Students demonstrate an understanding of the relevance for politics and policy-making of formal political institutions, rules and processes in the U.S.
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relevance for politics and policy-making of formal political institutions, rules and processes cross-nationally.
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relevance for politics and policy-making of non-institutional aspects of politics, including the roles of class, gender, religion, and political beliefs in the U.S.
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relevance for politics and policy-making of non-institutional aspects of politics, including the roles of class, gender, religion, and political beliefs cross-nationally.
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of classical and contemporary political philosophy to the study of politics.
Students demonstrate proficiency in the use of various tools of analysis, including library research, computer skills, and data analysis techniques.
Students demonstrate an ability to think and write clearly, critically, and intelligently about topics relevant to political science and to defend claims in writing and orally at a level appropriate to a graduate degree.
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