Overview
Doctoral Political Science students at The University of Alabama must choose and develop competence in one major and two minor fields.
Features
- The fields the department offers are American politics, comparative politics, international relations, public policy and administration, and political theory.
- In exceptional cases, a student may choose one minor field outside the department, with special permission from the graduate studies committee.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Doctoral students must complete at least 51 hours of graduate coursework. Up to 25 hours may be transferred from other institutions, with the permission of the graduate studies committee.
- At least 18 hours must be taken within the student’s major field, at least 12 hours must be taken within the student’s second field, and at least 9 hours must be taken in a third field.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Credits
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Disciplines
Political Science View 84 other PhDs in Political Science in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Admission to the PhD program requires either a bachelor’s or a master’s degree. Applicants must submit scores from the Graduate Record Examination general test.
- All students admitted to the PhD program without a master’s degree will be required to undergo an evaluation of their progress in the program by the Graduate Studies Committee after the completion of 27 hours in residence.
Tuition Fee
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International
31460 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 15730 USD per semester during 36 months. -
National
31460 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 15730 USD per semester during 36 months. -
In-State
11100 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5550 USD per semester during 36 months.
Living costs for Tuscaloosa
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Scholarships Information
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