International and Comparative Politics Concentration

Methods Sequence

Students may choose between a regular and an advanced methods track.

Required Courses

• POLS 6200 - Comparative Politics Analysis 3 Hours

• or

• POLS 8200 - Comparative Politics Analysis 3 Hours

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• POLS 6400 - International Politics 3 Hours

• or

• POLS 8400 - International Politics 3 Hours

Additional Graduate Courses (9 Hours)

Five additional graduate Political Science courses for those on the regular methods track. Three additional graduate Political Science courses (9 hours) for those on the advanced methods track. These should be chosen from the areas of comparative (POLS 6200  to POLS 6280, POLS 8200  to POLS 8280) and international politics (POLS 6400  to POLS 6480, POLS 8400  to POLS 8480 ).Two of these courses may be taken in other departments or may be taken as experiential learning hours with the advanced approval of the departmental Director of Graduate Studies. One may be taken in a different political science concentration with the advanced approval of the departmental Director of Graduate Studies.

Thesis Option

• A minimum of six hours of POLS 8999 - Thesis Research 
• A thesis, written following successful defense of proposal before three-member faculty committee
• A thesis defense.

Non-Thesis Option

(Students wishing to pursue a doctoral degree should not choose this option):

• Six additional hours of graduate courses in comparative (POLS 6200 -POLS 6280, POLS 8200 -POLS 8280) and international politics (POLS 6400 -POLS 6480, POLS 8400 -POLS 8480 ).
• A research paper completed according to departmental guidelines.