Students are encouraged to sample courses focusing on local, national, and international policy concerns.
Courses serve the needs of majors as well as explore issues having a broad appeal to non-majors.
Political science courses cover the fields of American government and politics, international relations, comparative politics, political theory and methodology. Both theory and practice are emphasized. Several courses take the student into surrounding communities to investigate government and politics as an ongoing process. The program sponsors internships in Washington, D.C., with Congress, the White House, government agencies and departments, and public and private interest groups. Students are encouraged to develop ideas for similar programs whether in Washington or in other centers of government.