**Spotlight**
Student and Community Workshop on Citizen Lobbying: September 26, 2009
Debating for Democracy: D4D on the Road, Midwest Academy
9:30 am-4:00pm | Daugherty Palmer Commons
Co-sponsored by Project Pericles and the Spencer Foundation
Beyond the Shouts: A Discussion of Health Reform in America - 6 p.m. Monday, September 28, at Daugherty-Palmer Commons
ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. (Sept. 14, 2009) - Everyone -- from Congress to drug and insurance companies to providers and patients -- has an opinion on health care reform. St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) will bring together a panel of policy experts to offer their take on the heated debate and answer community questions. "Beyond the Shouts: A Discussion of Health Reform in America" will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, September 28, at Daugherty-Palmer Commons on the college campus.
Todd Eberly, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of Public Policy Studies was interviewed by WTOP News Radio as part of their Answer Desk segment. Professor Eberly was asked to explain the "Public Option" that has been such a contentious part of the health refrom debate. You can listen to the segment here.
Welcome
The program for the political science major has two dimensions. In the first place it seeks to have students gain knowledge about the political world on a comprehensive basis; that is, to see the political world as one extending from human relations in small groups all the way to the stage of international politics.
In the second place, the political science program assists students in coming to understand the relevance of politics and its place in the fully human life. The student majoring in political science must gain some knowledge of the facts of politics, but, more importantly, the major must come to grips with the theoretical issues involved in knowing about politics as well as those involved in shaping political life itself. Within the major program students progress from fact to theory to application of theory.
Courses are offered in the four principal subfields of political science: namely, American politics, comparative politics, international politics, and political theory. Students graduating with a political science major would be prepared to continue with graduate study in political science or to pursue professional training in law, journalism, or public administration. Alternatively, a student would be prepared to pursue a career in journalism, business, government, education, or public interest groups.
A student who chooses to major in political science should select an adviser from the political science faculty and, in conjunction with the adviser, plan a program that is appropriate to the needs and objectives of the student. The adviser should be selected no later than the beginning of the junior year.
Determined by the academic year that the student entered St. Mary's College. Choose the year and look for Political Science to find information about the Political Science Major, Degree Requirements and Courses.
Contact Information
Students interested in the Political Science major should contact Professor Michael Cain, Department Chair, via e-mail or at 240-895-4899. Students may also contact any member of the Political Science faculty.
