Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science - International Relations

The political science doctoral program typically requires two years of full-time study. Our students commonly participate in joint faculty-student research and interdepartmental research projects on a wide range of topics. PhD students within the Department of Political Science pursue their studies through advanced courses and seminars across the major fields of focus of political science, including comparative politics, formal theory and methodology, international relations, public policy, political theory, and US politics. Many faculty and graduate students work at the intersections of these fields, as well as other disciplines like anthropology, economics, ethnic studies, history, law, philosophy, or sociology. The political science doctoral program is designed to allow the well-prepared student to complete course requirements for the PhD in two years of full-time study. Students complete a research paper in their second year and take comprehensive examinations during their third year, followed by preparation of a dissertation. Additional PhD program requirements, along with a complete description of graduation requirements—and an explanation of themes and field requirements—are available on the department website. The subfield of International Relations seeks to understand the causes and consequences of conflict and cooperation in international politics. Our four international relations faculty cover a wide range of substantive focuses, from national security affairs to international environmental politics and the politics of international trade and finance. Recent or current PhDs from the department have studied such diverse topics as the emergence of international norms in security affairs, the attack on Iraq in 2003, the spread of nuclear weapons, international agenda setting, and the role of gender in ethnic conflict.

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