<p>Does anyone know if this has been launched ??? I have a friend who is looking for Masters in IR or Statesmanship :)</p>
<p>Not yet although I’ve heard that it’s in the works. If so, it won’t be available this coming fall.</p>
<p>Mom, I think its launch is delayed after the economic downturn. Not sure of the dates but I overhead someone saying it would be Fall, 2012. Again, not sure if that’s factual or rumor; One does hear a lot over a banana muffin and cup of coffee!</p>
<p>Hillsdale Graduate School of Statesmanship, Fall 2012. Official.</p>
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<p>I’m very happy they’ve spared nothing in the curriculum, and look forward to seeing the makeup of the first classes. The language competency requirement alone (i.e., one must “demonstrate reading competence in at least one classical and one modern foreign language” before beginning doctoral dissertation) should keep out the less-than-serious.</p>
<p>I’m curious how many Hillsdale alums will apply for the program, and whether that will mean anything in the selection process.</p>
<p>Seems pretty hardcore. Although the name “PhD in Politics” cracked me up a bit 
Instantly brings up ideas for courses like PSC 501 Dealing With Lobbyists, PSC 603 Taking Kickbacks, etc. lol </p>
<p>On the other hand, naming a program “PhD in Political Science” is downright ■■■■■■■■ because it is not a science in any real way (applies to all social sciences since they can only mimic the scientific methods and pretend they have a science). So I concede and say that PhD in Politics is a decent name :)</p>
<p>P.S. I wonder if these grad students will be allowed to TA and whether that would affect the Hillsdale tradition of small classes and professor only teaching.</p>
<p>“P.S. I wonder if these grad students will be allowed to TA and whether that would affect the Hillsdale tradition of small classes and professor only teaching.”</p>
<p>I doubt it. The politics faculty now has 9 professors (including Dr. Arnn) who will teach the graduate courses, and that does not include the full politics faculty. I think it’s likely that juniors and seniors may be allowed to take (or at least audit) graduate courses, but don’t believe grad students will be TA’ing. They’d have to change the entire structure of how classes are taught at Hillsdale.</p>
<p>It is possible, however, that grad students who are working on their dissertations will be allowed to teach politics courses entirely on their own (such as the Constitution course), and that would not be a departure from tradition: I believe David Bobb taught Foundations of American Government at Hillsdale while he was working on his dissertation.</p>
<p>On another note, if you click under Application on the link you posted, among the questions is one asking whether the applicant attended Hillsdale college. So, they do have that field. Whether that would play a role in admission decision is another question. I imagine it would.</p>
<p>I am currently attending graduate school at Syracuse University, where I am in the Master of Public Administration and Masters of International Relations dual degree program. However, I am dissatisfied with the program. Therefore, I am applying to the Hillsdale PhD programs. I wanted to run some stats by some people on here who may know something about Hillsdale. </p>
<p>I am a former Navy Corpsman, who served with the Marines. I have an extensive military background and awards. I served in Operation Phantom Fury (Battle of Fallujah). Upon completion of my military obligation, I attended BYU, where I earned a bachelor’s in Middle Eastern Studies/Arabic and obtained a 3.82 overall GPA. I can speak, read, and write Arabic. However, my weakness in my application is my GRE score, which is pretty bad. I have never done well on these types of exams, ever! My total score is 1100 with a 3.5 writing score. I feel that these test scores never represent my abilities or leadership skills. Any feed back on what you think my chances are would be great.</p>