Politics and Policies

Our exciting and rigorous political science programming will give you the opportunity to develop your leadership skills while increasing your understanding of policy making, public controversies and conflicts, political behavior and decision processes related to the domestic and transnational challenges we confront today.

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$22k

awarded to 15 of our students in 2020

Prez

Taylor Gregory, president of UM's student union & PSci major

3yrs

Pi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Mu awarded best chapter

Programs

  • Political Science Minor Bachelor's Master's
  • American Politics Bachelor's
  • International Relations and Comparative Politics Bachelor's
  • Public Administration and Public Policy Bachelor's
  • Public Law Bachelor's

Careers

  • Lobbyist
  • Lawyer
  • Diplomat
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Political Scientist
  • Professor
  • Business Executive
  • Political Consultant
  • Government Official
Jim Messina
Jim Messina
Lisa Parks
Lisa Parks
Evelyn Yeye
Evelyn Yeye
Danat Zhumin
Danat Zhumin

Alumni

Our students start here and go everywhere.

Jim Messina
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Jim Messina served as Barack Obama’s presidential campaign manager and currently serves as CEO of the Messina Group

Lisa Parks
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A 2018 MacArthur Genious Fellow, Dr. Lisa Parks serves as professor of Comparative Media Studies and director of the Global Media Technologies and Cultures Lab. 

Evelyn Yeye
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Evelyn Yeye is a United Nations expert currently serving in Ethiopia

Danat Zhumin
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Danat Zhumin, serves as deputy head, Office of the Prime Minister, Republic of Kazakhstan

Jim Messina
Lisa Parks
Evelyn Yeye
Danat Zhumin

Jim Messina served as Barack Obama’s presidential campaign manager and currently serves as CEO of the Messina Group

A 2018 MacArthur Genious Fellow, Dr. Lisa Parks serves as professor of Comparative Media Studies and director of the Global Media Technologies and Cultures Lab. 

Evelyn Yeye is a United Nations expert currently serving in Ethiopia

Danat Zhumin, serves as deputy head, Office of the Prime Minister, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Montana Model United Nations (MMUN)

UM is home to the Montana Model UN conference and award-winning traveling team. Each fall, UM students in PSCI 337/Model UN plan and staff a two-day MMUN conference for 250+ high school students from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Each spring, 12 students from PSCI 337 represent UM at the National Model UN collegiate conference in New York. By participating in MMUN, students with global interests develop their leadership skills and prepare for careers in international affairs and public policy.