Political Science Internships

The Political Science Department's internship programs combine academic study with practical work experience. 

The Legal Internship Program places selected interns with judges and attorneys. 

The Policy, Politics and Public Administration Internship Program places selected interns with local and state legislators, members of Congress, political parties, interest groups, think tanks, lobbyists, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. Interns:

• Work 15 hours per week at their internship placement
• Take a class with other interns
• Earn up to seven (7) 400-level credits
• All internships and courses occur during the spring semester. Students receive credit for course work (POLI 438 or POLI 448), and also for practical work (POLI 401).

Juniors and seniors from all majors with GPAs of 3.0 and higher are eligible. Interested students must apply and be formally accepted into the program.

For application instructions, please download the attached instructions.

Faculty recommenders may compose their own letters (or emails) or complete the form attached here. 

Spring 2014 Internship program applications are due by November 25. 

Exception: Students wishing to intern with Maryland's General Assembly, should apply for the Policy, Politics, and Public Administration Internship Program by 12:00 PM on October 29. 

Students applying for General Assembly internships after this priority deadline should check with Dr. Schaller before applying.

- # of grad programs attending: 60

- Date/Time: October 29 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

- Location:   Johns Hopkins University, Homewood Campus 

3101 Wyman Park Drive, 

Baltimore, MD, 21211, US

- Transportation: UMBC's Career Center will provide FREE transportation! An RVSP is 

required. To get a seat, please signup through UMBCWorks (look under "Events").

- Attire: Business Casual! 

- Materials to bring (Strongly Recommended): Business cards.

801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, 

Washington, DC, 20001, US

An internationally recognized scholar of South Asian international relations (India-Pakistan and South Asia-US), Hagerty came to UMBC from the University of Sydney in 2001. Since then he has published two books, five articles, and 13 book chapters. He founded the journal Asian Security in 2003 and has served as its managing editor or co-editor ever since. He teaches courses in international relations and has won the Political Science Teacher of the Year award three times. He has served as chair of the political science department, currently chairs one of the working groups for the university’s strategic planning, and now directs our new, fast-growing global studies program—among a long list of service to UMBC. In November 2013, Hagerty wrote an op-ed published in Inside Higher Edin which he introduced UMBC’s global studies program and argued that a liberal arts education is essential in developing a “global competence” among students.

During his year as the Lipitz Professor, Dr. Hagerty will work on a book project entitled “Fear, Ambition, and the Sturdy Child of Terror: South Asia’s Triangular Nuclear Dilemma.”

GLBL 409 - Special Topics in Global Studies - Geopolitics

Dr. John Short (PUBL)

Wednesday, 4:30-7:00

Lecture

3 credits

Grading:  regular, no pass/fail

Cap:  20; Waitlist:  3

Description:  An introduction to the study of geopolitics and the state of contemporarygeopolitics.  Geopolitics is the study of power relations between empires and states.  It explores the meaning, contestation, construction, and maintenance of the political organization of space. The course traces the evolution of geopolitical thought from Mahan and Mackinder through Kennan and up to modern popular writers such as Robert Kaplan, who argues that a nation’s position on the world map is a primary determinant of conflict.  We will also examine an emerging critical form of geopolitics, which looks at the social construction of political spaces, exposes the material interests involved in the narratives used to explain these spaces, and explores the spatial construction of social identity.

Join the UMBC Delegation to the 2014 National Model African Union

Are you interested in Africa?

Are you interested in Diplomacy?

Do you like to Debate?

Would you like to meet others who share your interests in Africa,
diplomacy and debate?

If yes, then …

Join the UMBC Delegation to the National Model African Union

The Model African Union provides a unique opportunity to college
students to study the role, structure, and performance of the 54
nation-state African Union through simulations augmented by briefings at African Embassies in Washington, D.C. 

The MAU demonstrates the patterns of cooperation and conflict that characterize intra-African diplomacy in search for solutions to continental issues. The 2014 MAU will be at Howard University, February 20 – 23, 2014.

UMBC will represent the nation of Swaziland!!!! Preparation is going
on right now.

The UMBC Delegation to the National Model African Union is coordinated by the Department of Africana Studies and the Department of Political Science.

To join the UMBC Delegation or for more information, please contact Dr. Tyson King-Meadows (tkingmea@umbc.edu), Dr. Cynthia Hody (hody@umbc.edu), or UMBC Model United Nation’s Secretary General Paul Weisko (paulw1@umbc.edu).

Participating in the MAU will be an experience of a lifetime!