Mar 28, 2024  
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Political Science


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Chair: Matthew J. Streb

Graduate Faculty

Larry Arnhart, Distinguished Research Professor, emeritus, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Bradford Bishop, assistant professor, Ph.D., Duke University
Andrea Bonnicksen, Distinguished Research Professor, emeritus, Ph.D., Washington State University
Barbara C. Burrell, professor emeritus, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Michael Clark, associate professor, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Gary D. Glenn, Distinguished Teaching Professor, emeritus, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Kikue Hamayotsu, associate professor, Ph.D, Australian National University
Rebecca J. Hannagan, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Shweta Moorthy, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois
J. Mitchell Pickerill, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Andrea Radasanu, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Scot Schraufnagel, associate professor, Ph.D., Florida State University
S. Adam Seagrave, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Matthew J. Streb, professor, chair, Ph.D., Indiana University
Brendon Swedlow, associate professor, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Kheang Un, assistant professor, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Daniel H. Unger, associate professor, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Artemus Ward, professor, Ph.D., Syracuse University

The Department of Political Science offers graduate programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Five fields are available in political science: American government and politics, public administration, political theory, comparative politics, and international relations.

Graduate study may lead to careers in government service (federal, state, and local), international business, teaching, and professional writing and research. Foreign study and overseas internship opportunities also exist. Students’ career objectives should be discussed with their departmental advisers.

In addition to the requirements below, students are expected to comply with the regulations contained in the appropriate graduate handbook.

Course Information

Many courses offered by the department relate to more than one field of political science. However, as a general guide to students, the following numbering system is used for political science classes.

-00 to -19, American government
-50 to -59, political theory
-60 to -79, comparative politics
-80 to -89, international relations

The following numbers are for courses not in any of the above fields.

-40 to -49, methodology
-90 to -99, general

 

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