Political Science

Political Science at Union combines small classes, hands-on learning, and faculty-mentored research in all the major subfields of the discipline, including international relations, comparative politics, political theory, and US politics. The topics of our courses range from US Constitutional law and judicial politics to the modern presidency, political behavior and political psychology, feminism, human rights, labor, public policy, protest politics, the work of contemporary political theorists, global value chains, and the intersection of music and politics. We also address pressing global issues, including climate change, organized crime, and populism.

Students have opportunities to pursue internships in the Capital Region and during our Spring term in Washington, DC. Our popular Pizza & Politics series, student-faculty lunches, and the department’s Zeta Upsilon chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha enrich the academic experience with events featuring guest and faculty speakers and student panels. Student research gets featured at Steinmetz and political science conferences. A number of our students participate in study abroad programs, and all of them complete original, creative, and thoroughly researched two-term Senior Projects.

What can a degree in political science do for you? Here is what our alumni have been up to: