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Dual-Title Graduate Degree in Political Science and Asian
Studies
Graduate students with research and educational interests in international education may apply to
the Political Science/Asian Studies Degree Program. The goal of the dual-title degree Political
Science and Asian Studies is to enable graduate students from Political Science to acquire the
knowledge and skills of their major area of specialization in Political Science while at the same
time gaining the perspective of Asian Studies.
In order to prepare graduate students for the competitive job market, this program provides them
with a solid disciplinary foundation that will allow them to compete for the best jobs in their
field. For such students the dual-title PhD in Asian Studies will add value to their degree and
their status as candidates. It will produce excellent political scientists who are experts in Asian
Studies as well. The dual-title degree Political Science and Asian Studies will build curricular
bridges beyond the student's major field so as to provide a unique training regime for the global
scholar.
Additional details of the dual degree program are available in separate documentation and from
the Asian Studies Program (see http://asian.la.psu.edu/graduate.shtml).
Admission Requirements
For admission to the Dual-Title Ph.D. degree, a student must first apply and be admitted to the
Political Science graduate program. After admission to the Political Science graduate program, a
student must then apply for admission to the Asian Studies Program. The Asian Studies
admissions committee reviews applications and recommends student for admission to the Asian
Studies program to the Graduate School. Applicants should have a junior/senior cumulative
average of at least 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and appropriate course background. Students already in
their first and second years of the Political Science graduate program may also apply to the dualtitle
program.
In addition to the requirements of the Graduate School and Political Science, applicants
interested in the dual-title program should also make their interest in the dual-degree program
known clearly on their applications and include remarks in their statement of purpose that
address the ways in which their research and professional goals reflect an interest in
interdisciplinary and Asian Studies-related research.
General Graduate School requirements are state in the GENERAL INFORMATION section of
the Graduate Bulletin.
Degree Requirements