With a history of more than half a century, the Political Science Department is one of the oldest in Iran. It has 29 faculty members among which 12 are assistant professors, 9 are associated professors and 8 are professors. Focusing on teaching and research, the department admits students at the B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. levels. In the B.A. level, students are admitted to political science as a general discipline. In the graduate level (M.A. and Ph.D.) however they can concentrate on one of four subfields: Iranian studies, political thought, public and political sociology. Depending on future needs, the department may consider opening other subfields such as development studies, political behavior and political psychology.

Objectives:

1. B.A. level: teaching political science in general by emphasizing on history in subjects such as Iranian political thought, area studies and public policy.
2. M.A. level: teaching political science by emphasizing four sub-disciplines in political thought, political sociology, Iranian studies, and public policy.
3. Ph.D. level: teaching and research in political science by emphasizing on critical review of the literature particularly regarding theories and their application in specific case studies.

Program lengths:

B.A. : four years,

M.A. : two years

Ph.D. : 3-4 years

Role and the capacity of graduates:

B.A. level: graduates should be capable of understanding and discerning basic concepts in political science and political developments in Iran.

M.A. level: graduates are required to have the capability of understanding theoretical and practical issues of political science with respect to the above four mentioned sub-disciplines.

Ph.D. level graduates are expected to have mastered the necessary knowledge for fundamentally analyzing one of the four sub-disciplines.

MA Sub-disciplines : 

Iranian studies

Political Sociology

Political Thought

Public Policy

Ph.D. Sub-disciplines: 

Iranian Studies

Political Sociology

Political Thought

Public Policy