{"id":624,"date":"2023-02-07T22:05:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/?page_id=624"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:32:30","slug":"graduate-doctorate-programs-and-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/graduate-doctorate-programs-and-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Programs and Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Training to Solve Challenges\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC POIR offers graduate and doctoral students rigorous training in the core of both political science and international relations. Our graduates leave with critical skills and new knowledge to advance both their careers and their field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/ph-d-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about POIR Ph.D. Program\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/06\/BrianRathbun_JaneJunn_MichelleCornelius_PongkwanSawasdipakdi_TolulopeBabalola_BrianRathbun-e1718314754993.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/ph-d-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    POIR Ph.D. Program\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our doctoral program offers students specialized research training and specialization in fields adjacent to Political Science and International Relations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/joint-professional-degree-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Joint Professional Degrees\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/08\/Lincoln-Room_Musick_Building-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/08\/Lincoln-Room_Musick_Building-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/08\/Lincoln-Room_Musick_Building-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/joint-professional-degree-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Joint Professional Degrees\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>POIR is proud to offer a dual professional degree that combines a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations with a Juris Doctor from the USC Gould School of Law. This program is designed to give students an advantage in specialization while saving them time earning their advanced degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/fellowships-and-placements\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fellowships &#038; Graduate Assistantships\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/12\/52780592589_d51aeca100_c-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/12\/52780592589_d51aeca100_c-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"People standing around talking\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/fellowships-and-placements\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Fellowships &#038; Graduate Assistantships\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Students can expect two fellowship years and teaching and research assistantships with generous annual stipends. Graduate and doctoral students can also seek extra research funding \u2013 both internally and externally &#8211; and travel grants for conference presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/graduate-doctorate-programs-and-research\/642-2\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Faculty-Led Research Opportunities\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/02\/FIxing_American_Democracy_Grose_1140x926-Cropped-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/02\/FIxing_American_Democracy_Grose_1140x926-Cropped-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"An image of Professor Christian Grose with two students, one male and one female, smiling in a Classroom.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/graduate-doctorate-programs-and-research\/642-2\/\" >\n                  \n                    Faculty-Led Research Opportunities\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our faculty members have contributed to a variety of innovations in the study of political choice and behavior and political institutions. 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