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Teaching Tomorrow’s Leaders

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For current Hurricane Helene disaster relief information please check the CCPS link below. Carolina Center for Public Service – disaster…

Message from the chancellor: Hurricane Helene response efforts  In a campus message, Chancellor Lee H. Roberts shared resources and information…

Congratulations to our colleague, Professor Lucy Martin! We’re delighted that “Strategic Taxation” by Lucy E.S. Martin has been awarded the:…

Congratulations to our colleague, Professor Chris Clark! Award for Mentoring Undergraduate Students: Christopher Clark, PhD Associate Professor and Director of…

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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