Mar 28, 2024  
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2019-2020 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science


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Faculty

Chairperson: Janie Steckenrider

Professors: Jodi Finkel, Richard Fox, Michael A. Genovese, Evan Gerstmann, Fernando J. Guerra, John M. Parrish

Associate Professors: Lance H. Blakesley, Feryal Cherif, Andrew Dilts, Gene Park, Jennifer Ramos, Janie S. Steckenrider

Assistant Professor: Claudia Sandoval

Objectives

The Department challenges and encourages students to:

  • Be perceptive observers of political life in all its variety and richness;
  • Seek a systematic understanding of the causes and consequences of political institutions, policies, and behavior;
  • Develop a moral and ethical perspective that allows them to critically evaluate actions, institutions, and policies; and
  • Prepare themselves for a life of active citizenship and involvement in creating a more just and humane world.

The Department challenges and encourages its faculty to:

  • Master the art of teaching;
  • Contribute to their profession as active scholars and researchers; and
  • Promote an atmosphere of care and concern for each student inside and outside the classroom.

Both faculty and students share a responsibility for creating a lively and diverse community of scholars marked by civility, mutual respect, and support.

The Department offers degree programs in two fields of study: International Relations and Political Science.

Programs

    BachelorsMinor

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