Political Science

Department of Political Science

College of Arts and Sciences
520 Park Hall
North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260-4120

Phone: 716.645.2251
Fax: 716.645.2166
Web: www.polsci.buffalo.edu

Undergraduate Catalog: http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/psc.shtml

About Political Science at UB

The Department of Political Science’s programs are especially noted for their strengths in the empirical and formal fields of political science. Its research and teaching mission focuses on the nexus of American, comparative, and international politics. As well, the Department has developed four focus areas that cut across these three fields: democracy and democratization; electoral politics; political conflict resolution; and politics, race, law, and minority groups in America. The department offers its graduate and undergraduate students a comprehensive, state-of-the-art curriculum, and an opportunity for “hands on” research training. Almost all our advanced graduate students are given an opportunity to teach. The department also offers a course of study leading to a J.D. degree and an M.A. or Ph.D. degree in political science. The University at Buffalo is one of only a few universities in the nation that offers dual programs in political science and law.

Degrees Offered

Undergraduate: B.A., Minor
Concentrations: Advanced, American Politics and Public Affairs, Comparative, General, International, and Public Law
Graduate: M.A., M.A./J.D., Ph.D., Ph.D./J.D.