{"id":5782,"date":"2019-03-20T11:56:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politicalscience\/?post_type=ucf_section&#038;p=5782"},"modified":"2022-11-18T16:36:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T21:36:56","slug":"ma-overview","status":"publish","type":"ucf_section","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/ucf_section\/ma-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"MA Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm mb-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/applynow.graduate.ucf.edu\/apply\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tApply Now\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm mb-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/graduate.ucf.edu\/application-deadlines-and-requirements\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tApplication Requirements\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm mb-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/graduate\/#\/programs\/BJCiCg_id?bc=true&amp;bcCurrent=Political%20Science%20MA&amp;bcGroup=College%20of%20Sciences&amp;bcItemType=programs\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tCatalog\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm mb-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/MAHandbookSpring2022.pdf\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tHandbook\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm mb-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/graduate\/masters-program-timeline\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tComprehensive Degree Plan\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm mb-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/graduate\/contacts\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tContact Department\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm mb-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/graduate.ucf.edu\/staff-directory\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tContact Graduate Studies\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm mb-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/people\/#faculty\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tFaculty Directory\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm mb-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/graduate\/graduate-highlights\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tStudent Highlights\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n<p>UCF\u2019s MA in Political Science program trains students to be skilled, insightful analysts of politics and policy. Our students are exposed to contemporary approaches to understanding politics and learn cutting-edge social science methods, and taught by full-time faculty who have published in top journals.\u00a0 We have expertise on topics like American political institutions, political behavior and public opinion, survey methods, security studies, terrorism, intelligence, judicial politics, and labor politics, and regional expertise about Latin America, Africa, Russia and Central Asia, the Middle East, East Asia, and Europe. \u00a0\u00a0Students who complete the program are ready for jobs in government, the private sector, and education, or to continue their education in PhD programs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5782","ucf_section","type-ucf_section","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MA Overview - School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/ucf_section\/ma-overview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MA Overview - School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Overview UCF\u2019s MA in Political Science program trains students to be skilled, insightful analysts of politics and policy. 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