Undergraduate Program

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The undergraduate curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers in governmental and non-governmental public service, policy analysis, journalism, law and business, as well as for post-graduate work in Political Science. Consistent with the Brandeis emphasis on quality liberal arts education, we emphasize critical reading, thinking, and writing skills in all our undergraduate courses. In our seminars, we seek to develop our students' ability to articulate reasoned arguments in support of their views before an audience of their peers. With respect to undergraduate education, we are a department of "politics;" that is, a department that seeks to encourage students to engage important issues. We require students to familiarize themselves with the ways others have engaged important issues, from the classical philosophers whose works shape the Western political tradition, to the modern political theorists and practitioners who shape the politics of the issues and places covered in our courses.

Undergraduate Departmental Representatives' contact information can be found on the Contact Page