Boston college political science

To main to local seek to advance the science of politics through research, publishing, and teaching, while contributing to the general goals of liberal education and addressing the broader needs and civic aspirations of the student as a whole marshall isciplinary c civilization and societies ational studies cal science department cal theory grad program cal science & cal science ary navigation:Message from the , catholic sey college of arts & sey college of arts & sciences - school of education - school of education - college law l school of management - l school of management - l school of of social of theology and college of advancing raduate sey college of arts & sciences - graduate school of education - graduate college law l school of management - graduate l school of of social of theology and college of advancing ces and library y research library college college college dining college s and navigation:academic servicescourse information and scheduleregistrationuniversity catalogsundergraduate catalogabout boston collegedegree programsthe university: policies and proceduresmorrissey college of arts and sciencesundergraduate programsafrican and african diaspora studiesart, art history, and filmbiochemistrybiologychemistryclassical studiescommunicationcomputer scienceearth and environmental scienceseconomicsenglishenvironmental studiesgerman studieshistoryhonors programinternational studiesislamic civilizations and societiesmathematicsmusicphilosophyphysicscurrent page: political science psychologyromance languages and literaturesslavic and eastern languages and literaturessociologytheatretheologyuniversity courseslynch school of educationcarroll school of management connell school of nursingwoods college of advancing studiessummer sessionboard of trustees, administration, and officersgraduate catalogcatalog archivecalendarsstudentsfaculty & staffdepartment administratorsonline course evaluationsresourcesfinancial servicesstudent services a-zformscontact usvideo student ment rumb navigation: bc home > offices > student services > academic services > catalog > undergrad_catalog > morrissey college of arts and sciences > current page: political raduate raduate program introductory ications, exceptions, and special writing outside the honors r of the college and ed study raduate research fellowships al fellowships erson: susan shell, 617-552-4168, @ant chairperson: gerald easter, 617-552-3491, @te director: christopher j. S program director: gerald easter, 617-552-3491, @or and honors program: kenji hayao, 617-552-4096, @ abroad program advisors: kenji hayao, 617-552-4096, @ and jennie purnell, ment administrator: shirley gee, 617-552-4144, @ and graduate program assistant: raduate program undergraduate major in political science provides a foundation for careers in politics, public administration, international service, law, business, and journalism, as well as a foundation for graduate work and teaching in the social political science major at boston college consists of ten courses: two introductory courses; at least one course in each of the four subfields of political science (american politics; comparative politics; international politics; and political theory); and four electives from any of the subfields. In order to complete the major, students must complete 10 political science courses that are each worth at least three credits. Thus, for the purposes of the major, three 4-credit political science courses from another institution are counted as three courses (they are not equivalent to four 3-credit courses). You will need to have a “degree audit course substitution and waiver form” signed by the director of undergraduate studies in order for this waiver to be reflected on your degree introductory curriculum in political science is not like that in other majors, such as economics or the natural sciences. Poli1041 fundamental concepts of politics and poli1021 how to rule the world, are devoted principally to a study of some of the classic texts in political theory. Critical dialogue—in the classroom and in some cases, in discussion sections—is central to the way these introductory courses are summarize: students are normally required to take two introductory courses: either fundamental concepts of politics (poli1041) or how to rule the world (poli1021); and one additional course from the introductory list: introduction to modern politics (poli1042); introduction to american government (poli1061); introduction to international politics (poli1081); and (poli1091) introduction to comparative 1021, poli1061 and poli1091 satisfy the social science core and are open to majors and 1041, poli1042, and poli1081 satisfy the social science core and are major restricted the introductory ts go directly from introductory courses into upper-level electives. Students must take eight courses beyond the introductory courses, and at least one course must be taken in each of the four subfields: american politics, comparative politics, international politics, and political theory. To fulfill the major, at least six courses of the ten courses required must be taken in the boston college political science department. Least one course in each of the four subfields of political science: american politics (polix300–x398), comparative politics (polix400–x499), international politics (polix500–x599), and political theory (polix600–x699), for a total of four subfield electives from among any courses offered by the department that are not introductory courses.

Nb: poli1021 (how to rule the world) may also satisfy the subfield requirement in political theory; and poli1081 (introduction to international politics) may also satisfy the subfield requirement in international politics. In either of these cases, students will still need to take ten courses and will need to see the director of undergraduate studies in order to get this waiver recorded on their degree courses in political science offered in the woods college are separate from the courses offered in the department and cannot generally be used towards the major. But in no case may a student earn a degree in political science without taking at least six courses (18 credits) in the department. Transfer credits and study abroad credits may not be used to satisfy the four subfield distributional note: even after the university has accepted a transfer or a study abroad course for your mcas requirements, you will still need to see the director of undergraduate studies or one of the study abroad advisors for special forms to move those classes into the appropriate categories on your degree department of political science has established its own honors program to encourage and reward high academic achievement among its majors. Each year 15 to 20 political science majors who have completed the sophomore year are invited to join the honors program. Students seeking to complete the honors program and graduate with honors must, therefore, take at least 12 political science courses in honors seminar is given each semester. These seminars are considered electives in the major, and so they do not exempt the student from the requirement of taking one course in each of four subfields in political science. Participating in the honors program are eligible for one of three honors designations when they graduate: honors, high honors, and highest honors in political science. All members of the program who complete at least 12 courses in political science, including two honors seminars, are eligible to graduate with honors, if they have sustained a record of academic excellence in the major. Members of the program who choose to write an honors thesis, and do so successfully, will be eligible to be considered for high or highest further information on the political science honors program, contact the director of undergraduate abroad is an excellent way for political science majors to gain a comparative and cross-cultural perspective on politics.

Information on specific study abroad opportunities can be obtained from the office of international programs in hovey house and by speaking with professor hayao or professor be eligible for elective course credits toward the political science major while studying abroad, a student should have at least a 3. Students with gpas below this should contact one of the department's study abroad advisors about the possibility of being granted a waiver to this cal science majors should be aware that not all study abroad sites available to boston college students will have courses acceptable toward the major. In these cases, students should be careful to consult with one of the department's study abroad advisors or the director of undergraduate e gaining foreign-language fluency is one of the main benefits of study abroad, political science majors seeking to study abroad in an english-speaking country need to have a compelling academic reason for doing so. Students who believe that their foreign-language skills are not advanced enough to take college courses abroad in a foreign language should consider study-abroad programs in foreign-language countries where universities offer their own students courses in english. A student who seeks approval only after he or she returns from abroad risks not getting political science credit for study abroad courses. As noted above, the four courses for the field distributional requirement in the political science major (one each in american, comparative, and international politics and in political theory) must be taken at boston college. Thus, for the purposes of the major, three 4-credit political science courses from another institution are counted as three courses (they are not, in other words, treated as equivalent to four 3-credit bc political science courses). The thesis courses do not satisfy subfield requirements in the major but may be used to satisfy elective r of the college r of the college is a special designation conferred at commencement on seniors who have successfully completed particularly creative, scholarly, and ambitious advanced independent research projects during their senior year, while maintaining an overall cumulative grade point average of 3. And ed study boston college advanced study grants were established to encourage, support, and give visible recognition to undergraduates who have that special spark of scholarly initiative and imagination. For such faculty-designed projects, boston college has undergraduate research ts intending to write an honors thesis or senior thesis should consider applying in their junior year for advanced study grants for thesis research, which fund summer research or skills-acquisition projects in direct support of a senior project that will be undertaken during the student’s senior raduate research fellowships undergraduate research fellowships program enables students of at least sophomore status to gain firsthand experience in scholarly work by participating with a faculty member on a research project.

For more information on the program and application deadlines, consult the website for the university fellowships committee, or inquire directly with faculty to express your interest in being involved in their al fellowships college students need to be aware, early in their undergraduate careers, of the fellowships and awards given on a competitive basis by national foundations. Fulbright grants, marshall scholarships, mellon fellowships, national science foundation fellowships, rhodes scholarships, and truman scholarships are among the major grants available. Many of these opportunities are especially for students planning a future in public service, so they are very appropriate for political science majors. But early planning and preparation are important—the freshman year is not too further information about national fellowships, consult the website for the university fellowships d: january 31, 2018maintained by: office of student ibility | contact | feedback © 2018 the trustees of boston college. To main to local cal science department ed placement & transfer  and ations & conference ships & undergraduate major in political science provides a foundation for careers in politics, public administration, international service, law, business, and journalism, as well as a foundation for graduate work and teaching in the social political science major at boston college consists of 10 courses (30 credits): two introductory courses; at least one course in each of the four subfields of political science (american politics; comparative politics; international politics; and political theory); and four electives from any of the uctory introductory some exceptions as noted below under qualifications, exceptions, and special rules, all majors must take one of the following introductory courses: fundamental concepts of politics (poli 1041) or how to rule the world (poli 1021). You will need to get a form from the office of student services signed by the director of undergraduate studies in order for this waiver to be reflected on your degree introductory curriculum in political science is not like that in other majors, such as economics or the natural sciences. 1041 fundamental concepts and 1021 how to rule the world, usually taught in the fall, are devoted principally to a study of some of the classic texts in political theory. Critical dialogue—in the classroom and in some cases, in discussion sections—is central to the way these introductory courses are introductory courses—poli 1061 and similar courses to be offered in the future—are open to non-majors as well as majors, and satisfy the university core social science requirement. The second number indicates the category in which the courses fall: courses with a “3” in the second digit are in american politics; courses with “4” in the second digit are in comparative politics; courses with “5” in the second digit are in international politics; and courses with “6” in the second digit are in political theory. Students must take eight courses (24 credits) beyond the introductory courses, and at least one course (3 credits) must be taken in each of the four subfields: american politics, comparative politics, international politics, and political theory.

To fulfill the major, at least six courses (18 credits) of the ten courses (30 credits) required must be taken at boston is a considerable variety in these elective offerings, because each faculty member has a rotating set of courses and usually teaches four of these each year. Least one course (3 credits) in each of the four subfields of political science: american politics (poli x3xx), comparative politics (poli x4xx), international politics (poli x5xx), and political theory (poli x6xx), for a total of four subfield courses (12 subfield credits). Electives (12 credits) from among any courses offered by the department that are not introductory : poli 1021 (how to rule the world) may also satisfy the subfield requirement in political theory. It may not, however, satisfy the introductory requirement and the political theory subfield requirement at the same : courses designated as poli x200-x299 count as electives toward the major but do not fulfill any of the four subfield distributional requirements. In either of these cases, students will still need to take ten courses (30 credits) and will need to see the director of undergraduate studies in order to get this waiver recorded on their degree are courses in political science offered in the woods college of advancing studies (wcas). As a general rule, the department will only approve for major credit wcas courses taught by regular faculty or teaching fellows in the political science ts may transfer up to four courses (12 credits) from other institutions, including foreign study programs. But in no case may a student earn a degree in political science without taking at least six courses (24 credits) in the department. More restrictive view is available to guests at course information and cal science to main to local cal science department es and graduate school of arts and sciences and the university set standards for students' academic political science department offers a distinctive program which, in keeping with the tradition of boston college, concentrates on significant questions, practical and theoretical. Informal colloquia and more formal presentations supplement the regular order of scholarly exchange, and advanced students have an opportunity to teach under faculty are four traditional fields of political science: american politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political -three full-time professors—both junior and senior faculty—teach in the department. As an academic community, both graduate students and faculty display an unusual blend of practical and philosophical concerns within a tradition of friendly but serious debate and scholarly ational s of the department specializing in political theory include:Robert bartlett is the first behrakis professor of hellenic political studies at boston college.

His principal area of research is classical political philosophy, with particular attention to the thinkers of ancient hellas, including thucydides, plato, xenophon, and aristotle. He has published articles in the american political science review, american journal of politics, journal of politics, review of politics, and other leading scholarly journals. He is also the co-translator of a new edition of aristotle's nicomachean ethics (university of chicago press, 2011) and the author of a forthcoming study of plato's protagoras and behnegar teaches early modern political theory, contemporary political theory, and political economy. He is the author of leo strauss, max weber, and the scientific study of politics, as well as articles on strauss, social science, and shakespeare. He is currently at work on a study of hume and opher kelly teaches early and late modern political theory, with special emphasis on french thought. He is also the editor, with roger masters, of the definitive english edition of rousseau's meld shell teaches late modern political theory and contemporary political theory and post-modernism, with special emphasis on german thought. Dipasquale studies the intersection between islamic law and political thought in pre-modern and contemporary contexts; the transmission and recovery of greek science by arabic-speaking muslims in the middle ages; and the political philosophy of alfarabi, avicenna and faulkner while retired from teaching, consults with students and leads the occasional reading group. The last several years the boston college department has built a strong and wide-ranging american politics faculty:Dennis hale, whose teaching and research interests focus on american political thought and institutions, teaches a graduate seminar on the american founding, and an undergraduate elective on american political thought from the puritans to lincoln. He is the co-editor (with marc landy) of the essays of the french political scientist bertrand de jouvenel, and is the author of the jury in america: triumph and decline (university press of kansas, 2016). Hartney teaches and writes on the politics of public policy, american political institutions, and u.

His research is primarily focused on the politics of k-12 education and speaks directly to the interplay between political and educational inequality in american democracy. Hartney's most recent publications appear in journals such as american journal of political science and public administration review. He is currently at work on a book project that examines the political power and influence of teachers unions in the postwar hopkins teaches courses on american political parties and elections, the united states congress, public opinion and voting behavior, and research methods. Kersch, professor kersch’s chief interests are in american political and constitutional development, the politics of courts, american legal history, and american political thought. Kersch’s work has won major awards and fellowships, including the american political science association's edward s. He is the author of the supreme court and american political development (with ronald kahn), constructing civil liberties: discontinuities in the development of american constitutional law, and freedom of speech: rights and liberties under the law. For cambridge university press and a book on american political thought for polity books (u. Joseph moakley endowed professor of political science, specializes in american politics – in particular, political participation, political behavior, and organized interests. She is co-author of, among others, the unheavenly chorus: unequal political voice and the broken promise of american democracy (with sidney verba and henry brady), which won two prose awards (for government and politics and excellence in social sciences) awarded to scholarly books by the american association of publishers; the private roots of public action: gender, equality, and political participation (with nancy burns and sidney verba), which was co-winner of the apsa’s schuck prize; voice and equality: civic voluntarism in american politics (with sidney verba and henry e. She is the winner of the american political science association’s 2004 rowman and littlefield award for innovative teaching in political science;,the apsa’s 2006 frank goodnow award for distinguished service to the profession of political science; and the 2016 samuel eldersveld career achievement award.

The first is that political scientists should study human beings primarily in their capacity as political actors. We encourage graduate students in american politics to study the great works of political philosophy, and conversely we encourage students of political theory to learn more about american s of the department specializing in comparative politics include:Ali banuazizi (middle east and southeast asia) received his ba from the university of michigan and his phd from yale university. He teaches courses on the political cultures of the middle east, varieties of political islam, and modern iranian history and politics. Professor banuazizi is currently the director of the program in islamic civilization and societies and chair of the international studies academic advisory board at boston easter specializes in russian and east european regional politics and in comparative state-building theory. His publications include: reconstructing the state: personal networks and elite identity in soviet russia (cambridge university press, 2000); and capital, coercion and post-communist states (cornell university press, 2012), which received book prizes for both social science and political economy by the association for slavic, east european and eurasian studies. He is currently researching the impact of political change on the japanese prime ministership, as well as conducting a comparative study of presidents and prime honig (africa) studies state-building, institutions, and the political economy of development. Her work employs a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods, and relies on extensive fieldwork in different african an laurence (europe, turkey, north africa) is professor of political science at boston college and nonresident senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the brookings institution (washington, dc). Foreign deese researches the international and comparative politics of energy and climate policies worldwide; the role of reputation and political leadership in international politics; the political economy of international trade; and the interaction of economics and security in us foreign policy. He is the author of the international political economy of trade; globalization: causes and effects; and world trade politics: power, principles, and leadership. He teaches graduate courses on global public goods, the roles and design of institutions in international politics, and undergraduate courses on international political economy, liberalism and american foreign policy, and the us and global politics of energy and climate er erickson’s research interests lie at the intersection of international security and political economy and focus on international reputation, states’ commitment to international rules and norms, and the role of domestic politics in promoting compliance with those commitments.

She has also been a research fellow at dartmouth college in the war and peace studies program at the john sloan dickey center for international ross (international politics, china) is professor of political science at boston college; associate, john king fairbank center for east asian research, harvard university; and senior advisor, security studies program, massachusetts institute of technology. Program, our students are expected to:Demonstrate substantial knowledge of one subfield of political t scholarly work at the post-graduate strong candidates for admission to ph. Programs in political science or for professional jobs that require post-graduate a good understanding of proper professional ethics in political cal science to main to local cal science department es and graduate school of arts and sciences and the university set standards for students' academic political science department offers a distinctive program which, in keeping with the tradition of boston college, concentrates on significant questions, practical and theoretical. Programs in political science or for professional jobs that require post-graduate a good understanding of proper professional ethics in political cal science department.