Beyond the Classroom

From campus clubs to internships and projects, students in the Mount’s political science department go far beyond the classroom!

On Campus and Beyond

• Maryland Student Legislature (statewide)
• European Union Simulation (East Coast)
• Model Arab League (East Coast)
• Departmental Issues Nights on national and global issues
• Annual Great Decisions program on American foreign policy
• Political Science Club
• International Affairs Organization
• College Republicans and College Democrats
• Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society
• Study abroad programs

Recent Internships

• Connect theory and practice. … Sharpen your writing, verbal communication and analytical skills. … Begin developing professional networks. Emmitsburg puts you in reach of internships in Washington, D.C., Annapolis and elsewhere. Recent sites include:
• Maryland Catholic Conference
• U.S. Department of State
• Italian Embassy
• City of Frederick, Md.
• JAG Corps at Ft. Detrick, Md.
• European Union Commission (Washington, D.C.)
• Embassy of the United States in the United Kingdom (London)
• Maryland State Senate offices
• United States Congressional offices

Recent Senior Projects

• An examination of the role played by art in the transformation of South African society from apartheid to majority rule
• The effect of HIV/AIDS on Uganda’s economy
• Is the Neoliberal economic and political paradigm an appropriate development model for Latin America?
• The relationship between state rates of execution and capital crimes: Is the death penalty a deterrent to crime?
• Why did Oregon adopt the “Death with Dignity Act” in a time when other states were making physician-assisted suicide explicitly illegal?
• Gun control and its effect on crime
• Does the Endangered Species Act, as currently enforced, protect species while also protecting economic uses of natural resources?
• Do the various forms of “Meghan’s Law” serve their function of reducing sex crimes against children? Are these laws constitutionally acceptable?
• What has been the impact of the Evangelical Christian movement on American politics?