Political Science

Understanding the systems that make the world spin

Every day, political decisions are made that affect our lives. Will the legislature increase taxes? How will the courts interpret our most basic freedoms? Choose the College of Social Sciences’ Political Science program and you’ll get a full understanding of how to analyze individual and group motivation and behavior, think through working systems and institutions, and conduct research into how systems and institutions work.

student Achievements + Research

POLS major, Dwayne Fontenette, appears on Fox 8 news about 2013 Anti-Bullying Summit

Loyola students Dwayne Fontenette and Haley Humiston appear on Fox 8 news to talk about 2013 Anti-Bullying Summit.

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faculty Achievements + Research

Professor Gerardo Lopez, Lopez, M.N., & Lopez, C.L. publish book chapter

Lopez, G.R., Lopez, M.N., & Lopez, C.L. publish book chapter entitled "Se hace el camino al andar/We make the road by walking: Ruminations on work, love, and struggle in a Latino academic household."

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