Political Science, PhD—Advanced Entry (Boston)

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Seminar

From the catalog

Complete 12 semester hours from the following:

• 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

From the catalog

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

• One of:
  • INSH 6500 — Statistical Analysis
  • INSH 7400 — Quantitative Analysis
• INSH 7500 — Advanced Quantitative Analysis

Electives

From the catalog

Complete 0-16 semester hours in the following. Courses from other disciplines may be chosen in consultation with your faculty adviser.

POLS 7200 to POLS 7990

• Choose 16 semester hours from:
  • Any POLS course numbered 7200–7990

Exam Preparation

• POLS 8960 — Exam Preparation—Doctoral

Research

• POLS 9986 — Research

Dissertation

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

Dissertation Continuation

From the catalog

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 summer) until the dissertation is completed:

• One of:
  • POLS 9996 — Dissertation Continuation

GPA requirements

• 24-40 total semester hours required Minimum 3.500 GPA required

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