The small size of the program—approximately five to six students are admitted to the doctoral program each year—allows for personal attention and close contacts with the faculty. Informal colloquia ...

The Department of Political Science at Western Illinois University offers an intensive program of study and guided research to qualified applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree. The department ...

Attention applicants: The Department of Political Science will be making very limited admissions of Ph.D. students, if at all, for Fall 2026. Applicants only in the subfields of international ...

Recent CU Boulder graduate Kavya is heading to the University of Cambridge to pursue a Master of Philosophy in Criminology! Drawn to the field for its focus on the deeper principles of justice and the ...

The Department's Current Research in the Study of Politics (CRISP) is a central element of our graduate program. CRISP is an annual speaker series that brings national and international scholars to ...

Transcripts Recommendation Letters Academic Statement of Purpose Personal History Statement Academic Writing Sample (not required for Certificate and Non-Degree applicants) The writing sample should ...

The combined BA/MA in political science equips students to navigate challenges in local, state, national and international contexts. Coursework includes American politics, public law, international ...

In as little as one year, you’ll complete 30 hours of coursework while acquiring fundamental knowledge of the discipline through study of areas such as: American politics and government, Comparative ...