Political Science/Int' Studies or Relations/History Programs

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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:30:21 +0000

The College of William and Mary

Best Model United Nations team in the United States. Part of the IR department publishes the rankings for US IR programs. Hosts the largest database of project level international aid in the world. IR major is interdisciplinary and doesn’t treat IR as a subset of PoliSci.

Amazing History Department, especially for American History. Colonial Williamsburg is literally on your doorstep. Jamestown is a jog away and Yorktown is just a bike ride the other direction.

Undergraduate research oriented. Freshmen go to professors’ homes to talk about research proposals while enjoying homecooked barbecue. Then the professor from next door smells it, wanders over, and joins the conversation (and meal). That freshman then does the exact same work as, and in coordination with, a graduate student at another top public university.

The Earl Gregg Swem Library was ranked the 7th best in the nation for universities. Any good IR/History/PoliSci major needs a good library with a great inter-library loan program.

Study abroad is expected, but not required, of all students. Great tuition exchange programs across the globe. Satellite campus in DC; staffed by regular professors. Service trips at home and abroad are very popular. Lots of summer and semester intern/study/study abroad/research opportunities available.