special Topics In Public Policy
- POL 52101 - Applied Public Policy: Institutions, Processes, Practices
- POL 52300 - Environmental Politics And Public Policy
- POL 52400 - Public Policy And The Family
- POL 52601 - Technology, AI, And Ethics In Public Policy And Public Administration
- POL 52701 - Local To Global Governance Of Data, AI, And Emerging Technology
- POL 52801 - Organizational Governance Of Technology And AI
- POL 52901 - Applied Policy And Program Evaluation
- POL 53100 - Terrorism And WMD Threat Assessment
- POL 53200 - Nuclear Strategy And Proliferation
- POL 54101 - Applied Foundations Of Global Development
- POL 55101 - Governance Auditing For AI - Sociotechnical Frameworks And Practices
- POL 55801 - Tech Diplomacy In International Affairs
- POL 55901 - Emerging Technology In International Affairs
- 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 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
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