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The Department of Political Science seeks to be at the forefront of using social science practices to evaluate, innovate, and invigorate political institutions and phenomena.

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Featured News

  • Five Things You Need to Know About the Impeachment Process

    Dec 4, 2019

  • Public Policy Senior selected as Udall Scholar

    Dec 2, 2019

  • Professor Wahman’s Research Launched to Malawi Political Stakeholders

    Nov 26, 2019

  • Dr. Cristana Bodea presents at international conference

    Nov 8, 2019

  • Training Detroit's Future Civic Leaders

    Oct 17, 2019

Featured Events

  • Dec 13 2019

    PhD Application Deadline is Dec. 13

  • Jan 24 2020

    Valeria Sinclair-Chapman lecture

  • Feb 14 2020

    Caitlin Ainsley lecture

  • Feb 19 2020

    Kenneth Scheve lecture

  • Feb 19 2020

    Madeleine Albright to speak at the 2020 Blanchard Forum

Master of Public Policy Program

Our goal is to give our students the analytic and practical tools to be leaders in their policy careers.

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