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Welcome to the Department of Political Science
at the University of Denver!
The Department of Political Science offers
a broad liberal arts education focused on four enduring concerns in the
study of political life: political theory, concentrating on the philosophical
and moral foundations of politics; comparative politics, considering the
geographical and temporal study of politics in different regions
of the world; American politics, concerning the study of American political
institutions and processes; and law, focusing on legal institutions and practice
in political and social life.
Political Science class sizes are small: typically no more than forty-five
students per class at the lower division and no more than twenty-five
at the upper division level. The Department's faculty members greatly
value their relationship with undergraduates. We get to know you individually
in our small classes and through quarterly advising meetings. Many of
the faculty are also involved in the University Mentoring Program and
many teach in the University Core. In short, we take undergraduate teaching
very seriously in our Department, and we match that with an equal commitment
to scholarly research.
We are all publishing researchers of scholarly
books and articles. We are active participants in professional conferences
and serve the scholarly community as journal editorial board members,
peer reviewers for scholarly monographs and articles, and as organizers
of professional meetings. Our faculty have received major grants from
the National Science Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, the Ford Foundation,
the Social Science Research Council, the U.S. Department of Education
and the Heritage Foundation.
Political Science students also have many opportunities for learning
outside of the classroom. Political, legal and service internships connect students
to the offices of public defender, the attorney general, legal aid, courts, interest
groups, and non-profit agencies in Denver and Washington, D.C. The Political
Science honorary society, Pi Sigma Alpha, sponsors political debates and
outside speakers, provides students with opportunities to participate
in special academic conferences, and hosts a volleyball game in the spring
against the faculty.
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