{"id":689,"date":"2023-02-08T21:35:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/?page_id=689"},"modified":"2023-02-08T21:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:35:44","slug":"learning-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/learning-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n            \n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Political Science and International Relations Ph.D. program provides a well-structured and suitable education and training that reflects the current state of the disciplines and offers a breadth and flexibility rarely found in separate political science and international relations programs. Through effective and student-centered mentoring, research and teaching assistantships, professionalization workshops, and collaborative support for conference participation and publishing, POIR students train to be leading scholars who are competitive in both the academic and non-academic job markets.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the learning objectives of the Political Science and International Relations Ph.D. program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Course Work\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Students will demonstrate mastery in critically applying theories, 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