POLI 7996 Dissertation Seminar
Only students who have passed their doctoral comprehensives should take this course. This course will involve discussions of all stages of the dissertation from proposal to defense. In addition it will address issues of professional development such as teaching, conference participation, and interviewing for jobs.
Course overview
- Department
- Political Science
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.37 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.70 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Nasser Behnegar | 5.0 | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 1 of 2 |
| Fall 2024 | Nasser Behnegar | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 1 of 6 |
| Fall 2023 | Nasser Behnegar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 of 4 |
| Fall 2022 | Nasser Behnegar | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 3 of 8 |
| Fall 2021 | Christopher Kelly | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 7 |