Student Opportunities

Community Research
The department encourages students to enhance their classroom learning by seeking opportunities to do primary research in the community.
Examples:
Internships, Scholarships, and Fellowships
Our most successful students have benefited from:
- Internships – For more information, please see the Political Science Internships page .
- Scholarships and Fellowships
- For information and opportunities, please see the Political Science Scholarships and Fellowships page .
- One example of scholarships and fellowships is the . This article describes the award given to a recent Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ student: Bouras ’18 Earns National Pi Sigma Alpha Recognition .
Off-Campus Study
The Department of Political Science requires one semester of off-campus study to enrich the liberal arts experience. For more information, please see Fulfilling the Off-Campus Requirement page.
Study Abroad
Students can enrich their academic experience through studying abroad—for more information, please see the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Study Abroad program.
Research Presentation and Publication
In order to share their scholarly work, political science students are encouraged to take advantage of opportunities for research presentation and publication.
- Presenting Research
- Students may present work at the .
- The provides students with the opportunity to present their own research. See also this article: Bouras ’18 Presents at National Research Conference .
- Examples of Research Work – For examples of research other students have presented, see the Student Honors Papers collection.
- Publishing in Res Publica – Students may submit their original research for publication in Res Publica , Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s unique undergraduate journal of political science.

William Munro - Betty Ritchie-Birrer '47 and Ivan Birrer, Ph.D. Endowed Professor of Political Science
Department - Political Science