Welcome

Political Science deals with the making of binding decisions for a society. The discipline examines public policy making not only in the United States, but throughout the world and in the international arena as well. Political theories, both past and present, inform the decision-making of participants in this process and are therefore part of the subject matter of political science.

The study of political science involves reading and interpreting texts, gathering and weighing evidence, interpreting political events, evaluating theories about politics, and analyzing public policies. By engaging in these activities, students learn the fundamentals of scholarship, develop a concept of what it means to be a citizen of a representative democracy, and become familiar with the traditions of liberal education.

The Department offers its congratulations to our twenty six May 2011 graduates, as well as four December 2010 graduates and two anticipated August 2011 graduates.

Our graduates this year include four members of Phi Beta Kappa, three members of Phi Kappa Phi, and fourteen members of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society.

We look forward to meeting the members of the incoming Class of 2015.