Ph.D. programs prepare their students for a career in research and teaching, our program differs from other programs in three important ways., 1. Our program is designed to give personal attention to each student. Our curriculum provides many opportunities for faculty and students to work together on projects. We strive to be flexible and responsive to students' interests in designing their program of study. We expect every student we admit to complete the degree and consider it our personal mission to aid in that success. We welcome students who have interests that span more than one field. , 2. Our program focuses on answering central questions about institutions, behavior, and processes that lie at the core of political science, regardless of field. Although students concentrate their research interests in traditional fields such as Comparative, American, International Relations, or Public Policy, we encourage students to think and work beyond the field boundaries and speak to these larger research questions., 3. We provide students with the research skills they need to launch their own research agendas and successful careers. Our curriculum provides a core of theoretical, mathematical, statistical, and research design skills that allow students to fully pursue their own research interests by their second year. This is important for the long-term success of students because it prepares them to build a strong, visible record of research that will attract attention from potential employers. <br> In recent years, our strength in the area of behavioral game theory and experimental research has grown tremendously. FSU has committed new faculty lines and research resources to expand our capabilities in these exciting areas. Students and faculty in all fields with interests in these areas have access to state of the art research labs dedicated to experimental research in the social sciences.