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DOCTORAL PROGRAMS Political ScienceThe department of Political Science covers the four main subfields in the discipline: 1) American politics focuses on the behavior of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government; state and local politics; the influence of public opinion, interest groups, and political parties on decision-making; and issues of race and gender. 2) Comparative politics focuses on the comparative study of the behavior of governments and political institutions, non-governmental actors across the world, and on the relationships between political and economic factors in different cultures and societies. 3) International politics considers how political decisions are made in a world without a central authority above the nation-state. Recent emphases include a significant role for international law, norms, and organizations. 4) Political theory seeks to analyze both historically and philosophically the origins and underpinnings of political values. Additional resources: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions, John Hazen White Sr. Public Opinion Laboratory, Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute for International Studies. Brown participates in an exchange scholar program that enables graduate students to take courses in the graduate schools of these other participating institutions: the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, MIT, Princeton University, Stanford University, and Yale University. Completion requirements: A.M.: The department does not have a separate master's program; students can earn the A.M. on the way to the Ph.D. The A.M. requires passing eight 200-level courses, including two research seminars requiring substantial written work, with a grade of B or better. ADMISSION INFORMATION Admission requirements: Writing sample required. GRE General: Required GRE Subject: Not required Application deadline: February 1 FACULTY |
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