Political Science
Auburn Montgomery’s Master's degree in Political Science (MPS) provides a basic understanding of governments and governing procedures and problems to those students with varied undergraduate backgrounds who are in or seeking careers in higher or secondary education, the legal profession, state or local government, the federal bureaucracy, journalism or any quasi-public organization which monitors the political process.
The MPS is available to students who desire to work toward a degree with broader disciplinary scope than Public Administration. Current courses emphasize the areas of American politics, comparative government and international relations.
Requirements
The MPS program consists of a common core of five courses and 18 additional hours of study in the area of Political Science and 18 elective hours. Awarding of the degree is conditional on completion of 33 semester hours, meeting of Graduate School requirements, and passing of a Master's Comprehensive Examination at the end of the course work.
Required Courses in the MPS Program (15 hours) | Hours |
POLS 6010 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
POLS 6060 | Applied Research and Program Evaluation | 3 |
POLS 6110 | Seminar in American Government | 3 |
POLS 6130 | Seminar in State and Local Government | 3 |
POLS 6810 | Political Behavior | 3 |
POLS 6982 | Political Science Comprehensive Examination | 0 |
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Elective Courses in the MPS Program (18 hours) | |
POLS 6100 | Politics of Education | 3 |
POLS 6160 | Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations | 3 |
POLS 6200 | U.S. Foreign Policy | 3 |
POLS 6250 | National Security and Domestic Policy | 3 |
POLS 6300 | Problems in Metropolitan Politics | 3 |
POLS 6350 | Area Studies | 3 |
POLS 6500 | Southern Politics | 3 |
POLS 6540 | American Chief Executive | 3 |
POLS 6550 | Contemporary International Politics | 3 |
POLS 6650 | Seminar in Political Theory | 3 |
POLS 6660 | Democracy and Democratization | 3 |
POLS 6670 | Seminar in International Politics | 3 |
POLS 6750 | Seminar in Constitutional Law | 3 |
POLS 6800 | Voting Behavior | 3 |
POLS 6840 | Politics and the Mass Media | 3 |
POLS 6850 | Seminar in International Law and Organization | 3 |
POLS 6860 | Political Psychology | 3 |
POLS 6962 | Directed Readings in Political Science and Public Administration | 1-6 |
POLS 6972 | Special Problems in Political Science and Public Administration | 1-6 |
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