A politics professor chats with students after class.
Our innovative politics major prepares you for the challenges of modern society: we want you to understand how political, economic, cultural, sexual, and racial power structures work. Our interdisciplinary, transnational, and cross-cultural curriculum is designed to be flexible, and it includes nontraditional coursework that emphasizes analysis of the relationships of power. You have the freedom to choose from course options to develop traditional and/or more innovative methods of study, especially at the intermediate, seminar, and tutorial levels.
Our rigorous coursework is founded on small classes, intense dialogue, and close collaboration with faculty who work at the cutting edge of their fields. By the end of your four years, you'll be expected to have developed intermediate competency in a second language, which may help shape the area of your interest. You'll also be strongly encouraged to seek experience outside the classroom. Our students intern with state and local representatives, social service agencies, professional associations, law offices, and schools. And our Washington Semester Program offers especially exciting internship opportunities in congressional offices, think tanks, and nonprofits in the nation's capital.
Our politics major readies you for careers in public service and foreign relations. And you'll be well prepared to enter law school or graduate programs in a variety of disciplines, such as the environment, human rights, and international studies.