Course details

Summary

Dig deeper into the discipline of political science and advance your career in the wider world of politics and public affairs.

You can choose to study the taught courses only and get a PGDipPols. If you later complete the research courses you receive your MPols in place of the PGDipPols.

Programme requirements

For this programme you’ll need to:

Complete 120 points

Include four taught courses:

• Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Political Science (POLS 586)

Two courses from POLS 400-489

One further course from:

• POLS 400-488
• INTP 400-488
• STRA 530-539

Entry criteria

Appropriate Bachelor’s degree at or around GPA 6 or above or extensive relevant experience

To be accepted by the programme coordinator as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Other English Language requirements:

• IELTS: minimum overall score of 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0
• TOEFL: minimum score of 90 for the internet-based test with a minimum of 20 in writing
• Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 65 (with a ‘Communicative’ score of not less than 58).