Welcome From The Department Head

Welcome to the website of the Department of Political Science! Our department offers undergraduate and graduate coursework in American politics, comparative politics, international relations, methodology, political theory, public administration, public law, public policy, and race and ethnic politics.

The Department of Political Science is one of the largest in the College of Liberal Arts, with approximately 900 undergraduate majors, more than 50 graduate students, and a faculty of 38 tenured or tenure-track faculty members.  Faculty participate in college-level interdisciplinary programs, including Women’s and Gender Studies and International Studies.

Currently, the department provides editorial homes for the Presidential Studies Quarterly and the Journal of Theoretical Politics. In recent years the Department has also served as the editorial home for the American Journal of Political Science and The Journal of Politics.

We invite you to explore our website to learn more about the Department of Political Science. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please email or call our office, and we would be happy to assist you.

William Clark
Professor and Department Head