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Social Sciences
Department Web site: www.iit.edu/departments/socsci/
The Department of Social Sciences encompasses the
disciplines of political science, sociology, anthropology and
public administration. The department offers coursework
and awards degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. Our faculty concentrates on a variety of
subjects using an interdisciplinary approach, including:
American and urban politics; organization and management;
policy analysis; science, technology, and
environment; urban sociaology and ethnography; international
migration; and sociology of architecture and design.
An undergraduate program is offered leading to a
Bachelor of Science with a concentration in political science,
as well as minors in political science, sociology and public
administration. The department participates with other
IIT departments in offering interdisciplinary minors in
legal studies, law and society, technology and human
affairs, and urban studies.
At the graduate level, the department offers the master’s
degree in public administration (M.P.A.). Degrees are
offered combining several different undergraduate
degrees including political science with a master’s degree
in public administration. These combined degrees can
usually be completed in five years. The department cooperates
with the university’s law school (Chicago-Kent
College of Law) in offering a program leading to a bache-
Faculty
Chair
Ullica Segerstrale
Room 116 Siegel Hall
Ext. 75134
Assistant Chair
Scott Peters
Room 116 Siegel Hall
Ext. 75130
Professors
Grimshaw, Segerstrale
Associate Professors
DeForest, Nippert-Eng
Political Science
Political science emphasizes making connections between
the theory and practice of politics. Concerns range from
perennial philosophical issues regarding justice, equality
and freedom to practical political matters such as conflict
resolution, collective decision making, and public
policy. Opportunities are provided to consider how theoretical
understandings of politics can inform political
action and how participation in politics offers the basis
for understanding it.
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IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 2006–2008
Social Sciences
lor’s degree and law degree in six years instead of the
usual seven years.
The educational objectives of the degree program in
Political Science are to provide students with knowledge
of the central concepts and theories in political science
and a set of practical skills preparing the student for success
in either the public sector, non-profit and private
sectors, graduate school or law school.
The practical skills set emphasizes skills necessary to
identify and formulate policy, operational and business
problems, and do the analysis necessary to identify their
solutions. Specific skills emphasized include written and
oral communication, modeling, statistical and other forms
of analysis. Most students majoring in political science
focus their study on American government, urban affairs,
administrative and organization theory or public policy.
Basic courses in the social sciences have the objective of
providing both majors and non-majors with an understanding
of local and global issues that are addressed by
the study of the social sciences and of the techniques that
are used to address those issues. Specialized courses in
the policy areas have the objective of offering both majors
and non-majors the opportunity to pursue a variety of
social science subjects at advanced levels.
Assistant Professor
Hogan
Visiting Assistant Professor
Bartlett, Calia
Senior Lecturer
Bonaccorsi, Nollenberger, S. Peters
Adjunct Professors
(UG) Marcus, Rice, Schalliol, Watson, Woerner
(MPA) Bratkovic, Brest van Kempen, Disselhorst,
Ehrlich, Kuner, Lipinski, Marcus, Markle, McCulloch,
G. Peters, Phillips, Pounian, Trygstad
Faculty Emeriti
Beam, Stover
Since the ancient Greeks, knowledge of the affairs of
state has always been deemed essential for all educated
citizens. A knowledge of political science is central to any
occupation or profession that needs an understanding of
human behavior and the relations between people and
governments or the analysis and communication of information
about public problems. A background in political
science is virtually indispensable to people in politics and
government, whether at the state, local or national level.
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