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We serve students interested in international relations, law, public administration, political theory and governments in the United States as well as other nations, and offer the following programs of study:

International Relations & Comparative Politics

  • The politics of Africa, the Arab states, China, Europe,
    Ireland, Japan, Latin America, Russia, and South Asia
  • Foreign policy
  • International law and organization
  • Political movements
  • Human rights
  • U.S. National Security
  • International Political Economy

Political Philosophy & Methodology

  • Early and modern theories of politics
  • Theories of war and peace
  • Religion and politics
  • Political violence
  • American political theory
  • Jurisprudence
  • Politics and Literature
  • American Statesmanship

American Government

  • State and local government

  • City and suburban politics

  • Public policy

  • Law

  • Foreign policy and national security

  • The politics of gender and race

  • Public administration

  • National institutions (Congress, the Presidency, the Supreme Court)

  • Political communication

  • Government and business

  • Environmental law and policy