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1 GOVERNMENT PROGRAM Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree DEGREE INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION Program Admission Deadlines: Fall: February 15 Fall admissions only Minimum Total Hours: 57 (post masters) 63 (post bachelors) Program Level: Doctoral CIP Code: Dept. Code: GIA Program (Major/College): GOV AS College: Department: Contact Information: Other Resources: Arts and Sciences Government and International Affairs PROGRAM INFORMATION Accreditation: Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools. ADMISSION INFORMATION Must meet University requirements (see Graduate Admissions) as well as requirements listed below. Program Admission Requirements Students apply for admission directly into the Ph.D. program. Those who are interested in first earning a Master s in Political Science or a Masters in Public Administration need to apply to those programs separately. Students must submit a completed application, 2 official transcripts from their undergraduate or graduate institutions, official GRE Scores, 3 letters of recommendation (from academic sources or from those able to judge the applicant s academic abilities), a 500 word personal statement expressing reasons for pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of South Florida, and a writing sample At a minimum, students must have either a 3.3 or 1100 combined verbal and quantitative GRE score to be admitted. A Master s degree in Political Science, Public Administration, International Studies, or a related field will count favorably towards admission, but it is not a requirement for admission.

2 DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS The 57 credit hour post M.A. program is as follows: The 63 credit hour post B.A. program is as follows: Interdisciplinary Professional Seminar 3 3 hours Disciplinary Core Requirements INR 5012 Globalization 3 PAD 6041 Ethics in Public Service 3 POT 6007 Theories of Governance 3 Disciplinary Core Requirements POS 6045 Seminar in American Government 3 POT 6007 Seminar in Political Theory 3 INR 6007 Seminar in International Relations 3 CPO 6091 Seminar in Comparative Politics 3 9 hours 12 hours Methods Requirements POS 6735 Foundations of Political Inquiry 3 POS 6736 Research Design 3 POS 6746 Quantitative Methods 3 POS 6707 Qualitative Methods 3 12 hours Tracks Track 1: Public Affairs Core Electives within Discipline (9 hours ) INR 6107 Comparative Foreign Policy 3 INR 6XXX International Law & Organizations 3 PAD 6XXX Budgeting and International Finance 3 PAD 5044 Environment of Public Administration 3 PAD 6060 Public Administration Theory 3 POS 6045 Seminar in American National Government 3 POS 6157 Seminar in Urban Government and Politics 3 Track 2: Sustainable Political Communities Core Electives within Discipline (9 hours ) CPO 5934 Area Studies in Comparative Politics (areas vary) 3 CPO 6036 Politics in Developing Areas 3 CPO 6XXX Comparative Environmental Politics 3 INR 6XXX Peace and Conflict Studies 3 Core Electives in Linked Programs (12 hours, in at least two different disciplines) Anthropology ANG 6315 International Health and Applied Sociology 3 ANG 7936 Applied Anthropology and Human Problems 3 ANG 5937 Environmental Anthropology 3 ANG 6448 Regional Problems in Urban Anthropology 3 Geography and Environmental Science GEO 5605 Contemporary Urban Issues 3 GEO 6408 Geography and Globalization: Remapping the World 3 GEO 6345 Technological Hazards and Environmental Justice 3

3 GEO 6119 Perspectives of Environmental Thought 3 EVR 6937 Seminar in Environmental Policy 3 History HIS 6939 Colonialism and Culture 3 HIS 6939 U.S./Latin American Relations 3 HIS 6939 Florida Environmental History 3 HIS 6939 Environmental History 3 HIS 6939 Immigration and Ethnicity in America 3 HIS 6939 Rural Culture of the American South 3 HIS 6939 Gender and Sexuality in US History 3

4 Sociology SYD 6605 Community Analysis 3 SYD 6605 City and Community 3 SYD 6706 Race and Ethnicity 3 [Note: additional courses from various disciplines will be added as they are developed and implemented] Major Field 9 hours The options for major field are International Relations, Comparative Politics, American Government and Political Theory. With graduate committee approval, students will be encouraged to take courses in other disciplines. Minor Field 6 hours The options for minor field are International Relations, Comparative Politics, American Government and Political Theory. With graduate committee approval, students will be encouraged to take courses in other disciplines. Elective Hours Requirement 3 hours Students will enhance their major or minor areas of specialization with a three credit hour course With graduate committee approval, students will be encouraged to take courses in other disciplines. Students Teacher Training Requirement 3 hours POS 6933 Selected Topics in Political Science 3 Capstone Interdisciplinary Seminar (Required) 3 Disciplinary Dissertation Research Proposal Preparation 6 Disciplinary Dissertation Research Proposal Preparation POS hours POS 7980 Dissertation 18 POS 7980 Dissertation hours Total Credit Hours (beyond the M.A.) 57 Total Credit Hours (beyond the B.A.) 63 Other Requirements In addition to the course work hours described above, students must also complete the following to earn a Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam All students must pass two written comprehensive examinations. The first exam tests students in the general areas of political science and international studies, and the second exam test students on their chosen track. Both exams must be taken on the same day. A rotating committee of faculty members composes and grades those exams. The comprehensive examinations for the Ph.D. program are separate from the comprehensive examinations for the MA in Political Science program. Students may not substitute comprehensive examinations taken to fulfill a Master s degree for their Ph.D. comprehensive exams.

5 Comprehensive Exam The student will take comprehensive examinations during the first week of the fall term. The student will take two examinations, one in the major field and a second in the minor field. The examinations will be developed by a standing committee of faculty with expertise in the chosen fields of specialization. The committee and examination process will be coordinated by the Graduate Director or a member of the standing committee so designated by the Graduate Director. The examinations will be based on (a) material covered in the pertinent four core courses, (b) reading lists for each of the four core courses created by the field committees and provided to doctoral students upon admission to the program; and (c) syllabi from prior year offerings of the four core courses made available to doctoral students on a public drive accessible to them. The examinations will expect students to demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge in the student s chosen major and minor fields. Each field exam will be given on a designated day, with at least one day separating each field exam. Major exams will be limited to twelve hours, while minor exams will be limited to nine hours. Students may choose any combination of major and minor exams. Exams will be graded by field committees comprised of departmental faculty, and will include an oral defense before the combined field committees if the written work so warrants. Students whose written work in one or both examinations does not warrant an oral defense of that examination will be asked to take either one or both examinations a second time. The time of the second examination will be determined by the field committee and must occur within one academic year of the first examination. Should a student not pass the examination on the second attempt, he or she will leave the program and may be awarded an M.A. in Political Science. Students who pass the comprehensive examination will be admitted to candidacy in the term after which they pass the examination. Students admitted to candidacy will be eligible to be sole instructor for classes in their fields of specialization. Foreign Language All students must demonstrate competency in at least one foreign language. Students must pass the competency exam administrated by the World Language Education Department. Additionally, students, whose research focuses on a particular area of the world, must be proficient in language(s) native to that region. Foreign Language requirement: All students must demonstrate competency in at least one foreign language. The method of certifying proficiency will be determined by the Graduate Committee in consultation with World Language Department. Dissertation Proposal Students must present their dissertation proposal in written and oral form to their dissertation committee. Dissertation committees must contain four members from the Department of Government & International Affairs, one of whom is the student s major dissertation advisor. Students must also select a professor from outside the department. After passing this oral defense, students then research and write their dissertation. Students must present their dissertation at an oral defense, and their committees determine whether the students passed. Finally, students must submit written copies of their dissertations with the signatures of their committee members. All dissertations must conform to University of South Florida format rules. Post MA hours : 51 to 63 Note: all applicants to the doctoral program who have a Master s degree may have their requirements for completion of the doctoral program reduced by up to 12 credit hours with the approval of the Graduate Committee. The decision about which requirements to waive will be made by the Graduate Committee when reviewing applicants to the program. Applicants will be asked to provide the waiver request and rationale for the request as part of the application process. The decision about which requirements to waive will be conveyed to the applicant in the letter of acceptance. All students admitted with an MA must take/pass the comprehensive examination prior to being admitted to candidacy.

6 Applicants whose requirements are waived and who are offered funding will be funded for the number of years commensurate with the number of hours to complete the program. COURSES See International Relations INR Seminar in International Relations (the core course) INR Research Seminar in Globalization INR Seminar in International Political Economy POS Governance (permanent course under review by Graduate School) INR American Foreign Policy POS Selected Topics Comparative Politics CPO Seminar in Comparative Politics (the core course) CPO Politics of Developing World CPO Selected Topics in Comparative Politics POS Selected Topics American Government POS 6045 Seminar in American Government (the core course) POS 5094 Issues in American National and State Government POS 5155 Issues in Urban Government and Politics POS 6045 Seminar in American government POS 6095 Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations POS 6127 Issues in State Government and Politics POS 6415 The American Presidency POS The Legislative Process POS 6455 Political Parties and Interest Groups POS 6698 Seminar in Law and Politics PUP 5607 Public Policy and Health Care PUP 6007 Seminar in Public Policy POS 6933 Selected Topics Political Theory POT 6007 Seminar in Political Theory (the core course) POT 5626 Issues in Political Philosophy and Law POS 6933 Selected Topics