Political Science
Welcome to the Department of Political Science at California State University, Northridge. Our department hosts a highly distinguished group of faculty with varied expertise and significant research and publishing records. We also offer a rich curriculum in which most aspects of the discipline and areas of the globe are covered. Given the depth of our faculty's expertise and the range of the courses we offer, our strengths lie in the areas of American politics, international relations, comparative politics, political theory, and public law.
The department's accomplishments are not limited to its faculty. The Political Science Graduate Program publishes the highly successful and in-depth journal Praxis. The journal solicits articles from a wide array of interested scholars and students, and most of its contributors are made-up of CSUN graduate and undergraduate students. Our students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels are also regularly invited to present their papers at national or regional conferences. The department's Model United Nations Program is one of the most successful in the nation and has consistently been recognized for its outstanding achievements. In addition to a variety of internships and community service opportunities, the department also offers a unique Judicial Internship program in which a select number of students from across the campus are placed as interns with judges in local courts.
The Department offers three areas of specialization: an option in Government and Politics , an option in Public Policy and Management, and an option in Law and Society. Each of these options are designed to better prepare students with specific career goals in mind. The Government and Politics option gives our students broad training in political science and is especially useful in preparation for the further study of the discipline at the graduate level. Those wishing to enter public service or are interested in the study of public administration at the graduate level will greatly benefit from the Public Policy and Management option. The Law and Society option is designed for those students with an interest in attending law school after graduating from CSUN.
For more information about the department and what we have to offer please do not hesitate to contact me or one of the department's other faculty members. I can be reached by email at cahn@csun.edu or by phone at (818) 677-3488.
Sincerely,
Matthew Cahn
Professor and Chair
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Political Science Specialists Discuss the 2008 Presidential Election
April 29, 2008