2009-2010 University Catalog
Public and International Affairs
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■ Public and International Affairs
Phone: 703-993-1400
Web: pia.gmu.edu
Faculty
Robinson Professors: Heclo, Paden
Emeritus faculty: Brown, Clark, Early, Gortner, Hart-Nibbrig, Knight, White
Professors: Abramson, Cioffi-Revilla, Conant, Conlan, Druckman, Dudley (chair), Katz, Posner, Regan, Sockett, Wan, Wilsford
Associate professors: Balint, Burt, Dueck, Hackler, Harbour, Lukacs, Mahler, Mandaville, McDonald, McFerson, Miller, Nguyen, Sacco, Snyder-Hall, Toepler, Travis
Assistant professors: Benjamin, Bowie, Brigety, Haddad, Koblentz, Lopez-Santana, Ouagrham-Gormley, Robbins
Term assistant professors: Burroughs, Palubinskas, Walker
Adjuncts: Becelia, Butler, Combs, Day, Dinella, Fant, Froehlich, Ghosh, Hall, Hauss, Heniff, Long, Maslyn, Raffety, Sauer, Shafroth, Shiraev, Stahl, Swanson, Tadie, Taylor, Tibbets, Vance, Wermuth
Affiliate faculty: Bushee, Casamayou, Connolly, Edner, Shogan
Course Work
The Public and International Affairs Department offers all course work designated BIOD, GOVT, and PUAD in the Courses chapter of this catalog.
Undergraduate Programs
The department offers two degrees for students interested in political science, government, and international relations: a BA in government and international politics and a BS in public administration. Majors in government and international politics take core courses in American political institutions, the political systems of other countries, and international relations. Students can focus their electives to earn a concentration in American politics, international politics, political theory and law, or public policy. Majors in public administration take courses in government and nonprofit management, computer applications, and business administration.
Students have an opportunity to do internships as part of their degree programs, gaining valuable work experinece while earning college credit.
Honors in the Major
Highly qualified students majoring in government and international politics and public administration may pursue advanced work leading to graduation with honors in the major. Those students selected for participation in this program take a two-course sequence GOVT 491 and 496. To graduate with honors in the major, students must complete these courses with a GPA of at least 3.00.
Minors
The department offers minors in American government, international/comparative studies, legal studies, and public policy and management. In addition, it coordinates the Asia-Pacific Studies Minor , Global Systems Minor , and Urban and Suburban Studies Minor and participates with the Philosophy Department in the Political Philosophy Minor . See the Interdisciplinary Minors section in this chapter for descriptions of these minors.
Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Programs
The department offers highly qualified undergraduates the opportunity to apply to an accelerated master’s degree program in political science or public administration. If accepted, students will be able to earn both an undergraduate and a graduate degree after satisfactory completion of 150 credits, sometimes within five years.
Graduate Programs
The department offers masters and doctoral programs in biodefense and political science. They offer a master’s of public administration (MPA), in which students can focus their electives to earn a concentration in administration of justice, emergency management and homeland security, environmental science and public policy, human resources management, international management, nonprofit management, policy studies, public management, publica and nonprofit finance, state and local government, or third-party governance.
Funding
The department offers teaching assistantships, which are awarded on a competitive basis. Other sources of funding such as grants, loans, and employment on campus are also available. Students awarded assistantships must register for a minimum of six credits a semester and show satisfactory progress toward their degree.
Certificate Programs
The department offers six graduate certificates. Students may pursue a certificate as a stand alone program or as part of another graduate degree. They must apply for admission to the certificate program and meet the admission standards set for degree-seeking graduate students in the department.
Master’s International (MI)
Graduate students can take advantage of Master’s International (MI), a joint program between Mason and the Peace Corps, which enables participants to combiine Peace Corps volunteer service with the master’s degrees in political science or public administration. See the degree programs below for more details.
Undergraduate Degree
Undergraduate Minor
Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Program
Master's Degree
Master's Level Certificate
Doctoral Degree
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