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About Political Science Academic Advising
Our academic advising program consists of a professional academic advisor and regular contact with faculty. You are welcome to make an appointment, drop-in or email us with any questions about your academic plan, progress towards your degree, and plans for the future. Many of our students are the first in their family to go to college, and we are excited to help everyone successfully complete their education at MSU Denver.
Advisor Options
Professional Academic Advisors
Our professional academic advisors provide accurate advice so you don’t miss a class and can complete your degree on time. You can make an appointment directly through the University’s Navigate System, or contact an advisor by email.
Faculty Advisors
Our faculty provide general advice on course selection, mapping courses to career goals, and provide information about career and post-graduate opportunities. You can make an appointment by contacting individual faculty.
Meet your Professional Academic Advisors
Jennifer (Jenni) Kilian, Academic Advisor III for the Department of Political Science
The best way to contact Jenni is by email, appointment, drop ins or a direct message on Teams. Please include your 900# and major when emailing and/or scheduling an advising appointment.
Office Location: KC 494
Email: [email protected]
Advising Appointment Hours:
- Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday 10:00am-5:00pm (Virtual & Phone only)
- Tuesday & Friday: 10:00am-5:00pm (In-person, Virtual, & Phone)
Yukiko Hunter, Academic Advisor I for the Department of Political Science
The best way to contact Yukiko is by email, appointment, or a direct message on Teams. Please include your 900# and major when emailing and/or scheduling an advising appointment.
Office Location: KC 440
Email: [email protected]
Advising Appointment Hours:
- Monday & Wednesday: 9:30am-4:30pm (In-person, Virtual, & Phone)
- Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 9:30am-4:30pm (Virtual & Phone only)
Connect with Advisors
Schedule an Appointment through Navigate
Schedule an Appointment through Navigate
Email the Department to Schedule an Appointment
Email the Department to Schedule an Appointment
Contact Individual Faculty for Advising
Contact individual faculty through our Faculty and Staff Page
Political Science Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes
The Bachelor of Arts in Political Science provides students the substantive knowledge and applied skills to successfully navigate the political and public worlds, whether at the local, state or national levels, and across the globe. Students concentrate in Comparative Politics and International Relations or American Politics and Public Policy. The program is designed for students interested in a variety of career fields, including public service, public administration, public policy, campaigns and elections, international affairs, the Foreign Service, and public advocacy at all levels. The program also provides the necessary foundation for successful applications to graduate and law schools.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Link theory and practice and apply political science knowledge and skills to actual problem-solving and community service; acquire citizenship skills, ethical values, and understand and appreciate human diversity; and engage in community life as active citizens.
- Demonstrate substantive knowledge of institutions, processes, behaviors and values that shape politics within or among States.
- Understand the history of classical and modern political thought, the fundamental values and ethical issues contested in politics over time, and alternative moral and ethical frameworks for interpreting contemporary political discourses.
- Understand political science research and analytical skills, including critical thinking, logical argumentation, and how to collect, analyze and interpret evidence and data to formulate reasoned conclusions.
- Effectively delivery professional written communications.
- Understand and interpret qualitative and quantitative evidence and data, and formulate and communicate reasoned conclusions from these methods.
- Effectively engage in oral communications and presentations in professional fields related to politics, public policy and the law.
- Understand career options available with an undergraduate degree in political science; its utility in the public and private sectors; and its value as entry into a range of graduate programs and law schools.
Our three-year course rotation helps you plan your schedule.
| PSC 1010 – American National Government | M O |
| PSC 1020 – Comparative Politics | M O |
| PSC 2230 – Introduction to International Relations | M O |
| PSC 2500 – The Search for Knowledge in Political Science | M O |
| PSC 4020 – Democracy | M O |
| PSC 1030 – Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors | O |
| PSC 3000 – American State and Local Government | O |
| PSC 3040 – Housing Policy | O |
| PSC 3050 – Political Theory | M O |
| PSC 3110 – Federal Indian Law | O |
| PSC 3120 – Constitutional Law I: Powers of Government | M |
| PSC 3130 – The American Presidency | M |
| PSC 3150 – Law and Society | S |
| PSC 3190 – Trial Advocacy Lab | M |
| PSC 3310 – American Foreign Policy | M |
| PSC 3340 – International Political Economy | M |
| PSC 3800 – On Leaders and Leadership | M |
| NAS 1000 – Introduction to Native American Studies | O |
| NAS 3110 – Federal Indian Law | O |
O=Online. M=In-person, main campus. S=Synchronous Online. Courses cross-listed and owned by other Departments are not included due to schedule ownership. Electives may be subject to change to address contemporary issues and student demand.
| PSC 1010 – American National Government | M O |
| PSC 1020 – Comparative Politics | M O |
| PSC 2230 – Introduction to International Relations | M O |
| PSC 3500 – Conducting Quantitative Political Analysis | M O |
| PSC 4020 – Democracy | M O |
| PSC 1011 – Leadership and Social Change | M |
| PSC 1030 – Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors | O |
| PSC 3010 – Urban Politics | O |
| PSC 3050 – Political Theory | M O |
| PSC 3140 – The American Congress and Legislative Process | M |
| PSC 3150 – Law and Society | S |
| PSC 3180 – Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights | M |
| PSC 3200 – Native American Politics | O |
| PSC 3230 – Environmental Politics | O |
| PSC 3270 – Collaborative Changemaking | M |
| PSC 3330 – International Organizations | M |
| PSC 3450 – Politics of China, Korea, and Japan | O |
| PSC 3950 – Political Violence and Peace in the World | M |
| NAS 1000 – Introduction to Native American Studies | O |
| NAS 3200 – Native American Politics | O |
| LDR 1010 – Leadership and Social Change | M |
O=Online. M=In-person, main campus. S=Synchronous Online. Courses cross-listed and owned by other Departments are not included due to schedule ownership. Electives may be subject to change to address contemporary issues and student demand.
| PSC 1010 – American National Government | M O |
| PSC 2230 – Introduction to International Relations | O |
| PSC 1030 – Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors | O |
| PSC 3020 – Introduction to Public Administration | O |
| PSC 3250 – Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation | O |
| PSC 3520 – American Political Thought | O |
| PSC 3950 – Political Violence and Peace in the World | O |
| NAS 1000 – Introduction to Native American Studies | O |
O=Online. M=In-person, main campus. S=Synchronous Online. Courses cross-listed and owned by other Departments are not included due to schedule ownership. Electives may be subject to change to address contemporary issues and student demand.
| PSC 1010 – American National Government | M O |
| PSC 1020 – Comparative Politics | M O |
| PSC 2230 – Introduction to International Relations | M O |
| PSC 2500 – The Search for Knowledge in Political Science | M O |
| PSC 4020 – Democracy | M O |
| PSC 1030 – Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors | O |
| PSC 3000 – American State and Local Government | M |
| PSC 3025 – Political Campaigns: How to run successful campaigns | O |
| PSC 3040 – Housing Policy | O |
| PSC 3050 – Political Theory | M O |
| PSC 3100 – American Political Parties and Elections and Voting Behavior | M |
| PSC 3110 – Federal Indian Law | O |
| PSC 3120 – Constitutional Law I: Powers of Government | M |
| PSC 3130 – The American Presidency | M |
| PSC 3150 – Law and Society | S |
| PSC 3190 – Trial Advocacy Lab | M |
| PSC 3220 – Public Policy | O |
| PSC 3310 – American Foreign Policy | M |
| PSC 3320 – International Law | M |
| PSC 3340 – International Political Economy | O |
| PSC 3640 – Regional Defense and Development: East Asia | M |
| PSC 3670 – European Politics | M |
| NAS 1000 – Introduction to Native American Studies | O |
| NAS 3110 – Federal Indian Law | O |
O=Online. M=In-person, main campus. S=Synchronous Online. Courses cross-listed and owned by other Departments are not included due to schedule ownership. Electives may be subject to change to address contemporary issues and student demand.
| PSC 1010 – American National Government | M O |
| PSC 1020 – Comparative Politics | M O |
| PSC 2230 – Introduction to International Relations | M O |
| PSC 3500 – Conducting Quantitative Political Analysis | M O |
| PSC 4020 – Democracy | M O |
| PSC 1011 – Leadership and Social Change | M |
| PSC 1030 – Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors | O |
| PSC 3010 – Urban Politics | O |
| PSC 3050 – Political Theory | M O |
| PSC 3140 – The American Congress and Legislative Process | M |
| PSC 3150 – Law and Society | S |
| PSC 3180 – Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights | M |
| PSC 3200 – Native American Politics | O |
| PSC 3230 – Environmental Politics | O |
| PSC 3270 – Collaborative Changemaking | M |
| PSC 3330 – International Organizations | M |
| PSC 3450 – Politics of China, Korea, and Japan | O |
| PSC 3630 – Latin American Politics | O |
| PSC 3950 – Political Violence and Peace in the World | M |
| NAS 1000 – Introduction to Native American Studies | O |
| NAS 3200 – Native American Politics | O |
| LDR 1010 – Leadership and Social Change | M |
O=Online. M=In-person, main campus. S=Synchronous Online. Courses cross-listed and owned by other Departments are not included due to schedule ownership. Electives may be subject to change to address contemporary issues and student demand.
| PSC 1010 – American National Government | M O |
| PSC 1020 – Comparative Politics | O |
| PSC 1030 – Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors | O |
| PSC 3020 – Introduction to Public Administration | O |
| PSC 3250 – Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation | O |
| PSC 3520 – American Political Thought | O |
| PSC 3800 – On Leaders and Leadership | M |
| PSC 3950 – Political Violence and Peace in the World | O |
| NAS 1000 – Introduction to Native American Studies | O |
O=Online. M=In-person, main campus. S=Synchronous Online. Courses cross-listed and owned by other Departments are not included due to schedule ownership. Electives may be subject to change to address contemporary issues and student demand.
| PSC 1010 – American National Government | M O |
| PSC 1020 – Comparative Politics | M O |
| PSC 2230 – Introduction to International Relations | M O |
| PSC 2500 – The Search for Knowledge in Political Science | M O |
| PSC 4020 – Democracy | M O |
| PSC 1030 – Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors | O |
| PSC 3000 – American State and Local Government | M |
| PSC 3025 – Political Campaigns: How to run successful campaigns | O |
| PSC 3040 – Housing Policy | O |
| PSC 3050 – Political Theory | M O |
| PSC 3100 – American Political Parties and Elections and Voting Behavior | M |
| PSC 3110 – Federal Indian Law | O |
| PSC 3120 – Constitutional Law I: Powers of Government | M |
| PSC 3130 – The American Presidency | M |
| PSC 3150 – Law and Society | S |
| PSC 3190 – Trial Advocacy Lab | M |
| PSC 3220 – Public Policy | O |
| PSC 3310 – American Foreign Policy | M |
| PSC 3320 – International Law | M |
| PSC 3340 – International Political Economy | O |
| PSC 3640 – Regional Defense and Development: East Asia | M |
| PSC 3670 – European Politics | M |
| NAS 1000 – Introduction to Native American Studies | O |
| NAS 3110 – Federal Indian Law | O |
O=Online. M=In-person, main campus. S=Synchronous Online. Courses cross-listed and owned by other Departments are not included due to schedule ownership. Electives may be subject to change to address contemporary issues and student demand.
| PSC 1010 – American National Government | M O |
| PSC 2230 – Introduction to International Relations | O |
| PSC 1030 – Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors | O |
| PSC 3020 – Introduction to Public Administration | O |
| PSC 3150 – Law and Society | S |
| PSC 3250 – Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation | O |
| PSC 3520 – American Political Thought | O |
| PSC 3800 – On Leaders and Leadership | M |
| PSC 3950 – Political Violence and Peace in the World | O |
| NAS 1000 – Introduction to Native American Studies | O |
O=Online. M=In-person, main campus. S=Synchronous Online. Courses cross-listed and owned by other Departments are not included due to schedule ownership. Electives may be subject to change to address contemporary issues and student demand.
| PSC 1010 – American National Government | M O |
| PSC 2230 – Introduction to International Relations | O |
| PSC 1030 – Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors | O |
| PSC 3020 – Introduction to Public Administration | O |
| PSC 3250 – Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation | O |
| PSC 3520 – American Political Thought | O |
| PSC 3950 – Political Violence and Peace in the World | O |
| NAS 1000 – Introduction to Native American Studies | O |
O=Online. M=In-person, main campus. S=Synchronous Online. Courses cross-listed and owned by other Departments are not included due to schedule ownership. Electives may be subject to change to address contemporary issues and student demand.
Contact the Department of Political Science
Auraria Campus Location
King Center, Room 402
Mailing Address
MSU Denver, Department of Political Science
Campus Box 43
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362