POLITICAL SCIENCE AND
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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American Politics
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Public Administration
Public Law
Political Theory
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Nu Lambda Chapter
The University of Toledo
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American Government & Politics
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Prerequisite Courses
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American Nat'l Gov’t or
U.S. Public Policy
Advanced Courses
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State & Local Gov’t
Public Opinion
Gov’t & the Economy
Political Parties
American Foreign Policy
U.S. Congress
The Presidency
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A Few Careers . . .
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Douglas Adams, Comerica Bank
Leesa Brown, Asst. V.P. for
Communications, Ohio University
Amy Borror, Professional Staff
Member, Office of Governor
Strickland
Kim Cutcher, Executive Director,
North River CDC, Toledo
Courtney Hazen, Legislative and
PAC Manager, Independent
Petroleum Ass’n of America
Jessica Horn, Deputy Sheriff,
Alameda County, CA
Steve Katich, Legislative Assistant,
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-5th Ohio)
Ben LaRocco, Legislative Assistant,
Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-2d Ohio).
Now lobbyist with Proctor & Gamble
in Washington D.C.
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Nicole Littlehales, Westfield
Insurance, Columbus OH
Anita Lopez, Lucas County Auditor
Megan Mamarella, Director of State
Affairs, Nat. Ass’n of Health
Underwriters, Alexandria VA
Bryan Marshall, Ass’t Professor,
Miami University (B.A., M.A.)
James Moor, Prof. of Political
Science, St. Bonaventure
University. B.A., M.A.
William Rose, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts and Professor,
Albion College
Elin Suleymanov, Consul General of
Azerbaijan, Los Angeles
William Inselmann, Head Football
Coach, Patrick Henry H.S.
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Comparative Politics
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Gateway Courses
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Government of Britain, or
Continental Europe, or
Politics in Africa
Advanced Courses
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Government of Canada
European Union
Governments of the
Middle East
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A Few More Careers . . .
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Eberhard Köhler,
European Economic
Community (Dublin,
IRE)
Elin Suleymanov,
M.P.A., Consul General
of Azerbaijan (Los
Angeles, CA)
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The University Studies Abroad
Consortium: Great Britain
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University of Reading
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University of Brighton
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Lee Novak
Jarrett Rinehart
Melissa Rineheimer
Regina Dixon
Karia Gasser
University of
Northamptonshire
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Jody Knapke
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Study Abroad: Free from English!
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Charles University, Prague
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University of Lüneburg,
Germany
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Anthony DeMatteo
Heredia University, Costa
Rica
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Janine Stroempac
Elyse Osterday
University of Oslo
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Jessica Brown
Nora Lyons
Andy Trout
Nick Swartz
Sean Waxman
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International Relations
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Gateway Course
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Advanced Courses
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World Court
The Hague
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UN Building
Principles of International
Relations
Current International
Problems
American Foreign Policy
International Political
Economy
The United Nations
International Law
Theories of International
Politics
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More Career Paths . . .
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Bianca Menendez,
Foreign Service Officer,
U.S. Department of
State
Job Mokgoro, M.A.,
Management
Consultant, Economic
Development,
Johannesburg, South
Africa
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Global Studies: We Do This Too!
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Core courses
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Two 15-hour (five course) “modules”
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GLST 2000 Principles of Global Studies
GLST 4900 Senior Seminar in Global Studies
Area Studies (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle
East, North America)
Global Studies (Development, Health, Esthetics, NorthSouth relations, Ancient World, Multiculturalism, Cultural
Studies)
Advanced foreign language (3000-level or above)
Other electives to complete the 48 hours required)
There is also a Minor in Global Studies
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Public Administration
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Gateway Course
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Principles of Public
Administration
Advanced Courses
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Municipal Administration
Intergovernmental Relations
Public Personnel
Administration
Environmental Policy and
Administration
Public Organization Theory
Budgeting
Ethics in Public
Administration
Vern Riffe Center
Columbus
One Government Center
Toledo
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The Master of Public
Administration Degree
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Accredited by the
National Association of
Schools of Public
Affairs and
Administration
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Prerequisites
Principles of Public
Administration
Statistics
Advanced Courses
Intermediate Statistics
Ethics in Public
Administration
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Some Careers in Public Administration
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John Alexander,
Administrator, City of
Perrysburg, OH
Timothy Brown, Executive
Director, Wood City
Juvenile Court
Bryan Benner, BGSU
Finance & Administration
G. Keith Chadwell, City
Manager, Pompano Beach,
FL
Denise Dahl, MPA,
Economic Development,
Downtown Petersburg, Inc.
Petersburg, VA.
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And Some More . . .
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Steve DeBolt, Safety
Service Director, City of
Reynoldsburg, OH
Eric Doctor, USAF
Paula Folkes, Senior
Analyst, Treasury Board of
Canada
Dee Dee Henzler, Nonprofit
Consultant
Michael James, Court
Administrator, Monroe
County, MI
John Jezak, Administrator,
City of Maumee OH
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Nate Johnson, M.P.A.
Family Assistance Program
Specialist, U.S. Dept. of
HHS
Lyubov McDonald,
Compliance Officer, PSR
Group, State of Kentucky
Ed Millane, Budget Analyst,
Ohio Legislative Service
Commission
Deb Ortiz-Flores, M.P.A.,
Executive Director, Lucas
County JFS
Bill Sanford, CEO,
Compass (Toledo)
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And . . .
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Matt Sattler, Economic
Development
Specialist, LCIC
Kelly Spivey, M.P.A.,
Program Manager, City
of San Jose, CA
Diane Stegeman,
LCCS Assessment
Supervisor
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Plus:
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W. C. Vance, Director,
Undergraduate Admissions,
Slippery Rock University,
PA
Andy Votava, Director of
Organizational
Development, Fulton
County, OH
Jodi Walker, HR
Coordinator, LCJFS
Frank Walsh, M.P.A., City
Manager, St. Joseph, MI
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We also offer a Minor in
Public Administration!
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Three required courses:
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Electives:
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Part A – two courses from among:
Administrative Behavior, Personnel
Administration, Budgeting, Policy &
Administration or Organization
Theory
Electives: Part B
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PSC 3110 Social Science Statistics
PSC 3420 Principles of Public
Administration
PSC 4180 Computer Applications in
Pub. Admin.
Two courses from among Gov’t &
Econ., Municipal Gov’t.,
Constitutional Law, Foreign Policy,
Intergovt’al Relations or Health
Policy
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Public Law
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Principles of Law
Constitutional Law I
Constitutional Law II
Judicial Politics
Current Issues in Law
Civil Rights
Gender, Race and Law
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Legislative and Judicial Careers
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Judge John Potter, U.S. District Court (Ret.)
Judge Arlene Singer, 6th District Court of Appeals
Judge Gene Zmuda, Lucas County Court of
Common Pleas
Judge Thomas Osowik, Toledo Municipal Court
State Senator Beverly Hammerstrom, MPA, Former
Majority Leader, Michigan State Senate
State Representative Peter Ujvagi
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Political Theory
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Gateway Course
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Advanced Courses
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Principles of Political
Theory
Sexual Politics
Contemporary Political
Ideas
Politics of Violence in
Law & Society
Gender, Race & Law
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Professor Renée J. Heberle
Departmental Honors Director
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Our Students At The Washington Center
for Learning Alternatives
Recent Washington semester
interns have included:
Chauncey Alcorn: Democratic
Congressional Campaign
Committee
Fanta Brooks: EPA
Carin Erikson, Veterans
Administration
Megan Harrington, Republican
National Committee
Cortney Hazen – Republican
National Committee
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Recent Washington Center Interns
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Melissa Lang – Nat. Assn.
of Health Underwriters
John Lindsay – U.S. Coast
Guard
Jennifer Liptack – U.S.
Department of Justice
Megan Mamarella – Mulroy
& Associates
Sarah Nine – Nat. Assn. of
Conservation Districts
Danielle O’Rourke –
Congressman Joe
Knollengerg
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More Interns At “TWC”
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Joseph Pellman –
Congressman Jim Jordan
Christine Sailer – Veterans
Administration
Sally Steciw – Interpol
Sean Stiff – Constituency
for Africa
Jon Strunk – D.C.
Corporate Counsel
P. J. Wenzel, The White
House
Shawn Wilson – Interpol
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The Ohio Legislative Service
Commission’s Internship Program
Some Recent Interns:
 Stephen Abraham
 Amy Borror
 Leesa Brown
 Anthony Jones
 Nicole Littlehales
 Henry Patterson
 Jennifer Sorgenfrei
 Jennifer Williams
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www.lsc.state.oh.us
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Career Development Is Like Climbing A
Ladder
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Brian Swartz: First, Intern for Senator DeWine,
then PIO Officer at Toledo Express Airport and
now Public Information Director for Mayor
Finkbeiner
Cortney Hazen: First, TWC Intern at RNC, then
Legislative Aide for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson
(R-TX) and now Legislative and PAC Manager at
the Independent Petroleum Association of America
Ben LaRocco: First, legislative aide for Rep. Jean
Schmidt in the Ohio House of Representatives, then
with her congressional staff in Washington, and now
with Proctor & Gamble’s Global Government
Relations office in Washington.
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But can someone Minor in Political
Science? Absolutely!
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Courses:
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PSC 1200 American National Government or
PSC 1400 Current Issues in U.S. Public Policy
The same three-course “gateway”
requirement that majors will complete
Plus four other courses
Careers:
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American Association of Independent Petroleum
Producers
American Pharmaceutical Association
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There Are Also Certificate Programs at the
Post-Graduate Level
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Endowed Merit-Based
Department Scholarships
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Jon M. and Edward W. Binder Memorial Scholarship
 Breanne M. Democko
Albin Czerniakowski Memorial Scholarship
 Max I. Kupresanin
Sharron E. Doerner Memorial Scholarship
 Jeffrey T. Kocher
Edgar T. Kilbride Memorial Scholarship
 Jordan D. Reed
Daniel G. McNamara Memorial Award for the Outstanding MPA
Student
David Stevens Wilson Political Science Scholarship
 Galenna V. Garcia
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Michael V. DiSalle Memorial Scholarship
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Antony P. DeMatteo
Katelynn M. Evans
Laquitha R. Jones
Weronika A. Kusek
Joseph F. Pellman
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Mayor of Toledo and
Governor Of Ohio
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O. Garfield Jones Memorial Scholarship
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Whitney M. Clarkson
Jody M. Knapke
Melody R. Wilhelm
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Barney Quilter Good Government
Scholarship Fund
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Audrey M. Craig
Allison A. Denham
Brittany M. Mikolajczyk
Shawna A. Simon
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Joseph Tomasi Scholarship Fund
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Meghan E. Gallagher
Nicole M. Hanna
Ryan E. Horvath
Joshua C. Miller
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About the Department
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Ten Faculty Members
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Lynn Bachelor, Ph.D. University of
Chicago
David Davis, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins
University
Mark Denham, Ph.D., Ohio State
University
Renée Heberle, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts
High Hinton, Ph.D., University of
Texas
James Lindeen, Ph.D., University of
Nebraska
Sam Nelson, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin
Sunday Ubokudom, Ph.D., University
of Kansas
Carter Wilson, Ph.D. Wayne State
University
David Wilson, Ph.D., Cornell
University
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150 Undergraduate majors
20 Global Studies students
Two graduate programs
Visiting Professor
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Miriam Wilson, ABD, Ohio State
University
Three Emeritus professors
Abid Al-Marayati, Ph.D., New York
University
 Ronald Randall, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin
 Richard Weisfelder, Ph.D., Harvard
University
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