Graduate Students
The Political Science Program participates in the following graduate programs:
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) Program is offered by faculty in the Economics, Political Science and Sociology Programs in the newly established School of Public Policy. As an interdisciplinary program, the MPP is uniquely positioned to integrate groundbreaking science into emerging policies, practices and understandings of the world that will impact and influence local, regional and international policy decisions. Areas of concentration include: energy policy, environmental policy; international policy; law, crime & policy; rural policy; science & technology policy; and social policy. For more information about the MPP Program click here.
PhD in Public Policy
The School of Public Policy plans to begin admitting students to the PhD in Public Policy Program beginning fall 2012.
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) & Political Science Graduate Minor
Students who are participating in the MAIS and other graduate Masters or Doctoral programs can choose to minor in Political Science. Areas of concentration include: American politics, judicial politics, public administration, political theory, state and local government, international relations, comparative politics, gender politics, and environmental policy. You can find more detail on admissions criteria and procedures at the OSU Graduate School website http://oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/ and the website for the MAIS degree http://oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/mais.html