Overview

About the programme

The field of Political Science program from Columbia University consists of four substantive subfields: American politics, which covers such topics as national and local politics, elections, and constitutional law; comparative politics, which aims at understanding the political systems of other countries, both by studying individual states and by engaging in cross-national comparisons; international relations, which deals with the ways that states and other political actors behave in the international arena, including such topics as security, foreign policies, international organizations, and international economic relations; and political theory, which analyzes the history of normative political thought as well as of analytic concepts such as the nature of justice or liberty.

Other broad topics, such as “political economy,” or the study of the relationships between economic and political processes, overlap with the subfields, but also constitute a separate program (see below). Methodology, including statistical analysis and formal modeling, also occupies an important place in the discipline.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

American Politics

Comparative Politics

International Relations

Political Theory

Empirical Research Methods in Political Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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105

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Political Science View 1469 other Bachelors in Political Science in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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105

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135

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Other requirements

General requirements

Autobiographical information

Lists and descriptions of a student’s achievements, activities, employment and summer activities

Personal essay

An official high school transcript from all high schools attended

One high school counselor’s recommendation and school profile

The completed Mid-Year Report

SAT or ACT

Applicants may self-report their scores

English proficiency examination score (if necessary)

These recommendations must come from teachers who taught you in academic disciplines

For engineering applicants, one must come from a math or science teacher

Tuition Fee

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International

65340 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 65340 USD per year during 48 months.
National

65340 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 65340 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

65340 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 65340 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Manhattan

2638 - 5751 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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