|
Political science is, in one sense, an ancient discipline and,
in another sense, one of the most recently developed social sciences.
. . . much of political science taught today communicates a different
scholarly focus that has been developed primarily in the United
States in the past sixty years. During this period many scholars
have moved from philosophical observations about politics to scientific
observations about politics. This movement has been marked by a
widespread effort to collect data about politics and governments
using relatively new techniques developed by all the social sciences.
Its goal has been to describe and explain political phenomena with
greater accuracy. In short, political science today is constantly
seeking to make itself rigorous in its standards of scholarship,
more demanding in its standards of proof, . . . (Careers and the
Study of Political Science: A Guide for Undergraduates, 5th ed.,
1992, p. 1).
|
Guide to Undergraduate Study
The Guide to Undergraduate Study provides an overview of
our undergraduate program.
Advising
These topics frequently come up during advising sessions.
Preparing
for Law School
Prelaw Advisor in the Department of Political Science, Prof.
Tim Hagle, has written a document called Prelaw FAQ.
Courses
in Political Science (ISIS)
A printed Schedule of Courses may be purchased at the IMU
Bookstore for use in schedule planning along with consultation
with your academic adviser. In all cases of discrepancy between
the ISIS course list and the Schedule of Courses, the ISIS
course list is always the most up-to-date and correct version.
Supplementary course information provides links to some of
the same information as the printed Schedule of Courses.
|
Honors
Information about the University Honors Program and the national
honor society for political science, Pi Sigma Alpha.
Awards
See the awards that some of our undergraduates have earned
recently.
Opportunities
Details about two internship programs offered in the Department
of Political Science: Government Internship and Washington
Internship.
University Elements and Related
Links
Here you will find a few useful University of Iowa links
as well as a list of other Web sites related to politics or
political science.
|
| 
