Overview

Key Facts

The M.A. student should choose two of the following six broad areas to concentrate on: Traditional and Normative Theory, Empirical Theory and Research Methodology, American Government and Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Government and Politics, and International Relations. In one the student should develop real competence (primary area), in the other reasonable familiarity with the major aspects (secondary area).

An approved field from outside of Political Science can be substituted for the second field. The student need not confine course work taken in the two areas chosen. Students enrolled in the Political Science at University of Tennessee Knoxville program must successfully complete the following courses: 511-Research Design and 512-Quantitative Political Analysis I. There is no foreign language competency required for the M.A. degree.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Scope and Methods in Political Science

Research Design

Quantitative Political Analysis

Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

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Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks prior to the beginning of the desired term of entry

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Knoxville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

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General requirements

An applicant must normally have earned at least a 3.0 overall GPA in all undergraduate work;
An applicant must normally have earned at least a 3.2 GPA in all Political Science courses during the last two years of undergraduate study;
An applicant must normally have scored at least 302 combined on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination.
Three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicant’s potential for graduate study should be sent to the department of political science

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

32208 USD / year

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Out-of-State

32208 USD / year

≈ 32208 USD / year
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In-State

13720 USD / year

≈ 13720 USD / year

Living costs

Knoxville

United States

885 - 1454 USD / month

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