Graduate Degree Program Summary
Graduate Degrees Offered
- Environmental Studies
- Ethnic Studies
- Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
- Media (Ph.D.)
- Water Resources Planning and Management (M.A.)
- Women's and Gender Studies
- American Politics
- Biopolitics
- Comparative Politics
- Human Rights and Conflict
- International Relations
- Political Theory
- Public Policy
Political Science
- On the WebDepartment Website
- Graduate ChairProfessor Ross Miller
psgames@unl.edu
402-472-2259 - Department Address511 Oldfather Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0328
Application Checklist and Deadlines
Required by the Office of Graduate Studies
- Application for Graduate Admission
- $50 non-refundable application processing fee
- One set of transcripts, uploaded to MyRED (see upload requirements)
- If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
- If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information
See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.
Required by Political Science in GAMES
After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:
- Entrance exam(s): GRE
- Minimum TOEFL: Paper-600 Internet-100
- Three recommendation letters
- Writing sample (a college term paper, research report, or essay)
- Statement of purpose
Application Deadline
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Description
Graduate study in the Department of Political Science offers students the opportunity to work directly with nationally and internationally known scholar-teachers in American politics, international relations, comparative politics, public policy, and political theory. Students in the program have close working relationships with faculty and receive quality training for careers in academia, government, the nonprofit sector, and business. Graduate students often collaborate with faculty on research and jointly publish articles in national journals and present at conferences together.
The department is actively involved in several interdepartmental initiatives: ethnic studies; human rights and humanitarian affairs (an interdepartmental area of specialization which examines the diversity of the human condition and human rights issues), the Nebraska Public Policy Center (which seeks to facilitate research and analysis for policy issues important to Nebraskans), the Sorenson Forum (which addresses the difficulties of finding able people who will enter public life), the Gallup Research Center, and the Preparing Future Faculty Program. The department also offers a certificate in public policy analysis and program evaluation.
Courses and More
The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:- Political Science
- Environmental Studies
- Ethnic Studies
- Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
- Water Resources Planning and Management
- Women's and Gender Studies
Faculty and Research
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