MA Political Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Programme overview

A cross-disciplinary MA across six fields: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory, public policy and public law. It is available in special cases to students who show a terminal UMass MA is vital to their career; those seeking political science as a vocation are encouraged to apply to the PhD.

Faculty: College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Department: Political Science | Intake: Fall only; deadline December 15 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Amherst, MA, United States

What you will study

Fields of study with research clusters in conflict, violence and security, political economy, computational social science and ambiguities of democracy, and methods including statistical modeling, network analysis, ethnography, textual analysis, comparative case studies, and experimental and survey methods.

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Application information

Entry requirements

MA Political Science: deadline December 15 for fall (no spring). Requirements: application, GREs, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts, personal statement of interest, short essay and a writing sample. The 4+1 accelerated MA (for UMass Amherst, Amherst, Hampshire, Smith and Mount Holyoke undergraduates) does not require GRE and requires a minimum 3.5 GPA.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall only; deadline December 15

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