政治科学专业文学硕士（论文）

研究生可以找到唾手可得的非凡资源。拥有大量的专职教师，学生有机会与教授进行紧密的知识交流。德克萨斯州也是联邦和州政府文件的托管地，也是研究和学术图书馆理事会的成员。目前的硕士生已经成功地从事了博士学位教育，教学职业或从联邦，州和地方政府到非营利组织的专业职业。拥有政治学专业的文学硕士学位（MA）需要33个学期的学分，其中包括一篇论文。没有适当的背景课程工作的学生可能会被要求完成水平课程。
Graduate students find exceptional resources at their fingertips. With a large full-time faculty, students have the opportunity for a close intellectual exchange with professors. Texas State is also a depository for federal and state government documents as well as a member of the Council of Research and Academic Libraries.<br><br>The program courses are organized into four major fields: American politics, comparative politics, political theory, and international relations. Students choose either the thesis track or the non-thesis track. Both thesis and non-thesis students may take nine hours of their program hours in a related field with the approval of the graduate director.<br><br>Students selecting the thesis option must complete a minimum of 33 hours of political science course work, including three required hours, six thesis hours, and a thesis defense.<br><br>As a liberal arts program, the master of arts in political science is dedicated to developing analytical skills and promoting critical thinking. Students are encouraged to reflect not simply on career goals, but also on what type of person they wish to become and on the rights and duties of citizens. The program encourages students to actively employ their analytical skills by engaging in internships with various federal, state, local, or nonprofit community agencies.