Michael Makiej hits his stride in and out of the classroom, competing as a high jumper on the men’s track and field team while double-majoring in philosophy and political science. It just seemed like ...

The Basics of American Government is a collaborative effort among five current and four former faculty members in the Department of Political Science & International Affairs and the Department of ...

Notre Dame’s political science department launched a new required course, “Why Political Science?”, aimed at helping students ...

Why do governments make the decisions they do? Or what makes politics and policy often so challenging? Political Science majors study the institutions and processes of domestic and international ...

The Department of Political Science provides concentrated study that combines excellent and rigorous classroom instruction with hands-on, experiential opportunities for learning. We prepare our ...

If careers in law, business, government, politics, law enforcement, journalism and teaching pique your interest, then a political science major would be the perfect choice for you. The Political ...