Contact
Brian Taylor
Professor and Chair, Political Science Department
100D Eggers Hall
Seth K. Jolly
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department
Faculty
All Faculty in PSC and in PAIA
Description
Joint-degree students receive the M.A. in International Relations and the Ph.D. (but not the M.A.) in Political Science by completing a total of 79 credit hours - 58 hours of coursework along with 21 dissertation credits.
The following courses will simultaneously count toward both degree programs: PSC 651, PSC 693, PSC 783, PSC 792, PAI 762, and PAI 720 or PAI 723. All joint degree students must demonstrate competency in a second modern foreign language.
All Ph.D. students are required to pass qualifying examinations in two chosen fields of specialization, generally by the end of the third year. Students must also write and defend a doctoral dissertation.
Students with general questions and inquiries concerning procedures regarding this joint degree can contact Candy Brooks, Political Science Academic Advisor (
cbrook01@maxwell.syr.edu) or Joshua Kennedy, Associate Director, Student Services, Public Administration and International Affairs (
jjkenn01@maxwell.syr.edu).
Admission
GRE tests for all applicants & TOEFL test for international applicants
Financial Support
Like other Ph.D. students in political science, joint degree students will be eligible for department assistantships and SU fellowships.
Degrees Awarded
International Relations MA
Political Science PhD
Total Credits Required: 79
Transfer Credits
No more than 9 credits can be earned at another institution.
Part-Time Study
Part-time study is available.
Satisfactory Progress
Like other Ph.D. students in political science, joint degree students will be evaluated by department faculty each Spring.