Political Science Department

Contact Information

Tricia Mulligan
Department Chair

Email: tmulligan@iona.edu
Phone: (914) 633-2429


Political Science Students Attending Terex Conference on Infrastructure, Washington, DC

Courses that fulfill both College Core Options and Major Requirements

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
POL 201	Introduction to American Government	3
POL 203	Introduction to Global Politics	3

Departmental Courses required for the Major

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
POL 302	Research Methods	3
POL 315, 341, 347, or 364	Choose one: Great Political Thinkers; American Foreign Policy; Comparative Politics: The Non-Western World; or International Law and Organizations	3
POL 301, 305, 320, 323, 324, 325, 328, 331, 380, 381, 382	Choose two: Scope of Political Science; Social Statistics; The US Congress; Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights; The US Presidency; State and Local Government; The US Supreme Court; American Foreign Policy; American Bureaucracy; Administration of Public Policy; Administrative Law; Public Personnel Administration.	6
POL 383	Public Policy	3
POL 300 - 499	Choose two electives at this level	6
POL 483 or 484	Internship	3

Iona Student interns at Democratic National Convention

Iona senior and Political Science major Bridget McBrien is attending the DNC at the request of staffers working with Governor Cuomo of New York.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia with Political Science faculty.

The Pre-Law minor program is designed to develop and enhance those skills required both at law school and in a legal career.