This program is intended for graduate students in Political Science with an International Policy and Development (IPD) orientation.  Students must be registered at the Gulf Coast campus in order to pursue this emphasis.  Students should be aware that while the courses in this emphasis are offered online, completion of the degree requires coursework currently only offered in a traditional face-to-face format.  All students are required to prepare an individualized Program Plan with an advisor.

Students must complete the following requirements:

Successful completion of thirty-six (36) semester hours of coursework (21 hours of 600 level or higher), including PS 611 and PS 612.  Students must select IPD as a major field (comprised of 12 hours) and two minors (comprised of at least 6 hours, 3 of which must be 700 level) from the six remaining fields of political science.  Passage of a comprehensive exam in these three fields of political science and a 3.0 GPA is required for graduation.  M.S. students are allowed to select an outside minor of six (6) hours which will count towards their thirty-six (36) hour total.

• Research Methods Core
              611 (available online), 612 (available online)
  
• Political Theory
              520, 521, 526, 721
  
• American Government
              503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 700
  
• International Relations
              531, 535, 730, 731
  
• International Policy and Development
              640, 641, 642, 643 (all available online)
  
• Comparative Politics
              550, 552, 554, 556, 557, 558, 559, 750, 799
  
• Public Administration
              570, 572, 574, 770
  
• Public Law
              580, 584, 585, 589, 781

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