The Department of Government and International Studies has changed its name to the Department of Political Science. The new name was effective July 1.
Department chair Harvey Starr said the name change came on the heels of the University’s Strategic Directions and Initiatives Committee report. Departmental faculty, under the initiative of College of Liberal Arts Dean Joan Stewart, discussed the department’s size and composition and then suggested the new name, Starr said. It became effective after approval by the dean, provost, president, and the USC Board of Trustees.
Starr said the department will continue to offer graduate and undergraduate degrees in political science, international studies, and public administration, including American politics, comparative politics, international politics, methodology, political theory, and public policy and administration.
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