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The New School for Social Research
Office of Admission
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New York, NY 10011
212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
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Department of Politics
6 East 16th Street, room 711A
New York, NY 10003
212.229.5747 x3090
Fax: 212.229.5473

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New York, NY 10003 

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Rafi Youatt

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Yvonne Garrett

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Sebastean Pujols: PoliticsAdvisor@newschool.edu

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GPOL5100

First Year Politics Seminar

The First Year Seminar introduces incoming students to the Politics Department by having core and affiliated faculty present their research to the incoming class. Readings will be assigned for each session, including some articles by the faculty who will be presenting. Faculty will discuss their wor...
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GPOL7004

Political Research Seminar

This course is intended for second year MA students in Politics who are writing the MA thesis or paper. Topics to be discussed include how to select a thesis topic; the components of a thesis; how to write a proposal; research strategies and methods; and workshopping of drafts. It is a yearlong cour...
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GPOL7300

PhD Seminar

The PhD Seminar provides an opportunity for advanced PhD students to work on their dissertation proposal. The course, which extends over an academic year and meets once every other week, is usually taken in the third year of the PhD program. Admission to this course normally requires that the stude...
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