Politics and Policy Studies, MA
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Thesis Option
Total Hours: 33
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| POLS 5203 | ProSeminar in International Relations | 3 |
| or POLS 5403 | ProSeminar in Comparative Politics | |
| POLS 5613 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
| POLS 5703 | ProSeminar in American Politics | 3 |
| Methods Courses | ||
| POLS 5013 | Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| POLS 5103 | Research Design | 3 |
| Thesis | ||
| POLS 5000 | Thesis | 6 |
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Electives | ||
| Any POLS graduate-level courses | 12 | |
| Up to 9 credit hours of electives can be taken outside the department from the list below: | ||
| Rural Economics Development | ||
| Environmental Law for Management Professionals | ||
| Watershed Management | ||
| Emergency Management and Public Policy in the United States | ||
| International Resource Management | ||
| Environment and Development | ||
| Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change | ||
| Problems and Issues in Global Health | ||
| Introduction to Global Health | ||
| International Health Systems | ||
| Policy in Human Development and Family Science | ||
| Global Nutrition and Food Security | ||
| Seminar in Environmental Sociology | ||
| Seminar in Medical Sociology | ||
| Comparative Criminal Justice Systems | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Creative Component Option
Total Hours: 33
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| POLS 5203 | ProSeminar in International Relations | 3 |
| or POLS 5403 | ProSeminar in Comparative Politics | |
| POLS 5613 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
| POLS 5703 | ProSeminar in American Politics | 3 |
| Methods Courses | ||
| POLS 5013 | Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| POLS 5103 | Research Design | 3 |
| Creative Component | ||
| POLS 5020 | Creative Component | 3 |
| POLS 5100 | Directed Study | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Electives | ||
| Any POLS graduate-level courses | 12 | |
| Up to 9 credit hours of electives can be taken outside the department from the list below: | ||
| Rural Economics Development | ||
| Environmental Law for Management Professionals | ||
| Watershed Management | ||
| Emergency Management and Public Policy in the United States | ||
| International Resource Management | ||
| Environment and Development | ||
| Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change | ||
| Problems and Issues in Global Health | ||
| Introduction to Global Health | ||
| International Health Systems | ||
| Policy in Human Development and Family Science | ||
| Global Nutrition and Food Security | ||
| Seminar in Environmental Sociology | ||
| Seminar in Medical Sociology | ||
| Comparative Criminal Justice Systems | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Graduate College Master's Program Requirements
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