College of Liberal Arts
Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s location on the U.S.-Mexico border makes it an excellent place to study law, conflict, globalization, political behavior, and institutions. Students pursuing an M.A. in Political Science strive to explain, analyze and interpret political phenomena with the help of award-winning faculty in research and teaching. Students receive personalized mentorship, yielding outcomes that include doctoral candidates and positions in the public and private sector.
Full or partial tuition assistance is available for teaching and research assistants
Faculty expertise in public policy, democracy, political economy, political behavior, conflict, international cooperation, and law
Ample opportunities for students to engage in original research, attend academic conferences, and co-author papers
Jonathan Picado found his professional passion as an undergraduate: environmental law. He enrolled in the master’s program with a goal to enhance his writing and research skills. Invested faculty and rigorous courses prepared him for law school, where he is now a research assistant and a student writer on the Iowa Law Review. He spent summer 2022 as a law clerk with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Our high-impact courses prepare graduates for a wide variety of career paths. Most of our graduates earn jobs in business, education, government service, and the military or nonprofit organizations. Others choose to pursue a doctoral degree.