Master of Arts (M.A.) in American Government 24 months Postgraduate Program By Georgetown University |Top Universities

Master of Arts (M.A.) in American Government

Subject Ranking

# 17QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

PoliticsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Politics

Study Level

Masters

The program benefits from the strength of the faculty of the American Government subfield. Through courses on institutions of government (Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy and the judiciary), electoral politics, political behavior, public opinion, media studies, political parties, public policy, psychology and politics and quantitative methods, students gain the substantive knowledge and theoretical frameworks needed to understand and to become involved in the operations of American government and politics. The program’s required practicum experience provides students with a hands-on, real-world professional experience within the nation’s capital. An accelerated program, the MA in American Government at Georgetown is designed to engage highly motivated and talented students who wish to move on to careers in the public sector, government consulting, electoral politics, lobbying or further academic study.

Program overview

Main Subject

Politics

Study Level

Masters

The program benefits from the strength of the faculty of the American Government subfield. Through courses on institutions of government (Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy and the judiciary), electoral politics, political behavior, public opinion, media studies, political parties, public policy, psychology and politics and quantitative methods, students gain the substantive knowledge and theoretical frameworks needed to understand and to become involved in the operations of American government and politics. The program’s required practicum experience provides students with a hands-on, real-world professional experience within the nation’s capital. An accelerated program, the MA in American Government at Georgetown is designed to engage highly motivated and talented students who wish to move on to careers in the public sector, government consulting, electoral politics, lobbying or further academic study.

Admission requirements

7+
Other English Language Requirements: a TOEFL score of at least 550 on the paper based score.
24 Months
Jan-2000

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