Political Science Master’s Degree

Expand Your Knowledge with a Masters of Political Science at MC.

Equip Yourself for Real-World Challenges with an MSS in Political Science.

This masters degree will help you become better acquainted with the history and progress of civilization. Our dedicated faculty uses their passion to develop the capacity for honest, critical inquiry in their students and to inspire the courage to put them into practice in the real world.

What is political science?

The discipline examines political institutions from social and economic perspectives, within different cultures and historical periods, and human behavioral patterns within politics. When you earn your graduate-level political science degree in Mississippi, you will build on your analytical and problem-solving skills and take your career to greater heights.

What CaN You DO With A Master’s In Political SCience?

Work in all levels of governments
Law
International business
Political journalism
Nonprofit organizations
Education
Research – anything that makes use of the political science student’s analytical and communication skills and broad knowledge of political inner-workings

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Program Details

Credit Hours

30-36 hours
Degree Options:
Master of Social Science
Format:
Traditional

Requirement	Class Name	Hours
Eighteen semester hours in one of two major areas:	Either: 1) History 2) Political Science	18
Six semester hours in each of the two following fields: each of two others as minors.	Communication Economics	6
	In their last semester of enrollment, candidates for the MSS who have not maintained a minimum GPA of 3.25 must take written and/or oral comprehensive examinations, the format of which will be at the discretion of the department. Students with a 3.25 or above GPA will be exempt from these exams.
Total Hours		30

Requirement	Class Name	Hours
Eighteen semester hours in each of two major areas:	1) History 2) Political Science
	In their last semester of enrollment, candidates for the MSS who have not maintained a minimum GPA of 3.25 must take written and/or oral comprehensive examinations, the format of which will be at the discretion of the department. Students with a 3.25 or above GPA will be exempt from these exams.
Total Hours		36