Harvard political science phd

Supportfunding and aidfederal student aidconsumer informationother sources of fundingspecial note concerning us income taxesfellowshipsdissertation completion fellowshipsfellowships for the early yearssummer, research, and travel fellowshipsfinancial aid policiesfaqsacademicsdissertationsteachingprofessional developmentharvard horizonsgraduate seminarsgsas research workshopsgraduate consortiacenter for writing and communicating ideasstudent handbookcommencementharvard integrated life sciencesstudent liferesourcesnew studentsinternational student faqnew student faqhousingcambridge & bostonstudent & alumni profilesjanuary@gsasstudent centerstudent groupsdiversityrecruitment eventsstudent groupsoutreach programsresearch scholar initiativesummer research opportunities at harvarddiversity and inclusion fellowaboutdean’s welcomehistorygsas at a ctive students interested in studying political science should apply to the graduate program in in political economy & to the 1930s, the phd program in political economy and government (peg) is the oldest graduate program in the country dedicated to political that time, peg has become the premier program for global scholars like you who want a deeper understanding of the impact of politics on economic processes and outcomes—and the reciprocal influence of economic conditions on political ring women through phd candidate sara lowes finds herself at the intersection of development economics, political economy and economic history. Lowes peg phd an eye to building careers in an academic world still divided into separate disciplines, peg offers two different tracks: one in economics and one in political science. The two tracks have somewhat different emphases, but both offer ample opportunities for you to tailor courses to your individual gives you rigorous training in economics, formal political theory and quantitative methods, along with a substantive focus on the interaction between economic and political institutions and processes. You'll combine coursework from different harvard departments and schools for a truly interdisciplinary program of study that covers:International economic cal cal and economic utional transition and nmental resource policies.

Collaborative program between hks, the department of economics and the department of government, peg emphasizes positive—as opposed to normative—political economy. Our diverse and distinguished faculty members include many of the world's leading political economists who are ready to help you pursue any substantive al program your ideas and research to life and prepare for a future in academia or g your doctoral e tuition, fees, funding and aid market to know our current peg phd candidates who are on the job ght © 2017 the president and fellows of harvard ms of studydegree ial supportfunding and ial aid sional d integrated life t t & alumni ityrecruitment ity and inclusion ms of studydegree programsnon-degree programssecondary fieldscombined degreesadmissionsapplytuition & feesfaqsexpress interestwhy gsas? Supportfunding and aidfederal student aidconsumer informationother sources of fundingspecial note concerning us income taxesfellowshipsdissertation completion fellowshipsfellowships for the early yearssummer, research, and travel fellowshipsfinancial aid policiesfaqsacademicsdissertationsteachingprofessional developmentharvard horizonsgraduate seminarsgsas research workshopsgraduate consortiacenter for writing and communicating ideasstudent handbookcommencementharvard integrated life sciencesstudent liferesourcesnew studentsinternational student faqnew student faqhousingcambridge & bostonstudent & alumni profilesjanuary@gsasstudent centerstudent groupsdiversityrecruitment eventsstudent groupsoutreach programsresearch scholar initiativesummer research opportunities at harvarddiversity and inclusion fellowaboutdean’s welcomehistorygsas at a you are interested in graduate study in political science, harvard university’s department of government offers exceptional resources. Our dedication to excellence in all fields of political science and our encouragement of diverse approaches are evident in both our faculty and our curriculum.

This fusion of the best of traditional and contemporary political science is illustrated by the roster of departmental faculty hout your graduate education, you will have an opportunity to define and explore your own questions about politics and government. Harvard has the largest university library in the world, together with an almost limitless array of research centers and institutes that bring together scholars and practitioners of government from around the globe. The resources of harvard also include a generous financial aid program and the excitement of life in the cambridge-boston ions department requires the submission of a writing sample. This should be a recent scholarly or critical paper double-spaced and no more than 20 the coordinated jd/phd in law and political science, applicants must apply separately to each program and indicate in the application to the phd program that a concurrent application has been sent to the harvard law information is available from the department of government and the gsas student handbook details program & dissertationstheses & dissertations for list of government about our students' phd care and politics.

You believe that fresh ideas—and research to carry them through—are critical to building stronger communities and a more just collaboration with harvard graduate school of arts and sciences, harvard kennedy school immerses you in rigorous learning that bridges academic disciplines and draws from leading faculties across the university’s graduate schools. When you pursue a doctoral degree at hks, you are among extraordinarily bright minds, you’ll work with committed faculty members who are leaders in their fields, and you’ll have unparalleled access to resources across harvard art of improvisation in research. Here at harvard, you get an extraordinary community of scholars to think about your research with. Phd candidate alicia e yourself for a career in academia or policymaking that demands advanced knowledge of economics, political science and social policy.

Join in political economy & is a program for global scholars who want a deeper understanding of the impact of politics on economic processes and program fosters scholarly research that empowers public policy practitioners to make informed decisions and be leaders in their interdisciplinary phd program will develop the specialized skills you need for a research and teaching career in health program combines the disciplinary depth of a phd in political science or sociology with multidisciplinary study of social policy ght © 2017 the president and fellows of harvard / gsas handbook / vi. Second-year students may teach with permission of the director of graduate studies (dgs) and the gsas dean of admissions and financial ements for students admitted prior to fall s — students must complete successfully at least twelve four-credit courses, of which eight must be in political science. At least ten of these twelve four-credit courses and seven of the eight four-credit courses in political science must be listed in the catalogue as 1000- or 2000-level ts must complete six four-credit courses by the end of their second term in residence and nine by the end of their course requirement — students must enroll in one government department four-credit course, ordinarily at the 2000-level, in a minor field. The department is organized into four fields: american government, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory.

Competence in a language is defined as the ability to translate from the foreign language into english approximately 750 words of a political text in one hour with the aid of a dictionary. A student may choose to be examined in any language in which there is substantial political science literature, such as french, spanish, german, italian, greek, latin, russian, arabic, chinese, japanese, or in any other language specifically appropriate to the student’s phd program and approved by the director of graduate studies. Students whose native language is not english must also satisfy this requirement even if that language is specifically appropriate to their phd tative methods requirement — every student must successfully complete one four-credit course, with a grade of b (not b-) or better, in quantitative methods, such as gov 2000: quantitative methods for political science i or, with the approval of the dgs, a course equivalent in level and tion of requirements — requirements relating to courses, seminar (research) papers, languages, and quantitative methods should normally be completed before the general examination, that is, during the first two years of graduate work. Dissertations must be approved by three committee members, two of whom must be faculty members of the harvard university faculty of arts and sciences.

The general examination consists of a ninety-minute oral general examination is structured as follows:This part of the examination covers one of the four areas of political science: american government, comparative politics, international relations, or political part of the examination covers in greater depth one subfield within the student’s major field, or, if the student chooses, it covers either the field of empirical political methodology or the field of formal political es of appropriate focus fields are listed below:American governmentcongresspresidencybureaucracylaw and courtsfederalismurban politicspolitical partiesinterest groupsamerican political developmentpublic opinion and ative politicsgovernment and politics (of a major foreign country or region)comparative political developmentcomparative legislaturescomparative executivescomparative bureaucracycomparative elections and party systemscomparative political economycomparative public policycomparative political ational relationsforeign policy (of a major country or region)international conflictinternational political economyinternational law and organizationnationalism and imperialismsecurity studiespolitical theory all students whose major field is political theory will be examined in both ancient/medieval political theory and modern political director of graduate studies, in consultation with the chair and other relevant faculty members, may authorize alternative focus fields, defined in other ways but comparable in scope to those listed above. Requests for the approval of alternative focus fields must be approved by a member of the faculty and submitted to the department at least three months before taking the ts are expected to have developed with a member of the faculty a focus field within their major at least three months before taking the students must include political theory as one part of the general examination. Students not majoring in political theory are expected to have a basic knowledge of plato’s republic and aristotle’s politics in addition to the writings of major political philosophers from the renaissance to the nineteenth century. Such students should take government 1061 and government 2030, the political concepts field seminar, or have equivalent preparation.

Students whose major field is political theory must take one minor field in the department of ition of examination ninety-minute oral examination covers all three of the fields being presented by the student. The dissertation title and name(s) of the advisor(s) must be registered with the graduate ements for students admitted for fall 2010 and s — a student must successfully complete at least twelve four-credit courses, of which eight must be in political science. Courses cross-registered with harvard's divinity and law schools, the fletcher school, or mit can be used toward these requirements. Prior approval from the director of graduate studies is needed for courses from the harvard kennedy and business ts must complete six four-credit courses by the end of their second term in residence and nine by the end of their first-year student must enroll in the government department graduate seminar, gov 3001: approaches to the study of politics.

Only one of the three papers may be written outside the is the student’s responsibility to obtain written verification from the instructor that the completed paper is of seminar tative methods requirement— every student, during their first or second year, must successfully complete, with a grade of b or better, at least one graduate-level course in quantitative social science methods relevant to political science, from a list of appropriate government department and other harvard/mit courses regularly updated by the graduate policy cal theory requirement — every student, during their first or second year, must take a minimum of one graduate-level four-credit course (or section) in political theory, chosen from a list of courses approved by the graduate policy ch tools requirement — every student must submit to the director of graduate studies, by the end of his or her first year, a written research tools plan outlining intentions to acquire tools and methodological expertise connected to his or her areas of research interest. The required seminar, “approaches to the study of politics,” and the required graduate course in quantitative social science methods count for two units within this total. Ch workshops — the government department offers a series of research workshops, in each of the four fields (american government, international relations, comparative politics, political theory), applied statistics, and political economy, for graduate students to present and discuss work in progress. The ninety-minute exam will cover two of the four major substantive fields in political science (chosen by the student from among american government; comparative politics; international relations; and political theory), plus an additional focus field defined by the student.

A student may substitute either formal theory or political methodology for one of the two major fields. Political theory and social policy students are not required to submit focus field department regularly offers “field seminars” introducing each of the four major fields of the discipline. All students who choose a field are responsible for the same range of ss toward the degree after the general ements relating to courses, seminars (research) papers, quantitative methods and political theory should normally be completed before the general examination, that is, during the first two years of graduate work. In their third year and beyond are eligible for teaching fellowships, which enable them to participate in harvard’s undergraduate tutorial program, teach sections in the introductory government courses, or assist undergraduates in middle-group courses by leading discussion sessions or directing senior theses.

Student is required to demonstrate ability to perform original research in political science by writing a dissertation that makes a significant contribution to knowledge in the field. The requirement may also be fulfilled in the form of a three-article dissertation by approval of the dissertation tations must be approved by three committee members, two of whom must be faculty members of the harvard university faculty of arts and sciences. Approved parental leave extends this period by one year per child, but no other reason for leave ting dissertation ts are required to make available to the harvard-mit data center all of the quantitative data they have compiled in machine-readable form (together with accompanying explanatory materials) upon which the findings in their dissertation depend. These data will be made available to other users five years after receipt of phd or sooner, if the phd recipient -year enrollment overall graduate school of arts and sciences (gsas) policy has been established that students ordinarily will not be permitted to register beyond their tenth year in the graduate school.

Students who are administratively withdrawn are free to apply for readmission to gsas, so as to re-register for the purpose of receiving the degree, when their dissertation is ght © 2017 the president and fellows of harvard college | accessibility | report copyright infringement.