The AUM Political Science major offers a variety of courses exploring the multiple and various dimensions of politics. The courses provide an understanding of the forces that shape the lives of citizens in the United States and around the world. In courses on American politics, students learn about the complex relationship among Congress, the presidency, and other political institutions, the impact of money on campaigns and elections, and the role of race in politics. In international relations courses, students study the implications of an international environment without a supranational government and how that environment leads countries to be the most important entities in world politics and, in turn, makes the international relations realm of power politics and cooperation more difficult to achieve. In comparative politics courses, students explore the factors that make democracy more or less likely, how the transition to democracy can create instabilities, and how differences in countries’ electoral systems can lead to government instability. In public administration courses, students examine the relationship among political actors, institutions, and bureaucratic organizations to understand the issues related to effective governance.

Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) is recognized by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review as one of the best colleges in the Southeast. It offers a close-knit community designed for only 7,000 students. Nearly half of the classes at AUM include 20 or fewer students, so your professors are likely to know you by name.