Majors & Minors
Pursue a degree or take courses in political science or international relations.
Alumni Showcase
Discover notable individuals with Rochester degrees in political science or international relations.
Graduate Studies
Our PhD program is one of the most rigorous and successful programs in the nation.
Department News
- Bethany Lacina publishes piece in Monkey Cage
- PhD alumnus Daniel Diermeier named Chancellor of Vanderbilt University
- David Baron receives 2019 William H. Riker Prize
- PhD alumnus Arthur Spirling receives emerging scholar award
- PhD alumnus Daniel Gillion named 2018 Carnegie Fellow
Recent PhD Placements
- Peter Bils — Vanderbilt University
- Sergio Ascensio Bonfil — University of New Mexico
- Chitralekha Basu — University of Cologne
- Emiel Awad — London School of Economics (post-doc)
- Shichao Ma — Samba TV (Associate Data Scientist)
- Yu Wang — Facebook
New Faculty
- Dan Alexander — PhD University of Chicago, started Fall 2019
- Mayya Komisarchik — PhD Harvard, started Fall 2019
- Scott Tyson — PhD New York University, started Fall 2018
Alumni Network
Rochester alumni can be found in a range of fields, from law to business to education to government to sports. Explore the alumni network to make a connection!
Careers
We partner with the Gwen M. Greene Career and Internships Center to connect students with jobs, internships, research opportunities, and more.
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