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Graduate Certificate in Foundations of Political Analysis at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech, United States

Programme overview

This certificate program is designed for students who wish to demonstrate special competence in the foundations of political analysis. The ability to evaluate contemporary politics requires a solid understanding of how thinkers in the past addressed the politics of their times and places. In addition to canonical Western sequences, students will engage with work in Latin American-New World and Eastern traditions, as well as postcolonial and decolonial thought, democratic theory and American and Continental strands of critical theory.

Location: Blacksburg, VA, United States

What you will study

12 graduate credits required. Core courses include PSCI 5214 Contemporary Political Theory; PSCI 5115 Research Methods I; PSCI 5116 Research Methods II.

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Entry requirements

Open to VT graduate students and others not enrolled in VT graduate programs. Admission: VT students: Complete the Application for Graduate Certificate Program form Non-VT students: Complete online Admission Application

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