Political Science, PhD (Boston)

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Seminars

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Complete 12 semester hours from the following (complete both field seminars in the two areas in which you wish to take the comprehensive exams):

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • POLS 7204 — Seminar in Public Policy
  • POLS 7205 — Seminar in American Government and Politics
  • POLS 7206 — Seminar in Comparative Politics
  • POLS 7207 — Seminar in International Relations

Inquiry and Design

• INSH 6300 — Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Quantitative Techniques

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Advanced methods courses from other disciplines may be chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor.

• INSH 6500 — Statistical Analysis
• INSH 7400 — Quantitative Analysis

Electives

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Complete 32 semester hours in the following:

POLS 7200 to POLS 7990

• Choose 32 semester hours from:
  • Any POLS course numbered 7200–7990

Exam Preparation

• One of:
  • POLS 8960 — Exam Preparation—Doctoral

Research

• One of:
  • POLS 9986 — Research

Dissertation

• One of:
  • POLS 9990 — Dissertation Term 1
  • POLS 9991 — Dissertation Term 2

Dissertation Continuation

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Following completion of POLS 9990 and POLS 9991, registration in the following class is required in each semester (including the summer if the dissertation is submitted in the summer) until the dissertation is completed:

• One of:
  • POLS 9996 — Dissertation Continuation

GPA requirements

• 56 total semester hours required Minimum 3.500 GPA required

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