An extraordinary range of political studies and innovative approaches to them.
Harvard University’s Department of Government is characterized by its excellence and pluralism, spanning substantive areas and methodological approaches. Current graduate students enrolled in the Department of Government are encouraged to take the most innovative approaches to research. The Programs of Study include:
- American Politics
- Comparative Politics
- International Relations
- Political Thought and Its History
- Quantitative Methodology
- Formal Theory
Graduate Student Requirements
Candidates for the PhD in Government are expected to complete the required coursework during their first two years of graduate study and take the General Examination at the end of the second year. A typical schedule consists of these two years, followed by three or four years of work on a dissertation, combined with supervised teaching.