Welcome to the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland.  With more than 1,000 undergraduate majors, over 150 graduate students, seven academic research centers, and more than 30 faculty members, this department has established a reputation for outstanding scholarship, research, and teaching in American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. Our location just minutes from Washington, D.C. provides unequaled opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students working in the field of political science.

Featured Links

• Spring 2010 syllabi are now online
• Check-out our February 2010 Newsletter or browse the Newsletter Archives
• Prospective Graduate Students: read a special message from the Director of Graduate Studies
• View our Ph.D.'s on the Job Market and see where our Ph.D.'s are Getting Jobs.
• Visit our Alumni Page
• Information on Undergraduate Internship Opportunities
• Graduate Student Webpages
• Browse the following Research Workshop Webpages:
  • American Politics
  • Comparative Politics
  • International Relations