Graduate Student Manual

• POL 501 Public Policy in an Age of Globalization
• POL 503 Comparative Public Policy
• POL 624 Introduction to Research Design
• POL 625 Tools of Policy Analysis
• POL 632 International Political Economy
• POL 650 Internship (6 credits)
  -- OR --
  POL 702 Thesis Writing I
  POL 703 Thesis Writing II

Track I Public Policy and Administration

• POL 505 American Citizenship in Global Perspective
• POL 599 Selected Topics [Topics not covered by an existing course]
• POL 602 Critical Theory and Public Policy
• POL 604 The Gendered State and Public Policy
• POL 605 Labor, Labor Markets and the Welfare State
• POL 606 Ethnic Conflict and Nationalism
• POL 613 Women, Sexual Violence and Public Policy
• POL 620 Political Socialization, Communication and Public Policy
• POL 621 American Welfare Policy in Global Perspective
• POL 622 Intermestic Policy in the Americas: Licit and Illicit Flows: Immigration, Drugs and Money
• POL 623 Environmental Politics and Policy
• POL 626 Theory & Practice: Science, Politics and Globalization
• POL ___ Public Budgeting & Finance
• POL ___ Human Resource Management
• POL ___ Policy Evaluation
• POL ___ Law and Public Policy: The Regulatory Framework
• POL ___ Non-profit, Non-Government Management
• POL ___ Religion, Politics and Policy
• POL 700 Independent Study [Students may arrange an independent study under the guidance of a faculty member. A proposal must be developed and approved by the faculty member, Graduate Director and Dean.]

• POL 599 Selected Topics [Topics not covered by an existing course]
• POL 602 Critical Theory and Public Policy
• POL 605 Labor, Labor Markets and the Welfare State
• POL 606 Ethnic Conflict, Nationalism and the Future of the Nation-State
• POL 613 Women, Sexual Violence and Public Policy
• POL 619 Globalization and International Trade: The View from the Western Hemisphere
• POL 622 Intermestic Policy in the Americas: Licit and Illicit Flows: Drugs, Money & Immigration
• POL 626 Theory & Practice: Science, Politics and Globalization
• POL ___ International Development Policy
• POL ___ Non-profit, NGO Management & Development
• POL ___ Religion, Politics and Policy
• POL 623 Environmental Politics and Policy
• POL ___ Development Administration
• POL ___ International Institutions
• POL 633 U.S. Security Policy in the 21st Century
• POL 642 Democracy and International Human Rights
• POL 641 International Law and Public Policy
• POL 650 Internship (6 credits)
• POL 700 Independent Study [Students may arrange an independent study under the guidance of a faculty member. A proposal must be developed and approved by the faculty member, Graduate Director and Dean.]

Up to two electives can be taken outside the department. Suggested courses are:

• ECON 609 Economic Analysis
• COMS 601 Telecommunications Systems
• COMS 605 Language and Communication
• COMS 609 Leadership Processes and Group Conferencing
• COMS 611 Intercultural Communication
• MBA 616 Organizational Behavior & Communication
• MBA 640 Business, Government and Society
• NURS 570 Health Legislation & Health Policy
• SOC 510 Sociology of Cities
• SOC 521 Contemporary Issues in the Workplace
• SOC 661 Sociology of Complex Organizations
• SOC 566 Conflict & Conflict Management
• SOC 604 Social Problems
• SOC 613 Population
• SOC 614 Modern Industrial Societies

• AACS 506 Nation Building & Modernization in Africa
• AACS 606 Peoples & Cultures of Africa
• AACS 618 Third World Social & Political Thought
• COMS 611 Intercultural Communication
• COMS 621 Global Communication
• ECON 609 Economic Analysis
• HIST 560 Twentieth Century U.S. Foreign Relations
• HIST 565 Nuclear America
• HIST 633 Modern Britain
• HIST 634 Modern France
• HIST 650 Seminar on the Contemporary Middle East
• HIST 660 Seminar in Asian History & Culture
• HIST 661 Seminar in Japanese History & Culture
• HIST 665 Seminar in Chinese History & Culture
• HIST 670 Seminar in Latin American History
• HIST 683 Military History

REQUIRED COURSES - 21 CREDITS

POL 501 PUBLIC POLICY IN AN AGE OF GLOBALIZATION

This course provides a general introduction to the major concepts, issues and theories involved in the study of public policy. It examines the processes, institutions, and the intra- and extra-governmental political forces, ideologies and values involved in the origination, implementation and evaluation of public policy. While emphasis will be on policy making at the national level, forces that are currently impacting--and altering--the field will be of major concern. These include: the pressure toward privatization; the drive toward devolution of authority; globalization/international trade and currency flows; and environmental and security crises. The course will employ case studies in specific policy areas as illustrations of the central concepts and processes.

POL 503 COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY

Why do nations differ markedly in their approach to policy issues such as social welfare, education, health, national defense, environmental protection, immigration, or the like? This course provides an analytical perspective for understanding these differences across three types of nation state systems: advanced industrial democracies; transitional or Third Wave democracies; and developing authoritarian states. The influence of culture, state and legal systems, party systems, economic elites, social movements, and the international political economy on the evolution and practice of public policies will be explored. Students will be required to conduct a cross-national study of a particular public policy issue.

POL 624 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH DESIGN

The course provides students with an introduction to the epistemological foundations of social science research. Students will explore the evolution of political science as a social science while they are guided through a survey of various approaches to social scientific inquiry. The approaches that will be covered in the course will include experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental research designs and methods. Additionally, students will intensively study the essential components of any research design and the typical challenges that social scientists must confront when designing and implementing a research design. In the end, students will become more capable of creatively and comprehensively designing research projects based on the usage of social scientific research designs and methods.

POL 625 TOOLS OF POLICY ANALYSIS

This course provides students with some of the specific methodological tools of social statistics that they will need in order to understand, evaluate, and construct research in political science and public policy. Techniques for collecting quantitative data and for analyzing and presenting it will be stressed.

POL 632 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

This seminar is designed to introduce students to key concepts in international political economy. Because of the wide scope of topics that fall under this domain, the course will be a survey of the most salient theories, cases and issue areas. The field links international politics and international economics by examining systemic, national, and sub-national variables including trade policies, industrial development, capital market development, and institutional variables. The course examines why some countries are so rich and others are so poor through development strategies, currency regimes, and international financial flows. We will address the issues raised by the growing power of multinational corporations over nation states and labor movements within industrial and developing countries as well as the environmental and human challenges created by the global economy.

POL 650 INTERNSHIP (6 credits)

Students choosing this option may gain experience in applied policy or administration by working for a minimum of 240 hours in a public or non-profit, domestic or international organization that in some way deals with public policy. Examples include: local, state or national government agencies; legislative offices; law enforcement; legal firms; interest groups; advocacy groups; community organizations; international corporations. The internship can be taken in one semester, over the course of a summer, or can be broken up into two separate semesters. Students choosing the internship will be required to meet with the Program Director (or Internship Coordinator) in the semester prior to seeking the internship to discuss professional interests and placement options. Internship students will be required to keep a directed portfolio of their internship duties and experiences and to write a substantial paper (at least 35 pages) at the end of the internship that reflects on their internship experience using the concepts, frameworks and theories they have studied in the classroom. The specific focus of the paper will be worked out in discussions with the Program Director (or Internship Coordinator). On-site Internship supervisors will be required to submit an evaluation of the intern to the Program Director at the end of the internship.

POL 702 THESIS WRITING I

Working under the guidance of their Thesis Advisor, students will choose a research topic, conduct a literature review, develop a research thesis, and choose the appropriate methodology for conducting their research. By the end of the semester they will have produced a research Thesis Prospectus.

POL 703 THESIS WRITING II

Students will receive 3 credits for writing their Masters Thesis/Project. The thesis (which must be a minimum of 50 pages) must demonstrate that students can develop and carry out an independent research inquiry. They will work closely with faculty advisor(s)on the project and will present their paper or findings at a Graduate Colloquium.

ELECTIVE COURSES (Offered on a rotating basis) - 15 CREDITS

POL 502 THE CITIZEN, THE STATE AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

This course explores the nexus between the citizen and policy making in an age of globalization across a range of political systems. It seeks to find out how well this connection is working and what variables are associated with effective citizen participation. The first part of the course will provide an overview of these variables. In the second part of the course, the citizen-policy connection will be explored through the use of four case studies, one U.S., one foreign national and two international cases that provide contrasting experiences of intergovernmental organizations.

POL 505 AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

The constitutional foundations, political culture, and the institutions and processes of American government and politics are examined in light of the principles and indicators of representative democracy and in comparison to other democratic systems. The role of the United States in the community of nations and the evolving context of globalization are also analyzed. Selected public policy topics may be covered.

POL 599 SELECTED TOPICS

Topics not covered by an existing course are offered under this designation.

POL 602 CRITICAL THEORY AND PUBLIC POLICY

This course is designed to acquaint the student with the approach to knowledge known as "critical theory," as well as to prepare them to carry out real-world public policy analysis. To this end, three themes serve as the focus of study: capitalism, democracy and globalization. The relationship between all three and public policy serves as the life-blood of the course. The required and suggested readings cross disciplines, from political philosophy to economics to policy and gender studies. The mélange reflects critical theory itself: interdisciplinary from the start.

POL 604 THE GENDERED STATE AND PUBLIC POLICY

The world is shaped by gendered concepts, practices, and institutions. How we perceive, understand, analyze, and critique the world is profoundly shaped by our understandings of sex-gender scripts, roles, and experiences. The nation-state is no exception. However, liberal tradition presents the citizen and the nation-state as unsexed. Feminist theory challenges that notion and argues that sex-gender arrangements and structural political arrangements are inextricably linked, and therefore, gendered power structures are an essential, irreducible aspect of the state and public policy.

POL 605 LABOR, LABOR MARKETS AND THE WELFARE STATE

This course examines the role of national and state policies in regulating labor conditions, in creating and defending workplace rights for the employed, and in providing and managing subsistence rights and job training for the unemployed. It also examines the roles of non-governmental actors who influence government policy, such as economic theorists, employers, business and professional organizations, and associations of self- employed workers. The ways in which labor markets constitute systems of labor discipline as well as systems for the racial, ethnic and gendered allocation of differential opportunities for economic well-being are explored, as is the historical relationship between social welfare and labor markets.

POL 606 ETHNIC CONFLICT AND NATIONALISM

The course studies the causes and consequences of ethnic conflict and nationalism. Contested definitions of ethnicity and nationalism are examined, as are the case studies of particular conflicts. Topics covered include theories, social bases and ideologies of nationalism, internal and external causes of ethnic strife, strategies for their resolution and U.S. policy toward nationalist and ethnic conflicts.

POL 613 WOMEN, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY

This course provides an overview of sexual violence against women and girls in contemporary society. It defines the scope and reality of sexual violence and examines the processes by which sexual violence operates as a form of social control. The course focuses on the intersection of sexual violence and public policy, with an emphasis on education, law and health.

POL 619 GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE: THE VIEW FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

This course will take an in-depth look at the changing political economy of the Western Hemisphere, particularly at the opening of markets and attitudes toward trade and economic integration as a result of the collapse of Communism and the triumph of capitalism and the "free market." It will also explore the implications of this changing political economy for foreign and domestic U.S. policy.

POL 620 POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION, COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC POLICY

Effective policy making requires an understanding of how political socialization takes place and mastery of the means and techniques of political communication. Policy agendas and the policies themselves must be communicated to and legitimized with the public. This course explores the ways in which such political communication and legitimization operate through a study of the role of language in political communication, the instrumentalities of political communication and specific case studies.

POL 621 AMERICAN WELFARE POLICY IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

This course provides an historical and comparative examination of the role of Federal and State agencies and policy makers in providing and managing subsistence rights, job training and social benefits for the working poor, the unemployed and unemployable in the United States. The goal of the course is to deepen students' understanding of the origins, current function and future of social provision and to develop their capacity to participate in the analysis and change of social welfare policies.

POL 622 INTERMESTIC POLICY IN THE AMERICAS: LICIT AND ILLICIT FLOWS - DRUGS, MONEY AND IMMIGRATION

This course views the issues raised by the increased flow of goods, money, drugs and people between the United States and Mexico, the Caribbean and South America as increasingly intermestic in nature. Regardless of whether they are dealt with at the local, national or international level, these issues have become a growing part of public policy questions in the United States The course will specifically examine the impact of drug and both legal and illegal immigration on policy choices in the United States and for our neighbors.

POL 623 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY

This course provides a critical evaluation of how governments and international regimes attempt to manage the domestic and global environment. The first part of the course examines the conceptual/paradigmatic context of environmental decision making and the history of how environmental protection became a public policy issue. The second part of the course examines the domestic and international institutions and processes involved in environmental policy making. In the third part of the course case studies of specific environmental conflicts illustrate the cultural, political, scientific, institutional and legal issues that are involved in environmental decision making, both domestically and globally.

POL 626 THEORY AND PRACTICE: SCIENCE, POLITICS AND GLOBALIZATION

This course is designed to give the graduate student an opportunity to study many of the issues surrounding the impact of science and technology policy from a theoretical perspective in an international context. Questions driving the course will include: what was the political and social impact of modern science at its origin? What are some of the major political issues surrounding international organizations dedicated to the dissemination of science, health and technology policy? What have been some of the positive and negative social consequences of these policies? These questions and more will be addressed in terms of contemporary issues such as famine and food production, the AIDS crisis in Africa, cultural and religious backlash against western science in developing countries, and international efforts to protect the environment.

POL 633 U.S. SECURITY POLICY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

A study of both the goals and implementation of U.S. national security policy. Contested definitions of national security and contending policy prescriptions are examined, as are the impact of domestic factors and bureaucratic procedures. Topics covered include national security strategy, strategic nuclear policy, limited wars, low-intensity conflict, interventions, terrorism, and foreign economic policy insofar as it bears on national security concerns. Case studies, both historical and contemporary, are used.

POL 641 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY

This course examines the evolution and current status of international law and public policy. In addition to studying the nature and sources of international law and public policy, it explores such topics as: a) treaty formation, performance, and cessation, b) the legal personality of states, organizations, and individuals, c) international jurisdiction, sovereignty, and diplomatic relations, d) arbitration and adjudication, and e) international intervention, human rights, environment, and economy.

POL 642 DEMOCRACY AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

The study of democratization and human rights, their intellectual and conceptual history, the contemporary debates on self-determination, globalization, intervention, the role of the U.N. and other multilateral agencies in promoting democratic peace. These ideas are examined in the context of civil and ethnic wars in former Yugoslavia, South Africa, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, and the Middle East, as well as through the evolution of various state rights documents.

POL 700 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-6 credits)

Independent study courses are designed to allow matriculated students to earn credit for extensive readings, research, practica, or other individualized learning projects in a specific area of study. Students may wish to pursue a topic not covered by the curriculum or to pursue an area in greater depth. Students may arrange an independent study under the guidance of a faculty member who agrees to work with them. A proposal form must be obtained from the Graduate Director and a proposal developed in consultation with the Independent Study advisor. The proposal must be approved by the advisor, the Graduate Program Director, and the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. After completing the proposal and getting the signatures of the advisor and Graduate Program Director, the student must submit the proposal to the Dean. A letter of approval from the Dean will constitute permission for the student to register for the independent study. The completed application must be submitted by the student to the Office of the Registrar no later than the late registration period for the semester in which the independent study is to begin. This deadline may be moved to an earlier time at the discretion of the department. At the completion of the independent study project, students must:

1. Present the completed study or written report to their sponsoring faculty for evaluation.
2. Submit the project to the Graduate Director for approval.

Upon successful completion of the independent study, the student will receive an appropriate grade or academic credit.

The following schedule assumes that the student begins in the fall semester, goes full-time, and does not take summer courses. Students may be able to finish in less than two years by taking courses in the summer. Students who begin in the spring or who wish to go part-time must work out a schedule of course sequencing in consultation with the Graduate Program Director.

[Boldface courses are required. Students who opt for the internship may either take it as 6 credits during one semester (or over the summer) or as 3 credits in each of two semesters]

Description of the M.A. Thesis

All candidates for the M.A. in Public Policy and International Affairs are required to write a Master's Thesis, a work of original research that demonstrates competence in social science research methods, in the protocols of bibliographic documentation, and in critical thinking.

This thesis is to be conceived of as an article worthy of publication (and may be published electronically on the Department of Political Science's web page). Topics and approaches may vary, depending on the student's interests, experience and availability of data. Some may be based upon a student's professional or internship experience, while others may be more theoretically or historically oriented. Some may employ quantitative research methods while others may use qualitative methods. Some examples of approaches to thesis topics include:

• An evaluation of a policy or program that has been instituted by a particular organization, by a state government, the federal government, other governments, or intergovernmental organizations.

• A historical investigation that seeks to answer the question of why certain policies or policy approaches, political realignments or events in state or national politics or international relations occur when and how they do.

• A comparison of two or more city's, state's or nation's approaches to a particular policy dilemma or issue.

• An investigation of the role played by any number of political actors (e.g. politicians, executive branch agencies, the courts, interest groups or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), ideologically-oriented think tanks, the mass media, social movements or criminal networks) in either the adoption, implementation or failure to adopt a particular policy.

• The proposal of a new policy program to meet problems inherent in current policy approaches to an issue.

• An action project that is undertaken and then evaluated.

Begin Planning During Your First Year!

Since the research process is a time-consuming one and some faculty may be on sabbatical or otherwise unavailable during certain semesters, students are advised to start thinking of the general area in which they would like to conduct research during their first year and to start consulting with faculty whom you think might be appropriate to supervise your thesis. The Graduate Director is familiar with the research interests of the faculty and can help you to choose a primary thesis advisor. You can also use many of your courses to work on pieces of the research needed for your thesis. Talk with your professors about how you might use a paper assigned in their class as a means of exploring area(s) that may be useful to your thesis topic.

Students who have completed 18 credits (4 required courses and at least 2 electives) will be allowed to register for POL 702, Research Thesis Seminar.(This is normally offered in the Fall of the student's second year, if enrolled full-time.) Note: Students who have not completed POL 504, the research methods course, will not be allowed to register for POL 702 or 703.

The Thesis Committee

During the Thesis Research Seminar, normally taken during the first semester of the full-time student's second year, students will gain help in choosing a research topic, and in picking a Thesis Committee from among the faculty. Each student will have one major advisor and two other readers. The major advisor will be someone from the Political Science faculty who has expertise in the particular field or subject which the student has chosen as his/her research topic. The other readers will include the professor who is currently teaching the Research Thesis Seminar and another of the student's choosing. This third advisor may be someone from another department, but the choice must be made in consultation with the Director of the graduate program.

Students must have chosen their Thesis Committee no later than January 15th of the year in which they plan to write the Thesis. They must notify the Graduate Director in writing or by email of the names of their committee members, designating which is their major advisor, their methodology advisor and their third reader. They must also give the Graduate Director a preliminary title of their study. This is necessary so that work on the Thesis can begin with the start of the Spring semester. Students who have not nailed down their committee by this date will not be allowed to register for POL 703, Thesis Writing.

The Thesis Proposal

The student will submit his/her Thesis Proposal to the professor who has agreed to be the primary advisor for the thesis and to the professor who is teaching POL 702. No student may advance to POL 703, guided writing of the Thesis, until his/her proposal has been approved by these two professors. In consultation with the primary faculty advisor, the Thesis Writing seminar leader provides a summary evaluation of the thesis and a letter grade for English POL 702.

Students whose Proposals have been approved will register for POL 703, Thesis Writing. This will normally happen at the beginning of the full-time student's last semester. During the semester, the student will conduct the research and write the Thesis under the guidance of the student's major Thesis advisor who will schedule a series of meetings with the student. At the end of the semester (or before), the thesis will be presented in triplicate to the major advisor and two readers for approval. The grade for the Thesis will become the grade on the student's transcript for POL 703. At the end of the semester, a Graduate Colloquium will be held in Hobart Manor at which students with completed or near-completed Theses will present their research to an audience composed of faculty, administration, relatives and friends. A reception with light refreshments will follow the presentations.

The Proposal is a double-spaced paper, not including the bibiliography, that concerns the signifcance and uniqueness of your approach to the topic, a review of existing literature, and a general plan of research. The proposal should include, but is not limited to, the following sections:

Title Page: This should be headed, "Proposal." Underneath will be the title of your Thesis, your name, address, telephone number and email address.

Purpose Statement: A paragraph describing the question, problem or thesis that the Thesis is intended to answer.

Rationale of the Study: In this section you are to explain why this study is important. For example, you might want to describe the lack of research surrounding your topic or the uniqueness of your approach.

Literature Review: A critical survey of relevant literature on the subject. The purpose of the literature review is to explore what has been done on your topic or on areas that impinge on your topic. It will help you generate original approaches to the topic. Some questions to ask yourself when writing the literature review include: "What have others said about this topic? What theories address it and what do they say? Are there consistent findings, do past studies disagree, are there gaps in the research or flaws that you feel you can remedy?"

Research Plan: A research plan which outlines 1) possible sources of data (data bases, library collections, organizational archives, populations/institutions to be surveyed, interviewed or observed); 2) the research design to be employed (quantitative, qualitative or mixed: regression analysis,; survey; interviews; observation; content analysis, case study, grounded-theory; phenomenological, etc.); 3) limitations of the study. For example, will you be able to generalize about a specific population? Are you limited by your sample, procedures; does this study suggest further areas of research? 4) a timeline for proceeding with the research and writing of the Thesis; 4) a budget for conducting the research. Will you need money for phtocopying, mailing, audio tapes, etc? How do you plan to finance the budget?

Bibliography: A preliminary selected bibliography of the relevant books, case studies, data sources and journal articles on the subject., including the references you have used in writing the Proposal. (Not all of these will necessarily be used in the final Thesis.)

Description of the Thesis

Format

Length

The Thesis is to be a minimum of 50 pages.

Spacing, Margins and Fonts

The text of the manuscript is double-spaced. Footnotes, bibliography or list of references, tables and figure captions are single-spaced. Double-spacing separates bibliographic entries.

The left-hand margin must be 1.5" wide so that the thesis may be bound. The top, bottom, and right margins are 1". The appendix, if applicable, and the bibliography each start on a new page, with a 2" top margin. Justifying the copy at the right margin is optional.

The general requirement is that only fonts giving 12 characters per inch may be used. We recommend that you use Times New Roman Footnotes may be single-spaced in a 10-point size but must be in the same font as the rest of the text. Use the same font throughout the thesis, including page numbers and other minor aspects of formatting. Be sure that the manuscript is clearly readable throughout. All photocopies should be checked to make sure they are legible and will reproduce well.

Corrections, Page Layout and Hand Lettering

No corrections in pen or pencil are acceptable. Hand lettering may be used for symbols, accent marks, and equations; use only a fine-point pen with black ink. Avoid "widows" (short lines ending a paragraph at the bottom of a page that is not followed by text) as much as possible.

Tables and Figures

Tables and figures must conform to the same margins as the text. Over-sized computer-generated tables can be reduced and printed or photocopied onto bond paper for inclusion in the original. If a table or figure must be placed broadside (horizontally on the paper), the margins and page-number location must be the same as on a regular page. Captions for tables and figures and page numbers should be in the same type as the body of the text.

Illustrative Materials

If scanned and inserted into the text, your illustrations should be scanned at 200 DPI for best resolution and printed in grayscale as part of your text. (This DPI may be higher than the default setting of your scanner.) Avoid scanning from photocopies. Otherwise, photographic prints are acceptable. Smaller photos should be mounted with dry-mounting tissue on the same size and quality paper used for the manuscript. Rubber cement or cellophane tape is unacceptable for affixing photos. Good-quality photocopies from original photographs, copied onto the same paper used for the manuscript, are acceptable.

Page Numbering

Each page is numbered. The number may be centered at the top or bottom of the page, or may appear at the top right-hand corner. For the preliminary pages (those before the text of your thesis), use lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc.), beginning with "ii." The title page counts as "I" but the number does not appear. For the remainder of the manuscript, including all texts, illustrations, appendixes, and bibliography, use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.). The numbering begins with "1" on the first page of text and runs consecutively to the end of the manuscript. Page numbers may fall within the 1" top or bottom margin, but at least a 2" margin should remain between the number and the right edge of the page.

Documentation of Sources

All sources, including tables and figures used in the Thesis must be properly cited. Students are required to follow the style for documenting sources recommended by the American Political Science Association. It can be found in the APSA's Style Manual for Political Science, which can be ordered from the Association's website: www.apsanet.org.

Number of Copies, Paper Quality, and Submission

Two copies of the final Thesis are required: one for the library and one for the Department. Both are to be submitted to the Program Director. Both must be prepared on 8 1/2" x 11" bond or acid-free paper. Laser printing is preferred. They must be submitted in separate envelopes or folders with the following notations made on the envelopes: 1) your name; 2) the word "thesis"; 3) the word "original" or "copy." After binding, the original, first copy is filed in the library; the second copy goes to the program office. In addition to the print copy, students may be asked to prepare a PDF version of their thesis and submit it on a 3.5 or zip disk.

Format for Sequencing of Pages

(Pages marked with an asterisk are mandatory.)

*Title page

The words in the title of the thesis should be selected carefully to represent as accurately as possible the subject content. The words in the title are important access points to researchers who may use computerized keword search techniques to identify works in various subject areas. The title is all in capital letters, centered within the left and right margins, double-spaced, about 2 inches from the top of the page. (See sample title page at end.) At the vertical and horizontal center of the margins and double-spaced are the following five lines (all centered):

• Line 1: A Thesis

• Line 2: Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Political Science

• Line 3: of the William Paterson University of New Jersey

• Line 4: in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

• Line 5: Master of Arts in Public Policy and International Affairs

The following three lines are centered within the margins approximately 1.5 inches from the bottom of the page and are double-spaced:

• Line 1: by

• Line 2: Student's Name

• Line 3: Month and Year of degree conferral (no comma between month and year)

The student's name must appear as it is on file in the University Registrar's Office. The date on the title page should be the date of degree conferral, not the date the thesis is submitted. The thesis title and the student's name must be exactly the same wherever they appear in the thesis: title page, copyright page, and acceptance page.

Copyright notice

*Acceptance (signature) page - to be supplied by the Program Director

*Abstract

The Abstract should state the problem or thesis, describe the methods and procedures used, and give the main results or conclusions. The abstract must not exceed six hundred (600) words and should be double-spaced. The heading of the Master's abstract is the word, "ABSTRACT," in all capital letters, centered within the margins at the top of the page. Do not number the abstract pages, and do not count the abstract when numbering preliminary pages.

*Biographical sketch

The biographical sketch must be written in the third person and contain the student's educational background. It may contain additional biographical facts. The heading is the phrase, "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" in capital letters, centered within the margins at the top of the page. The sketch should be double-spaced. The page is numbered at the bottom of the page, centered within the margins, using lowercase Roman numerals.

Dedication

Acknowledgements

*Table of Contents

List of tables

List of figures

List of plates

Preface

*Body of manuscript

Appendices

*Bibliography

The style for references should follow the APSA guidelines and must be consistent throughout the manuscript.

Public Policy Email List

At the beginning of your program of study you will be given a university email account. Your address will generally consist of your last name, first initial and the words @student.wpunj.edu. You should regularly consult this account, as notices important to your course of study at WPU, including university events and deadlines will be posted to it.

In addition, students in the program on Public Policy and International Affairs must subscribe to a specialized email list entitled polgrad. The purpose of this list is for you to receive announcements that are critical to the Public Policy program and for you to post announcements of events and resources that you think may be of interest to other students. Examples of notices posted to this list are announcements of lectures, seminars, conferences, opportunities to present papers, internships, jobs, deadlines, interesting or important websites, books, etc. To subscribe to the list, send an email to: list@list.wpunj.edu. Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, type: subscribe polgrad-l. To send a message to the list, address it to: polgrad-l@list.wpunj.edu. Since the list will not be archived, you should download to your own computer any messages that you want to keep for further reference.

Policy Sciences Research Center

The Policy Sciences Research Center houses a state-of-the-art facility that faculty and students (both graduate and undergraduate) of the Department of Political Science utilize to fulfill the methodological and general research based-instructional objectives of the department. The lab is utilized and available for use from Monday through Friday throughout the semester. Presently, the lab houses 20 Desk-top PC stations, a laser printer, a PC station dedicated for instructors only, and a dry-erase white board for instructional use. The PCs contain the more well-known software packages in word processing, database, and spreadsheet applications. Also, they contain internet browsers, simulations and statistical packages, and specialized Political Science-related databases that are available to students. In addition to the normal instructional use of the lab, upon consulting with and gaining the approval of the coordinator, Political Science students may be allowed to access the facility to pursue independent work on more time-consuming projects. Furthermore, on occasion the lab serves as a site for Information-Technology based workshops designed to enhance student skill development in various technical/research based areas.

For more information, contact the coordinator: Prof. Arnold Lewis, at 973-720-3873 lewisar@wpunj.edu.

Graduate Colloquium

The Graduate Colloquium in Public Policy and International Affairs is scheduled in early May. The Colloquium provides graduate students with the opportunity to present their M.A. Thesis and to celebrate their achievements with faculty, members of the administration, other graduate students, prospective students, and guests of the graduating students. At the end of the presentations, M.A. candidates may take questions from the audience, the thesis advisor, and the Research Thesis Seminar leader. A light supper is served.

The event is held in Hobart Manor, an elegant, Tudor-style mansion located in a hollow at the southeastern end of the University's main campus.

Practice-Oriented Workshops

In addition to course work, the Graduate Program in Public Policy and International Affairs may from time to time offer optional workshops for graduate students in areas that may not be covered in the courses, for example in research grants and writing funding proposals, in leadership skills, time management, budgeting, or lobbying legislators. The Graduate Program Director assesses the interests and time schedules of graduate students in order to arrange the workshops. Workshops on conducting research and on using the library's data bases or computer programs are also offered frequently by the library. Notices of workshops will be sent via the polgrad email list. Graduate students who may have specific skills/experience in particular areas may also volunteer to run a workshop. Please contact the Program Director if interested. This kind of cross-fertilization is encouraged!

Other Public Events Throughout the year, the Graduate Program, the Political Science Department, and the university host educational conferences or guest lectureships on campus. Graduate students are encouraged to attend these events as part of your educational training and exposure. Because of our faculty's strong international connections, many of the speakers at these events are from abroad. Graduate students will be notified via the email listserv about these events.

Opportunities to Enlarge Your Learning

In addition to your experience in the classroom, there are numerous opportunities to enlarge your learning through the graduate program. Throughout the year, for example, the Graduate Program, the Political Science Department, and the university host educational conferences or guest lectureships on campus. Graduate students are encouraged to attend these events as part of their educational training and exposure. The program in Public Policy and International Affairs sometimes hosts a major conference on a topic relevant to the program, inviting nationally and internationally recognized speakers. Graduate students may be involved in the planning and implementation of such conferences and may be invited to participate on a panel or roundtable.

In addition to events on campus, the Graduate Program Director makes available via the polgrad listserv announcements of numerous academic and political conferences that take place throughout the New York metropolitan area. Many of our faculty also belong to academic research institutes and colloquia outside William Paterson which graduate students are encouraged to attend.

Graduation

Students planning to graduate must fill out an Application to Graduate form and return it to the Graduate Office according to the following deadlines:

• TO GRADUATE IN JANUARY
• Return the application by October 1

• TO GRADUATE IN MAY
• Return the application by February 1

• TO GRADUATE IN AUGUST
• Return the application by June 19

Approximately 60 days before the end of the semester, the university's graduation committee sends graduate students information about how to obtain a cap, gown and Master's hood.

Graduation With Honors
Students who achieve a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.7 in their graduate work may graduate "With Honors."

Students who achieve a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.7 or higher and produce an outstanding Master's Thesis may be eligible for "Highest Honors." The Departmental Honors Committee will make the determination of "Highest Honors."

Internships

Internships can be a way to enhance your skills and knowledge, gain experience in a new sector of the labor market, and network for future job possibilities. Opportunities for internships are available in a variety of settings in local/regional, state, federal and international organizations both locally and abroad. See the "PPIA Internship Resource List" for some available opportunities. An internship may be counted as an elective for up to six credits, depending on the amount of time and the degree of responsibilities involved. If students are interest in using an internship experience as an elective course, they must consult with the Graduate Director who will supervise the placement or assign another faculty member to do so. Students choosing this option will register for the Internship course, POL 650. They will be required to submit a log or portfolio of their work at the internship and to write a reflective paper based on the experience under the supervision of the faculty advisor.

Students interested in internships may arrange their own or may ask the Program Director to help them locate one. The Graduate Director has a list of possible internship sites and new ones are added continually. Placements are generally based on the needs and interests of the student as well as the needs of the host organization. Please be advised that many internships require a 6-month lead time for applications, so you should plan well in advance.

Students interested in internships with the United Nations should be advised that these are extremely competitive and usually require the intern to have specialized professional skills and facility in more than one language. They also require a 7-month application deadline.

Both William Paterson University and the Political Science Graduate Faculty have many ties with institutions that offer opportunities for foreign study and internships.

• William Paterson University has signed an exchange agreement with the MICEFA in France that allows for American students and faculty to study at the various campuses of the University of Paris. Through Prof. John Mason, our department has an especially close relationship with the Institute for European Studies and the Political Science Department of the University of Paris VIII located outside Paris in the multi-racial. multi-national suburb of Saint Denis. Prof. Mason also works closely with the CIRPES Research Seminar at the prestigious Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and ATHENA at Institut de Sciences Politiques de Paris. These offer opportunities for research, graduate study and short internships for French speaking students.

• Prof. Michael Principe conducts a month-long undergraduate summer program at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge University, where he is a Fellow. Graduate students have the opportunity of doing an independent study with Prof. Principe at St. Edmund's, which is one of Cambridge's graduate colleges.

• Prof. Martin Weinstein has ties to the Universidad de la Republica in Montivideo, Uruguay, and to other institutions in Latin America.

A variety of other short-and-longer term study abroad experiences are offered by other WPU faculty. Students interested in the possibilities should look at WPU's Center for International Education's website or visit their office in Wayne Hall, room 216. Telephone: (973) 720-2976; Fax: (973) 720-2336.

Other semester, year-long or short-term study, work or volunteer programs in both the industrialized and developing world are listed on the following websites.

• Council on International Educational Exchange
• Study Abroad
• Witness for Peace
• Global Exchange

The American Political Science Association (APSA) is the discipline's professional organization. It's website: http://www.apsanet.org contains a wealth of information for students of Political Science. Student membership is $39 and comes with a number of benefits, such as subscriptions to APSA's journals, reduced-cost subscriptions to over 100 other journals of interest to political scientiest, notices of APSA's annual meetings and regional Political Science conferences, archives of past journals, scholarship opportunities and career advice, invitations to professional conferences and opportunities to present papers, national directories of APSA members, Political Science departments and personnel, the Personnel Directory of teaching jobs, electronic notification of reseach news, instructional resources, software and more.

Students are encouraged to become members and to attend the annual ASPA conventions which are held at the end of August, usually alternating between a city on the East and West coast. The conference brings together scholars in Political Science from all over the country and from abroad, university search committees looking for new faculty, book and software publishers. Hundreds of workshops and panels are held on every subfield in Political Science, and papers are available for purchase. It is an excellent place to network, especially if you intend to go on for a Ph.D. Students will be notified via the polgrad listserv of regional Political Science conferences they may wish to attend. Students are encouraged to submit papers to some of these regional conferences. Prof. Michael Thompson can work with you in getting a paper you may have done for a class prepared as a conference paper.

Students are also encouraged to purchase at the beginning of their course of study in Public Policy and International Affairs the APSA's Style Manual for Political Science, which can be ordered from the Association's website. This style manual will be needed for writing all of the papers that will be required during your course of study.

Another good source of information on the general field of higher education is the Chronicle of Higher Education, available online through the WPU library. This is the premier newspaper for gaining an understanding of the latest developments and trends in higher education and in various disciplines. It also contains job listings in higher education.

Please consult the library's many resources, available from the university homepage, for a schedule of operating hours, lending rules and other pertinent information. Graduate students should also consult "Graduate Student Services" available as a link on the left side of the library's homepage.

The David & Lorraine Cheng Library has a collection of over 350,000 volumes, 18,000 audiovisual items, and provides access to more than 22,000 print and electronic periodicals. In addition, the Library subscribes to over 100 general and subject specific databases, most of which are accessible from off-campus locations. The Online Catalog is available from the Library Webpage and can be used to simultaneously search the catalogs of other area libraries and library networks.

Among other facilities, the library houses study carrels specifically designated for graduate students on a first-come, first-served basis; group study rooms equipped with white boards and network connections to provide space for students working on team projects; and an Adaptive Technology Room with access to two workstations with scanning, reading and screen magnification software. The Library's 33-station Electronic Resource Center (ERC) provides access to online databases and research materials in addition to Microsoft Office and other applications. Another 10 workstations located throughout the Library's first floor provide the same access to resources and applications. Assistance in the ERC is provided by reference librarians and by student technology consultants from the University's Instruction and Research Technology Unit. There are 18 wireless laptops available for use within the Library. Technology support is provided by the Library Information Systems staff with the added assistance of staff from the University's Information Systems Unit.

As graduate students, you will be making a great deal of use of our library's resources. All students taking the introductory course, POL 501 will be given a period of library instruction by library personnel. Other faculty may schedule additional sessions for their students.

Please examine the Graduate Student's section of the library's website to learn about the resources that are available to you.

The William Paterson University Writing Center, located in Atrium 128, provides one-on-one tutoring for anyone in the university community working on a writing project in any stage of development. Tutorial sessions typically take thirty minutes to an hour. Writing Center staff talk about style, logic, voice, transition, grammar, and organization. Students also learn techniques of proofreading and editing their own work. Writing Center staff do not discuss grades, or proofread students' work. They work on issues that are going to contribute to students' long-term growth as writers.

Morrison Hall, Main Level, 300 Pompton Road Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone 973.720.2281/2282 Fax 973.720.2074
http://ww2.wpunj.edu/career/default.htm

In addition to career-related workshops that the Program in Public Policy and International Affairs may host, students should become acquainted with the University's Career Development Center. The Center provides a comprehensive career development program designed to assist students in making appropriate career choices and in developing plans to achieve their goals. Individualized guidance is available and group workshops are held throughout the year. The Center contains a comprehensive electronic listing of employers and internships. To maximize their potential and marketability, students are encouraged to take advantage of their services early and often throughout their graduate careers.