Typical Plan of Study
A typical degree plan will include five years as follows:
Academic year one:
* 18 hours of course work, including 5325, Research Design and Research
Methods
* Research assistantships with particular faculty members
Academic year two:
* 18 hours of course work, including at least one section of PSC 5396,
Teaching Political Science
* Teaching apprenticeships during both semesters
* MA comprehensive exam in April of second year, or MA thesis defense in the
spring of second year
Summers one and two:
* Six hours of course work, including completion of language requirements if
appropriate
Academic year three:
* 18 hours of course work, including a second section of PSC 5396 Teaching
Political Science, if not taken in year 2
* Teaching apprenticeships during both semesters
Summer three:
* Completion of professional paper in interdisciplinary concentration
Academic year four:
* Comprehensive exams in major and minor fields in August of fourth year
* Presentation of dissertation proposal by December
* Teaching an independent course or courses
* 6 hours of Dissertation Research
Academic year five:
* 6 hours of Dissertation Research
* Completion and defense of dissertation
