Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
The Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government at UWF offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science, Political Science Pre-Law, and International Studies. The department offers Masters of Arts degrees in Political Science and International Affairs. Students may also minor in International Studies, Political Science, Political Science Pre-Law, and Spanish.
About the Program
Our students will gain an understanding of the problems that arise in the pursuit of the good life shared with others; study law, political institutions, and political leadership; learn to assess and compare the performance of regimes; and learn the problems of war, peace and contemporary political issues.
Academic Opportunities
- Internships
- Pi Sigma Alpha, National Honor Society
- Model United Nations
- Moot Court Society
Representative Courses
- American Foreign Policy
- Ancient Political Philosophy
- Constitutional Law
- Democracies
- Dictatorship
- The Founders’s Constitution
- Human Rights
- International Law
- Legislative Process
- Political Economy
Career Opportunities
- Congressional Aide
- Foreign Service Officer
- Intelligence Analyst
- Lawyer
- Legislator
- Lobbyist
- Policy Analyst
- Political Campaign Manager
- Political Consultant
- Teacher
- Think Tank Specialist
American Foreign Policy and the 2024 Election Webinar
Thursday, October 17, 2024
6:30 - 7:30 PM
Virtual - Zoom Webinar
Welcome to America Foreign Policy and the 2024 Election. This recording is from a live webinar hosted on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Please listen in as Dr. David Ramsey, Chair of the Reuben O'D. Askew Department of Government moderates a discussion by Dr.'s Brian Crisher, Elvis Kim, and Jacob Shively on American Foreign Policy and the 2024 Election. Faculty experts provided introductory remarks and then took questions from the audience on American foreign policy issues.
Constitution Day 2023
The 2023 Constitution Day event, September 20, 2023, featured lecturer, Dr. Keith E. Whittington, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics in the Department of Politics at Princeton University. Dr. Whittington presented, “Is the Electoral College a Constitutional Crisis Waiting to Happen?”
All UWF faculty, staff, students and alumni were invited. This lecture was also open to the public.
Dr. Whittington specializes on topics such as American constitutional history, the intersection of politics and law, and American political thought. He has authored Repugnant Laws: Judicial Review of Acts of Congress from the Founding to the Present and Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech, among other works. Dr. Whittington is the founding chair of Academic Freedom Alliance and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, and the University of Texas School of Law, and he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also served on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.