What part of your life IS NOT influenced by politics or public policy?
Come engage our political science professors and students in this discussion through our courses and research. Blake Hall holds an exclusive spot near the Chancellor's residence hugging the edge of the hill and all are welcome to our corner of the campus. Use the links on this page to begin charting your future path in the private, public, or non-profit sector. We can create opportunities for you!
The Department of Political Science offers degrees for undergraduate (B.A., B.G.S.)
and graduate (M.A., Ph.D.) students. If you have questions about our graduate or
undergraduate programs, we invite you to contact us. Our Graduate Director
is Associate Professor Mark Joslyn and our Undergraduate Director is Associate Professor Fiona Yap. Our course offerings are grouped according to subfields which represent our
discipline: American Politics,
Comparative Politics,
International Relations,
Public Policy, and Political
Theory. People who are interested in joining
our department are invited to peruse our faculty and graduate student
listings in order to contact people who share their interest.
Don Haider-Markel, Professor & Chair
Our Ph.D. program is ranked 29 among public universities!
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Undergraduate Awards presented to Political Science students:
The Ethan P. Allen Pi Sigma Alpha Award: Margarita Caulfield, Keri Schreiner, Joshua Dean
The Emmett L. Bennett Scholarship: Quinn Ried
The Eldon Fields Award: William Suarez, Kyle Patterson, Lucas Strubing
The Elizabeth and Carl Gusafson Scholarship: Kristopher Velasco, Samuel Hofmeier, Tyler Childress, Taylor Huhn, Simon Gottlieb, Laura Weaver, Erin Heckethorn, Jacklyn Baillergeon, Suhayla Sibaai
The Allan J. Cigler Academic Enrichment Award: Austin Bussing
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New Professor:
In the Fall 2012, Gail Buttorff, PhD, University of Iowa, will be joining us. Her research and teaching interests include Comparative Politics, Middle East and North African politics, Electoral Systems, Political Parties, Election Fraud, Comparative Institutions, Democratization, Game Theory, Political Research Methods, OLS Regression, Limited Dependent Variables.
Thank you donors!
Many alumni and friends generously contribute to the Department of Political Science, greatly enhancing the opportunities available to faculty, undergraduate and graduate students. Among other things, their kind donations assist faculty and graduate students in attending professional conferences; help bring intriguing speakers to campus for the benefit of the entire department; and help offset the expenses of recruiting excellent new faculty. Join us in thanking our recent donors!
Classes
Information about courses can be found at: http://www.opensections.ku.edu/
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