Thesis Adviser

Once you have an approved proposal, the next step is to meet with your adviser, who specializes in the area of the issue you are examining. Each faculty member specializes in one of the main areas of political science: international politics, comparative politics, political theory, and American politics. In addition, each professor has a more specific area of expertise within those fields, such as human rights or economic development. If you have an adviser in mind but need help formulating the thesis, you should seek his or her advice on putting the proposal together.

You and your adviser will develop a work and meeting schedule designed to allow completion of the thesis in a semester. Ideally, this plan should be centered on the sections of the thesis, which were outlined in the proposal’s table of contents. If you plan to have three chapters of about 20 pages each, for example, you should agree to complete one chapter every month.