政治学哲学博士

政治学博士课程强调政策研究，尤其是公共政策制定。博士 政治学专业的学生可以训练自己成为独立的研究人员，并可以在学术，政府，非营利组织和商业领域运用他们的技能。学生将掌握技巧来构造可研究的问题，这些问题将对政治问题的经验和理论知识做出独特的贡献。学生学会严格规定因果关系，并掌握使用定量和定性方法整理证据的技术，以检验有关政治问题的相互竞争的假设。该计划在城市政治，政策程序和体制，美国政治行为，政治经济，比较政治和国际关系等领域均表现突出。我们的公共政策重点鼓励学生采用跨学科的观点和培训，跨越传统的学科界限。
The doctoral program in Political Science emphasizes policy studies, and in particular public policymaking. The Ph.D. in political science trains students to become independent researchers who may apply their skills in the academic, government, non-profit, and business worlds. Students master the skills to frame researchable questions that make original contributions to empirical and theoretical knowledge about problems in politics. Students learn to rigorously specify cause-effect relationships, and to master techniques for marshalling evidence using quantitative and qualitative methods to test competing hypotheses about problems in politics. The program is strong in the areas of urban politics, policy processes and institutions, American political behavior, political economy, comparative politics and international relations. Our public policy focus encourages students to adopt a multi-disciplinary perspective and training that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries.