Politics Designated Emphasis
Introduction
Graduate students in politics may obtain a designated emphasis on the politics Ph.D. diploma indicating they have completed an additional specialized course of study in another department that offers a designated emphasis. Please consult the department of interest for more information.
Requirements
To receive a designated emphasis in politics, graduate students from other departments must complete the following requirements in addition to degree requirements for the doctorate in their home (or coordinating) department.
Committee Composition and Departmental Approvals
The student must have a designated faculty advisor from among the politics core faculty. This advisor will be in addition to the faculty advisor from the student’s home department. The politics advisor must serve on the student’s qualifying examination committee and on the student’s dissertation committee.
Course Requirements
The student must take four (4) graduate courses offered by the Politics Department. Two of these courses must be core courses (Political and Social Thought, Political Institutions, Political Economy, or Social Forces) and two courses may be electives appropriate to the student’s thesis research. No more than one of these two elective courses may be an independent study.
| POLI 200A | Political and Social Thought Core Seminar | 5 |
| POLI 200B | Social Forces and Political Change Core Seminar | 5 |
| POLI 200C | States and Political Institutions Core Seminar | 5 |
| POLI 200D | Political Economy Core Seminar | 5 |
Writing, Research and/or Teaching Requirements
The student must prepare a significant piece of writing in the area of politics. This writing may take the form of a doctoral dissertation chapter or a paper to be submitted for publication.