- Graduate diploma - Disciplinary graduate diplomas provide an opportunity to acquire additional academic credentials at the graduate level without committing to a full master’s program. These programs allow students to expand on their knowledge of a particular discipline and may also be used for professional development within their careers. Students are required to take 9 credit hours in Political Science in order to qualify for the Diploma.
- Master of Arts – The MA program offers internship, coursework-based, and thesis options. The internship option, completed in one year of full-time study, involves courses and a one-semester internship with a political organization, government agency, or voluntary agency. The course-work option can be completed in one year of full-time study through two semesters of classes. The thesis option involves courses and a thesis. It can be completed in two years of full-time study. Students can switch between these options with the permission of Political Science Graduate Director.