There are two options available for the Legislative Affairs Master's:

11 courses (33 credit hours); OR
9 courses (27 credit hours) plus a master's thesis (6 credits)

Comprehensive Exams
All degree candidates must pass a comprehensive examination at the conclusion of their coursework.

Required Core Courses (4 courses, 12 credit hours)

PSC 201 Introduction to Empirical Political Analysis; OR
PSC 203 Approaches to Public Policy Analysis; AND
PSC 218 Legislative Politics
PSC 222 Executive-Legislative Relations
PSC 229 Politics and Public Policy

American Political Processes (At least 2 courses, 6 credits)

PSC 215 Judicial Politics
PSC 216 American Presidency
PSC 219 American Political Parties and Elections
PSC 220 Public Opinion and Political Socialization
PSC 221 Interest-Group Politics
PSC 226 Budgetary Politics
PSC 228 Media and Politics
PSC 246 U.S. Foreign Policy
PSC 286 Selected Topics in American Politics

Public Policy Analysis (At least 2 courses, 6 credits)

PSC 212 State and Urban Policy Problems
PSC 224 Domestic Policy Analysis Selected Topics
PSC 226 Budgetary Policy
PSC 249 International Security Politics
PSC 250 Foreign Policy Analysis-Selected Topics
PSC 240 Women and Public Policy

Master's Thesis Option (6 credits)

PSC 299 Thesis Research I
PSC 300 Thesis Research II