Rich Frank @richwfrank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026To find out, I coded every political science, politics, and IR undergraduate degree in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK. 218 programs at 140 universities in all. 3/n 100
Rich Frank @richwfrank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My benchmark is Wahlke's (1991) sequential model: introductory courses, research methods training, and a capstone. This model has been recommended to US departments for over 30 years, yet only 18% of US programs have adopted all three elements. 4/n 100
Rich Frank @richwfrank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Finding #1. The sequential model is far more common *outside* the US. 37% of programs in my sample (81 of 218) require all three elements. But that is mostly a UK story. 76 of those 81 programs are British. None are in Canada or New Zealand. 5/n 100
