Graduate Programs

Graduate programs at Western are designed to appeal to students interested in expanding their political science training. It prepares for professional careers within the scholarly community, as teachers, researchers, and academic investigators, or within public or private agencies, as senior policy analysts for a range of organizations.

Graduate Programs

• Masters of Arts in Political Science (MA)
• Masters in International Development Administration (MIDA)
• Combined Masters of International Development Administration / Peace Corps Service (A Peace Corps Master's International Program)
• Doctorate in Political Science (PhD)
• Graduate Courses
• Forms, Lists and Advising

Financial Support

Many Political Science graduate students receive financial support from the department or university. Several forms of support are available on a competitive basis.

• Graduate Assistantships: available to MA, MDA and PhD students.
• Doctoral Associateships: available to PhD students only.

For information on the application procedures for financial support, see the How To Apply page.

Awards and Scholarships

The Department of Political Science offers several awards and scholarships to graduate students in addition to regular graduate assistantships and associateships. See the Honors and Awards page for more information and application forms. For information on assistantships or associateships, see the graduate program in which you are interested.

Previous winners of graduate awards and scholarships.