Why Study Political Science at Ohio State?
For students interested in graduate study in political science, Ohio State’s Department of Political Science provides excellent opportunities. It has a distinguished and diverse faculty strongly committed to working closely with graduate students; bright and dedicated graduate students, who typically receive full financial support to pursue their degrees; and a program that combines three traditional disciplinary major fields and the opportunity for several innovative minor programs with the most up-to-date training in theory and methods. Our location in a major research university in one of the thirty largest metropolitan areas in the country provides exciting extra-departmental opportunities. A Distinguished and Diverse Faculty The principal attraction of the department is its distinguished faculty. More than 45 regular and seven active emeritus faculty members represent a wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of politics, while sharing a strong inter
