Overview

The Politics program at Columbia University is designed to add to students’ toolbox of skills by showing them the way in which social scientists approach a range of social, political and economic problems. Unlike a program in international affairs or political science, the program is geared specifically to journalists and all writing is journalistic.

The in-depth immersion in the latest scholarship on politics produces better political journalists — ones who are comfortable drawing on expert research to produce stores of greater depth and nuance.

What You'll Study

In the fall, students in the M.A. Politics seminar will learn about the formation of the nation state — why it won out over sprawling, multi-ethnic empires or city states. We use this rich scholarship to help us understand why there is not a coherent central state in Afghanistan or Somalia.

Students will learn about the origins of nationalism: why are people willing to die — and kill — for something (the nation) that made little sense to people of earlier centuries? They use that understanding to decode emerging situations of ethnic conflict, resurgent nationalism and populism.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Evidence and Inference
M.A. Essentials
The Master’s Thesis
Investigative techniques
Journalistic method

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 9 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-12 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

Political Science View 295 other Masters in Political Science in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Schedule TOEFL®

Other requirements

General requirements

$100 nonrefundable application fee
Official transcript(s)
Three letters of recommendation
Proof of English language proficiency (where applicable for non-native speakers of English)
General essays on personal and professional interests
Essay on your qualifications for your chosen concentration
Resume
Journalistic or written work samples
No GRE required

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

74180 USD / full

≈ 74180 USD / full
Out-of-State

74180 USD / full

≈ 74180 USD / full
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

74180 USD / full

≈ 74180 USD / full

Living costs

Manhattan

United States

2638 - 5751 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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What You'll Study

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Manhattan

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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