GRADUATE PROGRAM

The graduate program in political science reflects the distinctive strengths of Johns Hopkins University, where graduate education holds a central place in the life of an attractive urban campus and graduate students from several departments in the social sciences and humanities form a vibrant intellectual community. The Hopkins' Department promotes interdependence between American politics and law, comparative politics, international relations and political theory. Our objective is to be a place where faculty and graduate students are fluent in theory and many contribute to the global and comparative dimensions of politics. This objective is reflected in the range of the faculty, with most members contributing to more than one field and several engaged actively with colleagues and graduate students in other departments. Our program is well suited to students who seek rigorous training, pursue large questions about politics, and aspire to develop strength in more than one field. We also encourage students to do some work in allied departments such as anthropology, the Humanities Center, history, philosophy, economics or the Institute for Policy Studies. A broad gauge program speaks to the future teaching responsibilities of students as well as the scholarship appropriate to the future. For political research in the next few decades will increasingly study the United States comparatively, explore connections between contemporary global politics and the durable interests of political theory, and solidify lines of convergence between international relations and comparative politics.

PLEASE NOTE:

The Department of Political Science now only offers the Ph.D. A Master's degree is not necessary for application to the Ph.D. program. Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program who wish to also obtain an MA may do so as a part of their progress toward the Ph.D.

For an explaination of the Political Science Graduate Program, please follow these links which will take you to several places in the JHU On-Line catalog on the University's main web page:

graduate program description, requirements, and admissions

general graduate course descriptions

financial aid information

scholarships and fellowships

If you are interested in applying to the program and would like application materials, please go to Graduate Admissions and Application Information.

CURRENT STUDENT LINKS

graduate student website

current semester course listing

current graduate students

fall 2009 TA listing

students on job market

graduate placements

former graduate students / current phds

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