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Politics
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I myself am most pleased by good friends, and if I possess something good I teach it, and I introduce them to others for whom, I believe, they will receive some benefit with a view to virtue. And reading in common with my friends, I go through the treasures of the wise men of old which they left behind in their books; and if we see something good, we pick it out; and we hold that it is a great gain if we become beneficial to one another.
-- Socrates to Antiphon in Xenophon's Memorabilia
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STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
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Miriel Thomas '09 is a Marion G. Wells Honors Fellow of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, one of 50 Honors Fellows selected for the 2008-2009 academic year. She has recently been accepted into the Doctoral Program at Baylor University.
Erin Sedlacek '08 and Isaiah Stegman '07 are completing internships at the Heritage Foundation.
Erin Mulhern '09 and Thomas DeCaro '07 have recently completed internships at the Family Research Council.
Stephen Henley '09 is a Sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve, actively serving out of Hialeah, Florida.
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The Politics Department ranked in the 95% in the subfield of political thought and in the 85% in the subfield of international relations on the ETS major field test in Political Science in the spring of 2008. These results are based on comparisons of student performance at Ave Maria University with student performance in past years at other institutions where this test has been administered. The major field test is taken by Politics majors at Ave Maria in their senior year as part of the department's capstone course, Senior Seminar POLT 490. It is used for institutional assessment purposes.
For more news on the Politics department, click here .
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FEATURED COURSE
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Comparative Politics is a required course of the Politics major sequence. It explores several countries and regions of the world, and examines relationships between their different systems of government as well as their ethnic, cultural, religious, economic and historical roots. Topics discussed include the origin of political orders, authoritarian and democratic political regimes, theocratic and secular nation-states and the politics of economics. Comparative politics is important not only for a proper understanding of international relations and foreign policy but also for a critical assessment of current political issues and processes in the United States.
To see the syllabus for this course, click here.
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The Politics Major consists of 10 required courses, including 2 electives. Click on the course to view most recent syllabus.
Required Courses
Recent Electives
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