Learning outcomes
Doctoral students develop in-depth knowledge of a major field and a minor field (or two major fields), chosen from American politics, comparative politics, international relations, law and politics, and political theory. In addition, doctoral students may complete a certificate in comparative racial politics.
Students have opportunities to work closely with faculty and to pursue independent research, and faculty and doctoral students benefit from strong connections with colleagues in other social science and humanities disciplines and opportunities to collaborate with them.
The preparation of the next generation of scholars in the field of political science is a key part of the Johns Hopkins political science department faculty’s commitment to research and advancing the understanding of politics.
The doctoral program reflects the distinctive strengths of the department’s cross-cutting intellectual orientations (encompassing the themes of power and inequality, identities and allegiances, agency and structure, and borders and flows), realized in faculty and PhD student research and teaching.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Contemporary International Politics
- U.S. Foreign Policy
- Political Persuasion
- Political Persuasion
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GRE: Required
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 130
- TOEFL iBT: 100
- PTE Academic: 70
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Writing Sample
- Personal Statement
- CV
- Academic record
- Unofficial transcripts from all previous college and university study
- At least two letters of recommendation
Tuition Fees
International: 94,845 AUD / year (≈ 66,670 USD / year)
Out-of-State: 94,845 AUD / year (≈ 66,670 USD / year)
In-State: 94,845 AUD / year (≈ 66,670 USD / year)
Living costs
Baltimore, United States: 1,764-2,987 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.