Graduate

Our graduate program offers students a small, congenial community that allows them to work closely with faculty — and with each other — on groundbreaking research. They receive the highest quality training from interdisciplinary faculty who not only regularly win teaching awards but also frequently write the books from which other political sciences programs teach.

Our placement of recent graduates shows the value of a Nebraska Ph.D. is higher than ever.

Primary Areas of Study

Graduate students in Political Science select from the following four areas to focus their studies in, for both our M.A. and Ph.D. programs:

• American Politics
• International Relations
• Political Psychology and Biopolitics
• Public Policy

Graduate Specializations

The Department of Political Science also participates in a number of cross-departmental specializations on campus, including those listed below. Students have the option to add one of these to their MA or PhD program, but this is not a requirement. Please see program websites (links below) for more information on specialization requirements.

• Environmental Studies
• Ethnic Studies
• Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
• Water Resources Planning and Management
• Women's and Gender Studies

Political Science Graduate Student Association

Founded in 2009 to serve as a representative body for political science graduate students, the PSGSA identifies and works to solve problems that graduate students face and communicate to faculty, undergraduate students, and the university.

Leadership

• President: Makayla Wendland
• Faculty Representative: Fatima Aigbomian
• GSA Representative: John Jostes
• Social Chair: Rachel Urban