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Faculty

Chairperson: Jodi Susan Finkel

Professors: Richard Fox, Michael A. Genovese, Evan Gerstmann, Fernando J. Guerra

Associate Professors: Lance H. Blakesley, Jodi Susan Finkel, John Parrish, Janie S. Steckenrider

Assistant Professors: Feryal Cherif, Andrew Dilts, Gene Park, Jennifer Ramos

4-Semester-Hour Political Science Curriculum

Several years ago the Department of Political Science converted all of our upper division courses into 4-semester-hour classes. The goal of this change was to enhance depth and rigor in the Political Science curriculum. All lower division courses still count for 3 semester hours, and upper division courses offered by Political Science faculty count for 4 semester hours. This curricular design enables students to take four courses instead of the usual five in at least one semester in both the junior and senior year. Ideally, our curriculum will allow students to take fewer courses overall, while exploring the subject area of their choice in greater depth. The 4-semester-hour courses are more challenging and rigorous. Graduating students surveyed find the courses to be more interesting, demanding, and beneficial to their academic experience. Political Science is one of the only departments across the College to adopt such a model thus far.

Programs

• Political Science Minor
• Political Science, B.A.

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