Doctor's degree Political Science - Case Western Reserve University

Doctor's degree Political Science from Case Western Reserve University is a Campus Ph.D Public Administration degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Each Ph.D. student must complete 45 hours of level 400 or higher courses, plus at least 18 hours of POSC 701 Research. A maximum of 15 hours may be taken outside the Department of Political Science , with prior approval of the Graduate Coordinator. These courses may include research methods or specialized work related to the student's research interests. A maximum of 9 hours of independent study (POSC 601) may be undertaken. (See Course Description on the department web site for details about POSC 601.) University regulations require Ph.D. students to spend at least one academic year in full-time residence (two consecutive regular semesters with a minimum of 9 hours' registration each semester). Doctoral students are expected to acquire and demonstrate specialized knowledge in the field; therefore, the 45 hours of doctoral courses, taken prior to dissertation research, must be distributed as follows: 12 hours in primary subfield (American Politics & Government, Comparative Politics, or International Relations). 9 hours in secondary subfield (one of the remaining two fields). 6 hours in the remaining subfield. 6 hours in Research Methods (including 3 hours in POSC 449 Research Methods). 12 hours of electives. Doctoral students whose M.A.s in Political Science from other institutions have not been certified may want to use their electives to complete additional coursework in the third subfield in order to prepare for the M.A. examination. Coursework completed at Case prior to the M.A. examination can count toward the 45 required hours for the doctoral degree . Doctoral students whose M.A.s in Political Science from other institutions have been certified and doctoral students with M.A.s in Political Science from Case need complete only 18 of the 45 hours of doctoral coursework. The Graduate Coordinator will set distribution requirements on an individual basis, reflecting the coursework completed for the M.A. View more details on Case Western Reserve University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Administration courses.