Master of Arts in Political Science: Thesis
Department of Politics and International Affairs
PROGRAM OF STUDY (2015-16)
STUDENT INFORMATION
Student’s Name:
E-mail Address:
NAU ID:
@nau.edu
Enrollment Term:
Phone Number:
Expected Graduation:
(ex. Summer 2013)
(ex. Spring 2015)
Advisor:
Total Required Credits for this Degree Program: 36
This is the:
Initial (upon admission)
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Course No.
Course Title
I.
Core Courses (6 units required)
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POS 600
Approaches to Political Inquiry
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POS 601
Research Methods and Analysis
II.
Core Coursework in Your Field (6 units required): Choose ONE option.
A.
Final (submitted with Graduation Application) Program of Study
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Units
Grade
T/E/P**
American Politics and Public Administration (6 units required): Select TWO courses from the following courses: POS
610, POS 612, or POS 641.
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B.
Comparative Politics and International Relations (6 units required): Select ONE group from the following:
1.
Group 1: POS 670 and POS 680; or
2.
Group 2: (POS 670 or POS 680) and (POS 676 or POS 683)
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*
C.
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Public Policy (6 units required)
POS 671
Policy Process
1.
Select ONE course from the following courses: POS 552, POS 643, or another political economy course approved
by your advisor.
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*Required
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Student’s Name:
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III.
Course No.
NAU ID:
Course Title
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
Additional POS courses related to your field (6-9 units required)
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IV. Interdisciplinary Concentration (9-12 units required): Selected from anthropology, economics, environmental politics, history,
psychology, public administration, sociology, or an appropriate area or cognate approved by your plan advisor.
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V. Thesis (6 units required): For the research, writing, and oral defense of an approved thesis.
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POS 699
Thesis
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Please note that you may end up taking more units of thesis credits than the 6 units you can count toward your degree
because you must enroll for it each term while you work on your thesis.
Please note that you choose all courses in consultation with your plan advisor.
You may count up to two 400-level courses toward this academic plan if they haven’t previously been counted toward a
bachelor’s degree.
SIGNATURES
By signing below, you agree to the following statement:
“Students are responsible for complete knowledge of Academic Catalog requirements in their degree plan for their
catalog year and adhering to all policies in the Academic Catalog.”
Student:
Date:
Advisor:
Date:
Chair (required for Final):
Date:
**Transfer/Equivalent/Previous Graduate Degree – Must have Advisor approval
Transfer
T = Course transferred from another university
Previous Graduate Degree
P = Course taken at NAU from previous graduate degree
Equivalent
E = Course taken at NAU in place of required course
Internal Transfer
I = Graduate level course taken as undergraduate; Not applied to undergraduate degree
Transfer Credit Example:
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Course No.
ABC 123
*Required
Course Title
Fundamentals of English
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Units
Grade
T/E/P**
ASU 456
Fall
2012
3
A
T/ASU
Political Science: Thesis (MA) – 2015-16 Program of Study – Page 2
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