政治学文学硕士

Reubin O'D。Askew政府部门向政治学硕士课程提供两个重点领域：政治学和安全与外交。33学时的政治学课程是为对国际关系，比较政治和公共政策感兴趣的学生设计的。西佛罗里达大学的课程包括33 sh。有论文和非论文选项。任一种选择都需要完成18 sh核心，在6核心课程中有5达到B级或更高。无论文的选项以笔试和口试的全面考试为上限。考试的目的是帮助学生将不同课程的知识综合为一个连贯的整体。论文选题至少需要6篇论文。论文答辩包括有关该研究如何适应政治学领域的讨论。实际上，论文答辩代替了综合考试。
The Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government offers the Master of Arts in Political Science with two areas of concentration- Political Science and Security and Diplomacy. The 33-semester hour Political Science program is designed for students interested in international relations, comparative politics, and public policy. The program at The University of West Florida consists of 33 sh. There is a thesis and a non-thesis option. Either option requires completion of a 18 sh core, with a grade of B or better in 5 out of the 6 core course. The non-thesis option is capped with a comprehensive examination, both written and oral. The purpose of the examination is to help the student synthesize knowledge from different courses into a coherent whole. The thesis option requires a minimum of 6 sh devoted to a thesis. The thesis defense includes a discussion of how the study fits in the field of Political Science. In effect, the thesis defense substitutes for the comprehensive examination.