The mission of the Ph.D. in Political Science is to provide a rigorous, sharply focused disciplinary program with strong multidisciplinary links.  This program consists of innovative, state-of-the-science graduate education in political methodology and in the fields of democratization, globalization and international relations, political and government institutions and processes, and decision making and public management.

Students acquire basic research skills and tools and work on research projects, they further develop instructional and presentation skills, and they interact with highly regarded scholars and practitioners in their fields of study.  Students are prepared for analytical and administrative positions and responsibilities in academe, firms, government, and other organizations.