Degrees Offered throughout the State
The Department of Political Science is located on two campuses of Washington State University, at Pullman and Vancouver.
On the main Pullman campus, the department offers a B.A. in political science, an M.A. in political science with a focus on global justice and security studies, and a Ph.D. in political science.
The department also offers a master's in public affairs at the Vancouver campus. In addition, the faculty on the Vancouver campus contribute to a new B.A. program in the social sciences.
Faculty Addressing Real-world Problems
Department faculty have a wide range of research and teaching interests, and the department is nationally and internationally recognized for scholarship with a focus on problem-driven research that confronts both traditional and emerging challenges in the U.S. and throughout the world. Faculty members routinely lend their expertise to a broad range of local, state, and national government agencies and nongovernmental groups. This involvement on the 'practitioner-side' of policy serves to enrich both faculty research and teaching.
Hands-on Teaching & Learning
Our award-winning faculty place great emphasis upon providing exceptional undergraduate and graduate programming, with a unique emphasis on research collaboration at the graduate level. The use of 'active learning' approaches to instruction at the undergraduate level are used extensively by faculty involving elaborate policy-making simulations, crisis-management simulations, and a highly accomplished Mock Trial team. These hands-on teaching strategies reflect the problem-driven approach to research and instruction emphasized by our faculty and their ability to bring real-world perspective to students in the classroom.
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