Each of our fifteen departments teaches its discipline in full — and then asks how that discipline shapes, and is shaped by, self-governing societies.
Cell biology, ecology, evolution.
Students analyze how scientific evidence is translated into public policy.
Organic, inorganic, and analytical chemistry.
Mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum theory.
Analysis, algebra, probability.
Students critique real election polls under supervision of faculty.
Algorithms, systems, theory.
Students build civic software used by real organizations.
Literature, rhetoric, composition.
Students write op-eds, speeches, campaign messaging, and policy briefs.
Reading, speaking, and grammar.
Studio practice and visual history.
Students design logos, issue graphics, infographics, and public information campaigns.
Theory, history, performance.
Acting, directing, dramaturgy.
Students stage the great arguments of democratic history — and their own.
Cognition, development, behavior.
Society, structure, change.
Micro, macro, econometrics.
Political, social, and intellectual history.
Students compare — with primary sources — why governments succeed or fail.
Ethics, epistemology, metaphysics.