The UCLA Department of Political Science, world-class department on the cutting-edge of the discipline is making a special effort to enhance its diversity both in terms of its curriculum and its graduate student population. The Political Science Diversity Initiative at UCLA aims to advance qualitative and quantitative research perspectives on women and underrepresented minority groups in the Department of Political Science.
Major Fields or Sub disciplines
Six fields of study are offered: political theory; international relations; American politics; comparative politics; formal theory and quantitative methods; and race, ethnicity, and politics.
Course Requirements
Students must take Political Science 292A, four courses in each of two major fields, two courses in the student's minor field, and four additional graded courses, including no more than two independent study courses. These courses must include two two-quarter field seminars, one of which should be in the student’s major field. Fields determine which courses meet major and minor field requirements. All courses used to meet degree requirements must be taken for a letter grade.
Of these 16 required courses, students must take at least seven during their first year of graduate study and 12 by the end of their second year.
Expected December 2024
Start date
Expected September 2025
College of Letters and Science
2300 Murphy Hall,
LOS ANGELES,
California,
90095, United States
An international student whose post-secondary education is completed outside of the U.S. is expected to hold a degree representing completion of at least four years of study with above average scholarship from a university or university-level institution.
All applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and a sample of their analytical writing skills (e.g., senior or master's degree thesis, term paper).
IELTS Academic overall band score should be at least 7.0 is the minimum required.
TOEFL score on the paper and pencil test must be at least 560 or at least 87 on the internet-based test.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.