政治学文学硕士（非论文）

政治学系提供研究生课程，可攻读哲学博士学位和文学硕士学位。哲学博士学位适合那些希望在高等教育机构中从事研究学者工作的人。文学硕士课程适合作为政治学更高级工作的准备。文学硕士（MA）课程旨在通过研究和创造力提供广泛的准备。学生可以选择攻读硕士学位论文或非学位论文硕士学位。可以通过完成以下两个选项之一来满足政治科学硕士的要求。方案I，论文计划-至少需要30个学期的学分，其中最多不超过6个用于论文研究POLS 691，除非学生的平均成绩达到3.5分或更高，否则必须进行最终口试。选项II，即非论文计划-至少需要3
A Master of Arts (MA) in Political Science reflects the acquisition of essential analytical skills and mastery of the extant literature in a particular field of political science research (American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, Public Administration/Public Policy or some combination thereof). Because all graduate students in political science must take the same first-year core sequence in formal theory and statistical modeling, all of our MA recipients are well-prepared to begin careers in analytical and management consulting, data science, and public service among others. Further, all recipients are qualified to instruct an array of social scientific courses at the college level.<br><br>The Department of Political Science does not formally offer a terminal MA degree, though some students elect to earn an MA en route to their PhD. The degree may be earned via thesis or non-thesis. For both degrees, specific program formulation is the responsibility of the student, their graduate committee, and the graduate advisor.