Graduate Program
Department Contacts and Policies
Graduate
Courses (2007 - 2008)
 Contact
info: polsgrad@u.washington.edu
As the major research institution in the Northwest, the University
of Washington affords an expansive learning environment for the
approximately eight thousand students who are working toward advanced
degrees in the University's graduate and professional schools. The
Department of Political Science, one of the largest social science
disciplines, offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of
Philosophy degree. Graduate students working towards the Ph.D. will
also complete a Masters of Arts degree as a part of the overall
requirements of the program.
As a discipline, political science concentrates on the theory and
practice of government and politics. At the graduate level, study
of political science involves in-depth investigation into a broad
range of political phenomena in areas as diverse as regional specializations
in comparative politics, international peace and conflict resolution,
feminist political theory, and American voting behavior. The breadth
of the discipline, which is exemplified by the theoretical and research
interests of the political science faculty at the University of
Washington, in addition to the supportive philosophy of the faculty,
gives students the freedom to shape an individualized program of
study to meet their personal interests and career goals.
Located in Gowen Hall, at the center of campus, the Department of
Political Science maintains a graduate program of about 75 students
in residence, with approximately twelve to fifteen new students
entering the program each year, and a full-time and adjunct faculty
of fifty members. The program remains small enough to offer students
a strongly supportive environment for study and research. In addition,
an active student association, which sponsors both academic and
social events, fosters a collegial spirit among the graduate students.
Graduate courses, which average from eight to fifteen students,
are conducted in a seminar setting where student inquiry and interaction
are encouraged. Upon entering the program, each student meets with
the Graduate Program Coordinator to outline the first year's course
work. However, by the third quarter of residence, each student selects
a faculty supervisory committee to advise the student about a program
of study that meets individual needs and interests.
The University of Washington provides equal opportunity in education
without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status
as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in accordance with
University of Washington policy and applicable federal and state
statutes and regulations.
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