<p>I am interested in applying to some political science masters programs and/or some international relations programs. Im not sure which schools offer masters in either political science or international relations, and any list of schools and/or recomendations would be appreciated! Thanks!</p>
<p>Sorry, one more thing. I'm also hoping, that if i enjoy my research as a masters student, of further pursuing a ph.d in political science. So i was also hoping that whatever school i am fortunate enough to attend for a masters, that it would prepare me for a ph.d and hopefully help place me into a good ph.d program. Thanks again!</p>
<p>If you're looking for a "political science" MA, then some programs that come to mind are NYU, MIT, and LSE.</p>
<p>If you want "international relations," then your schools become far more numerous. UCSD IR/PS (since you're in-state), Harvard KSG, Georgetown , JHU SAIS, Columbia SIPA, Denver, Monterey, and many others offer degrees in the field of IR. What's your area of interest?</p>
<p>Thanks uclari, i am deffiantly going to apply to ucsd ir/ps. i havent narrowed what area i wish to study down quite yet, but i will before i apply. i am leaning towards the united state's relationship, in terms of foreign policy, economically, ect. with china. i will deff check out the programs you listed. I read you are going to be studying at ucsd ir/ps next year. congrats, ill be an alumni from ucsd in about a month. let me know if you have any more ideas or recomendations! Thanks!</p>
<p>Well, if you are considering going on for a Ph.D in poli. sci. you might want to just apply for that, it may be a bit harder to get in but you would get better funding and might have more options (I think sometimes universities only offer Ph.Ds in certain subjects, I found this to be true of history when I was applying for graduate school.) If you decided not to continue, you can always drop out after you have completed the master's portion, both my parents did this.
For IR, there is another thread on IR programs that you might want to consult. Exactly which schools I would recommend depends on what you want to study.</p>