You will explore the complex social, cultural, economic, and moral issues that form the inescapable background of politics. We will give you an integrated, creative, and flexible education in the field of politics, with a strong emphasis on active learning, critical thinking, writing, class discussion, and interdisciplinary topics. Two primary courses, Issues in American Poltics and Issues in Global Politics are topics-based approach to introduce you to the broad content and methods used in the study of politics, and we follow these with a full range of more specialized courses to deepen your knowledge of political life in its many dimensions. We also use a capstone seminar that asks each year's seniors to bring together and apply what they have learned through their work in the department. In addition to our extensive menu of regular courses, we offer a host of special topics courses.
Many students also receive credit for independent projects and internships.