Political Science

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Chair: Christopher M. Jones

Graduate Faculty

Larry Arnhart, professor, Ph.D., University of Chicago
James M. Banovetz, adjunct professor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Andrea Bonnicksen, Distinguished Research Professor, Ph.D., Washington State University
Barbara C. Burrell, professor, Ph.D., University of Michigan 
Yu-Che Chen, assistant professor, Ph.D., Indiana University
Ross J. Corbett, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Paul J. Culhane, adjunct professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
J. Dixon Esseks, adjunct professor, Ph.D., Harvard University
Gerald T. Gabris, director, Division of Public Administration, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Ph.D., University of Missouri
Gary D. Glenn, Distinguished Teaching Professor, emeritus, adjunct professor, Ph.D., University of Chicago 
Kikue Hamayotsu, assistant professor, Ph.D, Australian National University
Rebecca J. Hannagan, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Christopher M. Jones, associate professor, Ph.D., Syracuse University
Lynn Kamenitsa, associate professor, Ph.D., Indiana University
Daniel R. Kempton, professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Dwight Y. King, professor, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Heidi O. Koenig, associate professor, Ph.D., Syracuse University
Donald C. Menzel, adjunct professor, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
William R. Monat, adjunct Regency Professor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Clark D. Neher, Distinguished Presidential Teaching Professor, emeritus, adjunct, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Kimberly L. Nelson, assistant professor, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Michael T. Peddle, associate professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Andrea Radasanu, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Bruce A. Rocheleau, adjunct professor, Ph.D., University of Florida
Irene S. Rubin, adjunct professor, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Matthew Streb, assistant professor, Ph.D., Indiana University
Brendon Swedlow, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
M. Ladd Thomas, adjunct professor, Ph.D., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Kurt M. Thurmaier, professor, Ph.D., Syracuse University
Daniel H. Unger, associate professor, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Y. K. Wang, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Artemus Ward, assistant professor, Ph.D., Syracuse University 
Curt H. Wood, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Mikel Wyckoff, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Maryland

The Department of Political Science offers graduate programs leading to the M.A., M.P.A., and Ph.D. degrees. Six fields are available in political science: American government and politics, public administration, political theory, comparative politics, international relations, and politics and the life sciences.

Graduate study may lead to careers in government service (federal, state, and local), international business, teaching, and professional writing and research. The public administration program offers professional preparation, including internship opportunities in government agencies as part of course work, toward a graduate degree; active efforts are made to place students in career government positions upon completion of their studies. Foreign study and overseas internship opportunities also exist. All programs are related to the students’ career objectives by their departmental advisers.

In addition to the requirements below, students are expected to comply with the regulations contained in the graduate handbook appropriate to their program available from either the department or the division of public administration.

Course Information

Many courses offered by the department relate to more than one field of political science. However, as a general guide to students, the following numbering system is used.

–00 to –19, American government
–20 to –29, public policy
–30 to –39, politics and the life sciences
–50 to –59, political theory
–60 to –79, comparative politics
–80 to –89, international relations

The following numbers are for courses not in any of the above fields.

–40 to –49, methodology
–90 to –99, general

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