Department of Government

Many graduate students in the Government Department will tell you that one of the best parts of their education is the field seminar program. Field seminars provide a graduate-level introduction to each of the main fields of political science: American politics, international relations, comparative politics, and political philosophy. Each field seminar is co-taught by two leading experts in the field, who represent somewhat different perspectives on the material. Enrollment is limited to graduate students in order to facilitate give-and-take about central issues in the discipline of political science. Field seminars provide the foundation for your subsequent graduate work. They help provide you with a menu for choosing more specialized and more advanced courses in each of the four fields.