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PhD Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis, United States

Programme overview

First-year students take approximately four courses per semester. Second-year students typically take three courses.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts & Sciences  |  Duration: Five years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

Requires 40 units. Required courses include POLSCI 5024 Casual Inference; POLSCI 5080 Theories of Individual and Collective Choice I; POLSCI 5094 Mathematical Modeling in Political Science; POLSCI 5090 Quantitative Political Methodology I; POLSCI 5695 Quantitative Political Methodology II; POLSCI 5735 Research Workshop I.

Career pathways

We also place PhD graduates at liberal arts colleges and regional universities, where the teaching expectations are more significant (two or three courses a semester) and the initial selection process is more significantly teaching oriented.

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Application information

Arts & Sciences sets one doctoral application deadline each year, generally in the first week of December.

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