Department of Political Science and Public Administration
The Department of Political Science and Public Administration offers many exciting opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Our eight full-time faculty have interests ranging from American political institutions to Latin American politics, international relations, public policy and law and society.
We have nearly 140 undergraduate majors and graduate students in our programs. Undergraduate political science majors can choose to specialize in legal studies and we offer a minor in political science as well. We offer three graduate certificate programs, in management of non-profit organizations, municipal administration, and health care policy and administration. Our faculty are active in professional research and community service activities.
Many of our students pursue internships with state and local government officials, the state legislature, or with the Washington Center in Washington, DC. Our alumni include state legislators, county and city administrators, and directors of a number of nonprofit agencies.
Degrees and Programs
Undergraduate
Graduate
- M.P.A. Public Administration
- Certificate - Health Care Policy and Administration
- Certificate - Municipal Administration
- Certificate - Management of Non-Profit Organization
- Early admission M.P.A.: Advanced UToledo undergraduate students majoring in any of the social sciences or minoring in political science or public administration may be eligible to enter the M.P.A. program while still an undergraduate. Nine credit hours can be applied to both your bachelor’s and master’s degrees – all for undergraduate instructional fees.
- Dual J.D./M.P.A. degree: Law and public administration are a natural fit. Receive double credit for your course work. Twelve credit hours can be used toward both degrees.
- We also participate in the interdisciplinary PhD program in Spatially Integrated Social Science program.
