Welcome to the Department of Political Science at the University of Oregon. The department offers a broad range of courses including U.S. politics, international relations, comparative politics, political theory, and methods of social science research. Our faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized researchers in their fields. Our graduate program admits between 5 and 10 students in any year with about 40 students in the program at any one time. Recent Ph.D. graduates have taken tenure-track positions at Bucknell University, Keene State College, Lehman College, North Carolina State University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and Stony Brook University.

News and Announcements

September 29:
Fall term classes begin. Welcome to our new students!

October 3 - October 20 Speaker Series:
Critical Perspectives on the 2008 Election <--click for more information