Political Science, MA (Boston)

Graduatemajor2027 catalogSocial Sciences HumanitiesBoston32 semester hours totalverified parse

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Methods Course

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- CS 6220 — Data Mining Techniques
- INSH 6300 — Research Methods in the Social Sciences
- INSH 6500 — Statistical Analysis
- PPUA 5263 — Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Policy

Electives

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours in the following range:
POLS 5408 to POLS 7976

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- Any POLS course numbered 5408–7976

Experiential Learning Component

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- POLS 7976 — Directed Study
- POLS 7980 — Capstone Project
- POLS 7990 — Thesis
- POLS 8407 — Internship

Optional Co-op Experience

From the catalog
Four-month co-ops require registration at 1 semester hour for one term. Longer co-ops require registration at 1 semester hour per term for two consecutive terms.

Choose 1 semester hours from:
- All of:
  - POLS 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
  - INSH 6864 — Experiential Integration

Concentrations (choose 1)

American Government and Politics

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

POLS 7205 — Seminar in American Government and Politics
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- POLS 7341 — Security and Resilience Policy
- PPUA 5233 — Contemporary Community Development
- PPUA 5234 — Land Use and Urban Growth Policy
- PPUA 5240 — Health Policy and Politics
- PPUA 5245 — Education Policy in the United States
- PPUA 5270 — Food Systems and Public Policy
- PPUA 6502 — Economic Analysis for Policy and Planning
- PPUA 6505 — Public Budgeting and Financial Management
- PPUA 6522 — Administrative Ethics and Public Management
- PPUA 6551 — Nonprofit Organizations and Social Change
- PPUA 6552 — The Nonprofit Sector in Civil Society and Public Affairs

Comparative Politics

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

POLS 7206 — Seminar in Comparative Politics
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- POLS 7325 — International Development of the Global South
- One of:
  - POLS 7346 — Resilient Cities
  - PPUA 7346 — Resilient Cities
- POLS 7366 — Genocide in a Comparative Perspective
- PPUA 5240 — Health Policy and Politics
- PPUA 5266 — Urban Theory and Science
- PPUA 5268 — International Environmental Policy
- PPUA 5270 — Food Systems and Public Policy

International Relations

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

POLS 7207 — Seminar in International Relations
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- POLS 7341 — Security and Resilience Policy
- POLS 7343 — Counterterrorism
- POLS 7387 — Global Governance

Public Policy

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

One of:
- POLS 7204 — Seminar in Public Policy
- PPUA 6506 — Techniques of Policy Analysis
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- POLS 7341 — Security and Resilience Policy
- PPUA 5240 — Health Policy and Politics
- PPUA 5245 — Education Policy in the United States
- PPUA 6500 — Principles of Public Administration
- PPUA 6506 — Techniques of Policy Analysis
- PPUA 6507 — Institutional Leadership and the Public Manager
- PPUA 6509 — Techniques of Program Evaluation
- PPUA 6552 — The Nonprofit Sector in Civil Society and Public Affairs

Security Studies

POLS 7341 — Security and Resilience Policy
From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
POLS 7343 to POLS 7346
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- POLS 7207 — Seminar in International Relations
- Any POLS course numbered 7343–7346
- POLS 7366 — Genocide in a Comparative Perspective
- POLS 7387 — Global Governance

GPA requirements

32 total semester hours required (33–34 with optional co-op) Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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