Overview
The aim of graduate training in the Department is to equip graduates with a critical understanding of the practical and theoretical dimensions of national and international political processes and institutions, and to provide a diverse package of analytical and methodological skills. Programs are designed to prepare students for careers in teaching and research, as well as public and the private sector.
Features
- The University of Virginia’s Department of Politics has a number of distinctive strengths and rare qualities that make it a very attractive place to do graduate work.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Our faculty is intellectually diverse yet we share a commitment to exploring vital political questions in depth.
- We probe contemporary developments with careful attention to the ideas, institutions, and history that animate politics in the United States and the world.
- We have strengths in all major areas of political science and a corresponding commitment to methodological pluralism.
- We train students to match the appropriate methodology to the question at hand.
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
Deadline: December 15
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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
- Statement of Purpose
- Standardized Test Scores
- Transcripts
- Letters of Recommendation
- Writing Samples
Tuition Fee
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International
30790 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 30790 USD per year -
National
30790 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 30790 USD per year -
In-State
18382 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18382 USD per year
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Scholarships Information
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