Department of Political Science

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Alethia H. Cook, Associate Professor and Chair, A-134 Brewster
Carmine Scavo, Director of Graduate Studies and MPA Program, A-135 Brewster

Faculty

• Department of Political Science Faculty  

Programs

• Public Management and Leadership Certificate
• Security Studies Certificate

• Public Administration, MPA
• Security Studies, MS

Courses

• POLS 5000 - American Government and Politics
• POLS 6040 - Problems in State Government
• POLS 6080 - American Foreign Relations
• POLS 6155 - Changing Nature of National Security
• POLS 6310 - Comparative Government I
• POLS 6320 - Comparative Government II
• POLS 6330 - Political Modernization and the Non-Western World
• POLS 6345 - Comparative Public Policy
• POLS 6360 - Causes of International War
• POLS 6382 - Global Terrorism
• POLS 6425 - War, Peace and Security in the Middle East
• POLS 6430 - Seminar in International Politics
• POLS 6440 - Seminar in International Organization
• POLS 6524 - Readings in American Foreign Relations

• PADM 6100 - Politics and Management in Public Agencies
• PADM 6101 - Analysis for the Public Sector
• PADM 6102 - Quantitative Methods for Public Administration
• PADM 6110 - Human Resource Management in Public Agencies
• PADM 6111 - Contemporary Problems in Public Personnel Administration
• PADM 6112 - Productivity in the Public Sector
• PADM 6116 - Women, Public Policy, and Administration
• PADM 6120 - Public Budgeting and Finance
• PADM 6121 - Financial Management in State and Local Governments
• PADM 6123 - Economic Development
• PADM 6124 - State and Local Government Finance
• PADM 6130 - Urban Policy and Administration
• PADM 6140 - Administrative Law and Ethics
• PADM 6150 - Seminar in Public Administration
• PADM 6160 - Public Policy Formulation and Implementation
• PADM 6161 - Applied Policy Analysis
• PADM 6162 - Environmental Administration
• PADM 6163 - Environmental Policy Analysis
• PADM 6164 - State and Local Environmental Policy
• PADM 6165 - Program Evaluation
• PADM 6170 - Intergovernmental/Interagency Relations
• PADM 6210 - Organization Theory in the Public Context
• PADM 6220 - Leadership and Ethics in the Public Sector
• PADM 6240 - Management of Non-Profit Organizations
• PADM 6260 - Management of Public Information Technology
• PADM 6325 - Transportation Policy
• PADM 6400 - Health Policy
• PADM 6410 - Health Policy Analysis
• PADM 6887 - Internship in Public Administration
• PADM 6888 - Internship in Public Administration
• PADM 6889 - Internship in Public Administration
• PADM 6898 - Independent Research
• PADM 6899 - Independent Research
• PADM 6900 - MPA Professional Paper
• PADM 6901 - Professional Paper: Summer Research
• PADM 7004 - Marine Policy, Governance, and Law
• PADM 7009 - Coastal, Maritime, and Environmental Law

• SECS 6000 - Security Studies Foundations
• SECS 6155 - Changing Nature of National Security Policy
• SECS 6199 - Independent Research
• SECS 6250 - Policy and Practice of Security
• SECS 6260 - Intelligence and National Security
• SECS 6270 - Intelligence Analysis
• SECS 6300 - Research Methods for Security Studies
• SECS 6320 - Cyber Warfare and Security
• SECS 6350 - Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
• SECS 6380 - The Art of Statecraft and International Security
• SECS 6390 - Human Security
• SECS 6400 - The Foundation of Homeland Security and Defense
• SECS 6420 - Globalization and Security
• SECS 6430 - Special Topics Seminar
• SECS 6450 - Internship
• SECS 6999 - SECS Completion
• SECS 7000 - Thesis

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