The Department of Political Science offers a full complement of undergraduate courses designed for
midshipmen to learn how to study governments, public policies, political processes and behaviors.
Midshipmen select from one of three concentrations, International Relations, Comparative Politics
and American Government and Law. The department also offers an Honors' track. These concentrations
expose midshipmen to the discipline's various subfields which include regional studies (Asia, Latin
America, Middle East, Africa and Europe), political theory, law, political institutions and behavior.
Required courses include American Government, International Relations or Comparative Politics and
Research Methods.
The major is enhanced with distributional requirements particularly foreign languages and it is built
on a foundation of rigorous social science methodology. Summer internship programs in the Washington D.C.
area are identified and directed by a faculty advisor. Exchange programs and the possibility of
graduate work in national security studies expand the educational program. The Political Science
faculty represent significant research accomplishment and teaching excellence and are dedicated to
a curriculum designed to expose midshipmen to a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Midshipmen
graduating with bachelor of science degree in Political Science gain an important understanding
of their domestic and global environment along with the necessary technical competence to excel
in the United States Navy and beyond.
Contact Information
United States Naval Academy
Political Science Department
589 McNair Road
Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5030
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