Political Science, PhD (Boston)

Source: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/social-sciences-humanities/political-science/political-science-phd/ Parent: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/phdprograms/

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Annual review\ Comprehensive examination\ Dissertation committee\ Dissertation proposal\ Dissertation proposal oral defense\ Language (as determined by committee)\ PhD candidacy\ Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Seminars | | | | Complete 12 semester hours from the following (complete both field seminars in the two areas in which you wish to take the comprehensive exams): | | 12 | | POLS 7204 | Seminar in Public Policy | | | POLS 7205 | Seminar in American Government and Politics | | | POLS 7206 | Seminar in Comparative Politics | | | POLS 7207 | Seminar in International Relations | | | Inquiry and Design | | | | INSH 6300 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 4 | | Quantitative Techniques | | | | INSH 6500 | Statistical Analysis | 4 | | INSH 7400 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 | | Advanced methods courses from other disciplines may be chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor. | | |

Electives

Courses from other disciplines may be chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor.

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Complete 32 semester hours in the following: | | 32 | | POLS 7200 to POLS 7990 | | |

Dissertation

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Exam Preparation | | | | POLS 8960 | Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only required for PhD students who have completed coursework but have yet to complete the comprehensive exam. Required for students who must maintain full-time status while completing thesis or comprehensive exam.) | | | Research | | | | POLS 9986 | Research (To be completed during the proposal/prospectus phase prior to reaching candidacy.) | | | Dissertation | | | | POLS 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | POLS 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | | | Dissertation Continuation | | | | Following completion of POLS 9990 and POLS 9991, registration in the following class is required in each semester (including the summer if the dissertation is submitted in the summer) until the dissertation is completed: | | | | POLS 9996 | Dissertation Continuation | |

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

56 total semester hours required\ Minimum 3.500 GPA required

Complete all courses and requirements listed below.

Milestones

Annual review\ Comprehensive examination\ Dissertation committee\ Dissertation proposal\ Dissertation proposal oral defense\ Language (as determined by committee)\ PhD candidacy\ Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Consult the graduate program director regarding which major-required courses apply to your individual plan of study.

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Seminar | | | | Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 1 | | 12 | | POLS 7204 | Seminar in Public Policy | | | POLS 7205 | Seminar in American Government and Politics | | | POLS 7206 | Seminar in Comparative Politics | | | POLS 7207 | Seminar in International Relations | | | Inquiry and Design | | | | INSH 6300 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 4 | | Quantitative Techniques | | | | INSH 6500 | Statistical Analysis | 4 | | or INSH 7400 | Quantitative Analysis | | | INSH 7500 | Advanced Quantitative Analysis | 4 | | Advanced methods courses from other disciplines may be chosen in consultation with your faculty adviser. | | |

Electives

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Complete 0-16 semester hours in the following. Courses from other disciplines may be chosen in consultation with your faculty adviser. | | 0-16 | | POLS 7200 to POLS 7990 | | |

Dissertation

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Exam Preparation | | | | POLS 8960 | Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only required for PhD students who have completed coursework but have yet to complete the comprehensive exam.) | 0 | | Research | | | | POLS 9986 | Research (To be completed during the proposal/prospectus phase prior to reaching candidacy.) | 0 | | Dissertation | | | | POLS 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | POLS 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | | | Dissertation Continuation | | | | Following completion of POLS 9990 and POLS 9991, registration in the following class is required in each semester (including the summer if the dissertation is submitted in summer) until the dissertation is completed: | | | | POLS 9996 | Dissertation Continuation | |

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

24-40 total semester hours required\ Minimum 3.500 GPA required

1 You must complete both field seminars in the two areas you wish to take the comprehensive exams in.