MA in Political Science

Political Science traditionally is divided into four major subfields. Students pursuing the Master of Arts degree take a core course in each of them:American Politics: Studies in the origins and operation of the U.S. constitutional order. Subfields might include political parties; campaigns and elections; the media; and race and gender.International Relations: The study of both classical global politics the balance of power among states and the rise of non-state actors in an increasingly complex world, from transnational corporations to transnational terrorist groups.Comparative Politics: Compares and contrasts forms of government and social organization in the world, such as institutions (militaries, political parties) or types of political systems (democracies, autocracies).Political Theory: From Socrates to John Rawls, an inquiry into the ideas and influence of the great schools of thought on history, politics and society.