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I18 CURRENT BULLETIN DESCRIPTION FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE SCOTT BENNETT, Head of the Department 219 Pond Laboratory 814-865-7515; Graduate Program: 814-863-1595 Degrees Conferred: Ph.D., M.A. Dual-Title Graduate Degree in Political Science and Asian Studies The Graduate Faculty • Donna Bahry, Ph.D. (Illinois) Professor of Political Science • Lee Ann Banaszak, Ph.D. (Washington U) Associate Professor of Political Science • D. Scott Bennett, Ph.D. (Michigan) Head; Professor of Political Science • Michael E. Berkman, Ph.D. (Indiana, Bloomington) Professor of Political Science • David B. Carter, Ph.D. (U of Rochester) Assistant Professor of Political Science • Gretchen G. Casper, Ph.D. (Michigan) Associate Professor of Political Science • John Christman, Ph.D. (Illinois, Chicago) Associate Professor of Philosophy, Political Science, and Women's Studies • Stephen J. Cimbala, Ph.D. (Wisconsin) Professor of Political Science • C. Michael Comiskey, Ph.D. (Princeton) Associate Professor of Political Science • Errol Henderson, Ph.D. (Michigan) Associate Professor of Political Science • Marie E. Hojnacki, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Associate Professor of Political Science • Zaryab Iqbal, Ph.D. (Emory) Assistant Professor of Political Science • Douglas Lemke, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt) Associate Professor of Political Science • Suzanna Linn, Ph.D. (Iowa) Professor of Political Science • Burt Monroe, Ph.D. (Oxford0 Associate Professor of Political Science • Subhanan Mukherjee, Ph.D. (Columbia) Associate Professor of Political Science • David J. Myers, Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles) Associate Professor of Political Science • Glenn Palmer, Ph.D. (Michigan) Professor of Political Science • Eric Plutzer, Ph.D. (Washington U) Professor of Political Science • Susan Welch, Ph.D. (Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Professor of Political Science • Joseph G. Wright, Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles) Assistant Professor or Political Science • Christopher Zorn, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Professor of Political Science The purpose of the graduate program in Political Science is to train professional political scientists who intend to pursue careers in research, teaching, and public service. The department offers programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The programs are designed to enable students to acquire both methodological sophistication and substantive knowledge in a variety of fields.
I19 The graduate program in Political Science encourages the study of a variety of substantive concerns, methodological approaches, and research skills. Among the department's special areas of strength are United States politics and political behavior (legislative politics, public opinion and voting, parties and interest groups, and judicial process); political and social theory; international relations and peace science; and the politics of western and eastern Europe, Latin America, and South Asia; international conflict; international political economy; democratization; social movements; political culture; gender and politics. A dual-degree program with Women's Studies and Asian Studies are now available. Admission Requirements Entrance to the Political Science graduate program occurs in the fall semester. Applications must be received by the department not later than January 15 for fall admission. However, the department will begin accepting applications as of September 1. The Department of Political Science requires M.A. and Ph.D. program applicants to submit transcripts, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores (verbal, quantitative, and analytical), a statement of career plans and proposed emphasis in political science, at least three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant's academic performance, and a writing sample demonstrating research and/or analytical skills. The language of instruction at Penn State is English. International applicants must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System), with the exceptions noted below. The minimum acceptable score for the TOEFL is 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computerbased test, or a total score of 80 with a 19 on the speaking section for the internet-based test. Applicants with iBT speaking scores between 15 and 18 maybe considered for provisional admission, which requires an institutional test of English proficiency upon first enrollment and, if necessary, remedial course work. The minimum composite score for IELTS is 6.5. Specific graduate programs may have more stringent requirements. International applicants are exempt from the TOEFL/IELTS requirement who have received a baccalaureate or a master's degree from a college/university/institution in any of the following: Australia, Belize, British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada (except Quebec), England, Guyana, Republic of Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the United States, and Wales. Requirements listed here are in addition to general Graduate School requirements stated in the GENERAL INFORMATION section of the Graduate Bulleting. Students can be admitted to the master's program or, after passing a Ph.D. candidacy exam, can be admitted to the Ph.D. program with a master's degree.
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CURRENT BULLETIN DESCRIPTION FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE<br />
SCOTT BENNETT, Head of the Department<br />
219 Pond Laboratory<br />
814-865-7515; <strong>Graduate</strong> Program: 814-863-1595<br />
Degrees Conferred:<br />
Ph.D., M.A.<br />
Dual-Title <strong>Graduate</strong> Degree in Political Science and Asian Studies<br />
The <strong>Graduate</strong> Faculty<br />
• Donna Bahry, Ph.D. (Illinois) Professor of Political Science<br />
• Lee Ann Banaszak, Ph.D. (Washington U) Associate Professor of Political Science<br />
• D. Scott Bennett, Ph.D. (Michigan) Head; Professor of Political Science<br />
• Michael E. Berkman, Ph.D. (Indiana, Bloomington) Professor of Political Science<br />
• David B. Carter, Ph.D. (U of Rochester) Assistant Professor of Political Science<br />
• Gretchen G. Casper, Ph.D. (Michigan) Associate Professor of Political Science<br />
• John Christman, Ph.D. (Illinois, Chicago) Associate Professor of Philosophy, Political<br />
Science, and Women's Studies<br />
• Stephen J. Cimbala, Ph.D. (Wisconsin) Professor of Political Science<br />
• C. Michael Comiskey, Ph.D. (Princeton) Associate Professor of Political Science<br />
• Errol Henderson, Ph.D. (Michigan) Associate Professor of Political Science<br />
• Marie E. Hojnacki, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Associate Professor of Political Science<br />
• Zaryab Iqbal, Ph.D. (Emory) Assistant Professor of Political Science<br />
• Douglas Lemke, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt) Associate Professor of Political Science<br />
• Suzanna Linn, Ph.D. (Iowa) Professor of Political Science<br />
• Burt Monroe, Ph.D. (Oxford0 Associate Professor of Political Science<br />
• Subhanan Mukherjee, Ph.D. (Columbia) Associate Professor of Political Science<br />
• David J. Myers, Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles) Associate Professor of Political Science<br />
• Glenn Palmer, Ph.D. (Michigan) Professor of Political Science<br />
• Eric Plutzer, Ph.D. (Washington U) Professor of Political Science<br />
• Susan Welch, Ph.D. (Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Professor of Political Science<br />
• Joseph G. Wright, Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles) Assistant Professor or Political<br />
Science<br />
• Christopher Zorn, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Professor of Political Science<br />
The purpose of the graduate program in Political Science is to train professional political<br />
scientists who intend to pursue careers in research, teaching, and public service. The department<br />
offers programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The programs are designed to enable<br />
students to acquire both methodological sophistication and substantive knowledge in a variety of<br />
fields.
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