Graduate Program - Courses
The Department of Political Science offers a wide range of courses and various means of attaining specialization in the field. Graduate students essentially have six fields of choice:
- American Political Institutions & Behavior
- Comparative Politics
- International Relations
- Political Theory
- Public Administration/Public Policy
- Methodology
Note that courses are subject to change without notice. Please see the Campus Class Offerings (formerly Schedule of Courses) for current offerings or contact the main office at 573-882-2843 for changes.
Courses except 7010, exams, and research carry 3 credit hour each. Most of a student's program is comprised of courses in the 8000-9000 range although courses in the 7000s may be appropriate given student interest.
Political Analysis
7000 Introductory Statistics for Political Science
7010 Computing Methods
9000 Scope and Methods
9010 Research Design and Analysis
9020 Inference and Political Statistics
9030 Linear Models in Politics
9040 Advanced Political Methodology
9050 Introduction to Formal Political Theory
American Politics
9100 American Political Behavior
9120 Voting and Elections
9130 Public Opinion
9140 American Political Institutions
9150 Political Parties
9160 Interest Groups
9170 Legislative Institutions
9180 Executive Politics
9190 Research in American Politics
9200 Judicial Behavior
9210 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
9220 Constitutional Law: Institutions and Powers
9230 Research in Public Law
9240 Racial and Ethnic Politics
9290 Selected Themes in American Politics
Public Policy and Administration
9300 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
9310 Public Policy
9320 Administrative Politics
9330 Public Administration Research
9340 Urban Politics
9350 Public Policy, Process and Strategies
9390 Selected Themes in Public Administration and Public Policy
International Relations
9400 Introduction to International Relations
9420 Quantitative Approaches in International Relations
9430 International Political Economy
9440 Foreign Policy Analysis
9450 International Conflict
9460 Coercive Diplomacy
9490 Selected Themes in International Relations
Comparative Politics
9600 Introduction to Comparative Politics
9610 Latin American Politics
9620 Research in the Politics of Industrial Societies
9630 European Union Politics
9640 East Asian Politics
9650 African Politics
9660 Canada in North America
9670 European Transitions to Democracy
9700 Democratization
9710 Comparative Political Economy
9720 Comparative Political Institutions
9790 Selected Themes in Comparative Politics
Political Theory
9800 Classical Political Theory
9810 Modern Political Theory
9820 Contemporary Political Theory
9830 American Political Thought
9890 Selected Themes in Political Thought
Non-Field Classes
7085 Problems in Political Science
8085 Master's Research (Non-thesis)
8090 Master's Research (Thesis)
9085 Problems in Political Science
9090 Dissertation Research
9910 Topics in Political Science
9970 Independent Readings for PhD comprehensive examinations