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MS IRP Sample Plan of Study

Fall - Year One
Units Spring - Year One Units
84-722: Comparative Political Institutions Graduate Seminar 12 84-720: International Security Graduate Seminar 12
84-701 Regression Analysis for Political Science I 12 84-702: Regression Analysis for Political Science II 12

84-726: International Relations Graduate Seminar

12 Concentration Course 2 12
Concentration Course 1 12 Concentration Course 3 12
84-791: Policy Seminar 3 84-792: Policy Seminar 3
Total Units 51 Total Units 51

Summer: Required Internship 84-705 (0 units)

Fall - Year Two
Units Spring - Year Two
Units

84-721: American Politics Graduate Seminar

12 84-799: IRP Graduate Thesis 18
84-710: Thesis Proposal Tutorial 6 Concentration Course 5 12
84-711: Qualitative Methods in Social Science Research 6 Concentration Course 6 12
Concentration Course 4 12 84-794: Policy Seminar 3
84-793: Policy Seminar 3
Total Units 39 Total Units 45