Ohio University Department of Political Science

MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the world. “Political science doesn’t just make The University Department of Political Science empowers students you a better student, it makes you a to meet their responsibilities as citizens, leaders, and professionals in a democratic society and interdependent world. better citizen. And Ohio University really focuses on the undergraduate MAJORS: experience. I’ve gone to conferences, • Political Science I’ve been funded, I’m writing a thesis.” • Political Science (Honors Tutorial) • Political Science Prelaw —Olayemi Olurin, political science prelaw major, African American studies minor; Courses cover topics in American politics, comparative politics, earning a certificate in law, justice international relations, and political theory. and culture

Founder of candornews.com; writing a thesis titled “Black Bodies and the Law”; earned a full-tuition scholarship to law school courses of study “The professors took a personal interest Both the political science and prelaw programs prepare students for in me, and they especially helped in careers in law, including public office, legislation, litigation, private law practice, nonprofit legal work, and law enforcement. developing my skills as a writer. They don’t teach you writing in law school, The Department of Political Science offers courses on law, prelaw so that was the foundation I got at advising, credit for law-related internships, and a prelaw fraternity.

Ohio University.” Students can major or minor in prelaw; they also can earn a certificate in law, justice and culture. —Caroline Nagy, B.A. and M.A. ’04 in political science ()

J.D., New York University School of Law; policy manager at Center for New York City Neighborhoods; at OHIO, wrote a thesis on postmodern feminist political thought law preparation “One of the things that is most Photo by OHIO’s Public Affairs Internship Program allows students to Evan Chwalek for complete internships for college credit in government offices, nonprofit important to me is the community. The Athens News. and non-governmental organizations, or interest groups. Athens offers a lot of options for political science students. All the Our students have interned at the Carter Center, the Ohio Statehouse, nonprofits around here are a great congressional offices, Amnesty International, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and more. foot in the door. There are local political races if you’re into running campaigns. Columbus isn’t far away if you’re interested in doing an internship at the Statehouse.”

—Evan Chwalek, political science major

Participated in Politics in Paris education abroad program; photographer for The Athens News and student-run magazine Speakeasy internship opportunities “It’s been the best transformative Student organizations allow students to get involved and learning experience of my entire life. gain leadership opportunities. OHIO has more than 500 student organizations, including: That’s why people come here. They don’t come here simply to get an • Student Senate education; they come here for the • Political Science Majors Association experience—the people, the place, • Pi Sigma Alpha political science honors society the programs, the organizations.” • College Democrats • College Republicans —Keith Wilbur, political science and economics • Phi Alpha Delta prelaw fraternity double major • Second Amendment Club Student trustee, Ohio University Board of Trustees; board of directors chair, Center for • Radical Left Student Alliance Student Legal Services; OHIO Marching 110 member co-curricular opportunities “Our lives are all intertwined; we are Global Studies certificates include African, Asian, East Asian, all connected, and we don’t have the European, Latin American, Southeast Asian, and war and peace.

luxury to ignore what’s happening in Qualifying upperclass students can participate in the Global China, Argentina, and Iraq today. With Leadership Center, an interdisciplinary, two-year program on global the experts and professors we have issues with emphasis on world problems and problem-solving skills.

on our campus, we offer a tremendous The World at War: Paris/Berlin is a political science four-week area of expertise in all regions.” summer education abroad program. Students take courses and earn academic credit. Students can enroll in other education abroad

—Nukhet Sandal, assistant professor of programs for credit as well. political science

War and peace studies director; co-author, Religion in International Relations Theory: Interactions and Possibilities international focus “You can move the dial tremendously OHIO political science alumni include former Ohio governor and U.S. for one particular company or one Senator , Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge Pat Lang, and other elected officeholders. particular nonprofit. I feel very good about getting grants for children Our alumni work in government, law, nonprofit, corporate, education, services agencies or local governments military, diplomatic, security, and media fields.

so they can build a new residential Our graduates have gone on to law and graduate schools at such cottage for their kids or a new sewer institutions as Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Stanford, American, George in a flooded part of the community.” Washington, Georgetown, and MIT.

—Justin McCaulley, B.A. ’01 in political science

President of McCaulley&Company lobbying firm; At OHIO, was a member of College Republicans successful alumni New York Detroit

Cleveland 90 Philadelphia Toledo 80 Pittsburgh FACTS: 80 23 75 71 77 • 22:1 student-to-faculty ratio. 33 Columbus 70 75 270 • First-year students can enroll in a political science learning community 70 33 Athens Washington, D.C. 35 (LC). LC students take a shared set of courses together and build 50 71 Indianapolis 33 relationships with one another. 50 35 23 Charleston Richmond • Students can earn College of Arts and Sciences general education Cincinnati credits in clusters of themed courses. Themes include making and breaking the law; war and peace; so you want to change the world; Ohio University: It’s You and wealth and poverty. To arrange a visit and tour of the Department of Political Science, call • Political science honors students have the option to write an 740.593.4373 or e-mail [email protected]. honors thesis.

For info on other visit programs and to arrange a campus visit and tour, • Political science faculty have won numerous teaching awards, from go to www.ohio.edu/you. University Professor to the Distinguished Mentor Award.

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