{"id":5784,"date":"2019-03-20T11:56:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politicalscience\/?post_type=ucf_section&#038;p=5784"},"modified":"2022-03-16T08:53:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T12:53:39","slug":"ma-timeline","status":"publish","type":"ucf_section","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/ucf_section\/ma-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"MA Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Program Timeline<\/h2>\n\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\n<p>UCF\u2019s MA in Political Science can be completed in two years (or potentially less, if a student is enrolled year-round).<\/p>\n<p><strong>First year students<\/strong>\u00a0learn core methodological skills and take field courses that expose them to major approaches to contemporary American Politics, International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Political Theory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second year students<\/strong>\u00a0continue their studies with self-selected electives and, if they choose, a Master\u2019s Thesis.\u00a0 Students who do not write a thesis write a non-thesis capstone paper and enroll in two additional electives.\u00a0 (These electives compensate for the 6 credit hours required for writing a thesis.)<\/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-5784","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 Timeline - 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-timeline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MA Timeline - School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Program Timeline UCF\u2019s MA in Political Science can be completed in two years (or potentially less, if a student is enrolled year-round). 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