Political Science Department

Record Group

Identifier: RG14-07-POLS

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Political Science Deparment record group is split in to three series:

Series 1: Office Files Series 2: Courses, Curriculum, and Catalog Changes Series 3: Teaching Files

Series 1: Office Files contains one document box organized chronologically. It contains correspondences between the dean and the department, and the department head and faculty. Correspondences relate to issues of schedules, speakers, and semeser-based hiring and leave.

Series 2: Courses, Curriculum, and Catalog Changes contains one document box containing course handbooks, major guidelines, course descriptions, schedules, and information on the Honors Program. It is ordered chronologically.

Series 3: Teaching Files contains records pertaining to professor-specific courses. This includes syllabi, final exams, and other course materials. It is organized alphabetically by professor last name.

Dates

Creation: 1962-2023

Creator

College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Mass.). Political Science Department (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Historical Note

The Political Science Department emerged as an independent major in the 1970s, originally being a part of the History Department. Holy Cross students who major in political science gain in-depth understanding of the American political system, other political regimes, the international system, and political philosophy.The major is rigorously structured so as to ensure breadth as well as depth, with courses required in each of the discipline’s four subfields. Department faculty conceive the most fundamental purpose of the major as helping students to become thoughtful, well-informed, and ethical citizens of a constitutional, self-governing republic.