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Teaching Tomorrow’s Leaders

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September 5, 2024 Contact: Millie Tan, Undergraduate Student, Coordinator Welcome to the Political Science Undergraduate weekly newsletter.  You will also…

By endeavors June 5th, 2024 Research UNCovered | Society Ashley Anderson is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science within the…

The annual State Politics and Policy Conference was recently held at UVA, hosted by Justin Kirkland. Below is a picture…

Congratulations to this year’s winner of the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS Cross-National Data Center)  Aldi Award for researchers under 40 is…

Undergraduate

The UNC Department of Political Science is consistently rated as one of the top 15 political science departments in the country. Our internationally renowned faculty is dedicated to exposing students to cutting-edge political science research and scholarship. Political Science is one of the largest undergraduate majors at UNC-Chapel Hill, yet there is ample opportunity for students to receive individual attention and assistance as they pursue their chosen course of study.

Graduate

Our graduate program, currently ranked 12th among U.S. graduate programs in Political Science, is small and very selective; each year’s entering cohort is approximately 12 students. We admit students for the Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science. The focus of our graduate program is to train students for professional careers in political science, usually in academic institutions but also (and increasingly) in government agencies and non-governmental organizations.

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Featured Graduate Courses

American Presidency

Survey of the substantial literature and research on the American Presidency.

The White House

Intergovernmental Relations (PUBA 778)

Conflict and cooperation among governmental officials representing national, state, and local governments in the United States; changing roles of governments and new mechanisms for intergovernmental collaboration.

U.S. Capitol Building