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Undergraduate ProgramEngaged analysis. The political world is changing rapidly and we are working to ensure that our knowledge keeps pace. The Brandeis Department of Politics is particularly strong in world politics, and the analysis of democracies riven by ethnic, gender, religious and racial differences. > more | One-Year Master's Degree ProgramIn two semesters and a summer, complete a methodologically rigorous M.A. degree in politics with a specialization in world politics, political theory, or democracy and cultural pluralism. > more | An Exceptional Ph.D. ProgramDistinctive and effective, our Ph.D. program features a high faculty to student ratio, an emphasis on qualitative methods, extensive teaching opportunities and close mentoring relationships between faculty and students. > more | ||||||||
Encouraging students to investigate real-world problems | ||
The politics department prepares students for careers in governmental and nongovernmental service, policy analysis, journalism, law, business and education. We are self-consciously a department of "politics"; that is, a department that seeks to encourage students to investigate important real-world problems. The undergraduate curriculum aims to develop the knowledge necessary for the engaged analysis of political theories, institutions and conflicts throughout history and worldwide. The graduate program in political science is distinguished by methodological emphasis on analytical case study, including comparative case study rather than abstract mathematical modeling or statistical analysis. Take a moment to review our major, minor, and M.A. and Ph.D. programs. |