Graduate Degrees Offered

• Environmental Studies
• International Human Rights and Diversity
• Media (Ph.D.)
• Water Resources Planning and Management (M.A.)
• Women's and Gender Studies

• American Politics
• Comparative Politics
• International Relations
• Political Theory
• Public Policy

Required by the Office of Graduate Studies

• Online Application for Graduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• Two (2) sets of official transcripts
• 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

Required by Political Science

• Entrance exam(s): GRE
• Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-600  Internet-100
• Three letters of recommendation
• Writing sample (a college term paper, research report, or essay)
• Statement of purpose (Ph.D. only)

Description of Program

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: international human rights and diversity (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.