Department of Political Science
Departmental Activities
The political science department takes full advantage of the College's proximity to our nation’s capital with field trips to visit government institutions such as Congress and the Supreme Court, international agencies like the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the OAS, or to view special exhibits at one of the capital's many museums.
Political science majors may attend – and even co-author presentations at – professional conventions sponsored by such groups as the Center for the Study of the Presidency, the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association, and the Latin American Studies Association. In most instances, the department, with support from the Student Government Association, the President's Office, and the Goldstein Program, is able to underwrite the cost of student participation.
Our students are enthusiastic participants in extracurricular activities relating to politics, such as the Student Government Association, Amnesty International, the International Relations Club, the International Studies Council, College Democrats, College Republicans, the Maryland Student Legislature, various Model UN programs, the student newspaper, and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance.
The political science department works closely with the Louis Goldstein Program in Public Affairs, whose recent symposia have featured outside speakers on topics including NAFTA, women in national politics, the American judicio-legal system, foreign economic and political issues, and civil rights and liberties.
It also houses a chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society in political science, for students who have achieved an average grade of "B" or higher in three upper-level political science courses and who rank in the upper third of their class.
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