Champaign,
FL,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Political Science in Urbana United States | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|
Urbana United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
29,760
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months
Doctoral candidates in the Ph.D. program typically qualify for a Master of Arts in Political Science after three terms. This requires finishing 32 graduate credit hours while maintaining a 3.0 GPA across all coursework, along with submitting a master's thesis. The MA program mandates completion of eight graduate courses (totaling 32 semester hours), with two credits allocated for thesis writing (PS 599). Among these, six courses must be 500-level classes and six must focus on Political Science. Students must also submit a research paper approved by their faculty advisor. MA candidates need to maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Typically, Ph.D. students earn their MA degree by their second year upon fulfilling all necessary requirements.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.5
Qualification Requirements
An application form and fee.
An academic statement of purpose (1,000 words) and a personal statement (2- up to 250 words required prompts and 2- up to 250 words optional prompts) responding to the prompts below.
A sample of your written work, such as a paper you wrote for a political science course.
Transcripts from every college or university you have attended, whether or not you earned a degree there.
A minimum of three letters of reference.
Applicants must have earned at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college in the United States or a comparable degree from a recognized institution of higher learning abroad. A grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (A=4.0), or comparable GPA for an international applicant, for last two years of undergraduate study is a minimum requirement for admission.
IELTS- 7.5, TOEFL IBT- 103
An academic statement of purpose (1,000 words) and a personal statement (2- up to 250 words required prompts and 2- up to 250 words optional prompts) responding to the prompts below.
A sample of your written work, such as a paper you wrote for a political science course.
Transcripts from every college or university you have attended, whether or not you earned a degree there.
A minimum of three letters of reference.
Applicants must have earned at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college in the United States or a comparable degree from a recognized institution of higher learning abroad. A grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (A=4.0), or comparable GPA for an international applicant, for last two years of undergraduate study is a minimum requirement for admission.
IELTS- 7.5, TOEFL IBT- 103
Tuition
USD
29,760