GRADUATE PROGRAMS PAGE 18 / COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES / POLITICAL SCIENCE The Lehigh Edge • The Community Fellowship: You will spend 15-20 hours a week embedded as professional staff with local government and non-profit agencies. Fellows only pay for 9 credits of tuition—the remaining 21 credits are fully funded. • The Lehigh University Opinion Observatory: Launching this fall, this state-of-the-art lab gives you direct, hands-on experience in public polling, survey design, and analyzing voter data—essential, highly marketable skills for the modern political landscape. Interested in the Community Fellowship? There is no separate application form. Simply include a short Letter of Interest outlining your dream placement goals alongside your admissions application. Political Science Analyze the Systems. Design the Solutions. Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) • A distinctive, skills-based program focused on advanced analytical methods. You will gain hands-on mastery in: ▪ Qualitative and quantitative data analysis. ▪ Professional grant writing and fundraising strategy. ▪ Navigating and managing complex, multi-layered policy environments. • Designed for immediate, high-impact insertion into leadership roles within government agencies, think tanks, and NGOs. B.A. to M.A. 4+1 Program: This accelerated program offers eligible Lehigh undergraduate students a seamless transition into the graduate program. For more information, please contact the graduate director. Program Description When you join Lehigh, you enter a dynamic community of researchers, innovators, and change-makers committed to solving the world’s most intricate policy problems. We bridge deep theoretical inquiry with data-driven practice, preparing you to shape policy agendas and drive systemic change from local neighborhoods to global institutions. Choose Your Pathway Both of our master’s programs are streamlined, high-yield tracks that are typically completed in 2 years, but you can complete the 30-credit-hour program in less time with careful academic planning. M.A. in Political Science • Built on a rigorous theoretical framework, this degree deepens your understanding of institutional power, global relations, and political behavior. • Ideal for students who plan to continue their academic careers in top-tier doctoral programs or enroll in law school.
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