Political Science Department

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College of the Sciences
Ellensburg
Psychology Bldg., room 415

Phone: 509-963-2408
FAX: 509-963-1134

www.cwu.edu/political-science
See the website for how these programs may be used for educational and career purposes.

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Bang-Soon L. Yoon, PhD

Professors
Michael A. Launius, PhD, comparative politics, Asian politics, international political economy, international politics
Todd M. Schaefer, PhD, American politics, public opinion, congress, campaigns and elections, African politics, American presidency
Rex Wirth, PhD, public administration and public policy, international politics, Western Europe
Bang-Soon Yoon, PhD, comparative politics, public policy, women and politics, Korean politics, East Asia politics, globalization studies

Associate Professor
Eric Cheney, PhD, deviance and social control, economic sociology, organizations, statistics and urban sociology

Assistant Professor
Michael Harrod, PhD, social psychology, criminology theory, intimate partner violence, statistics, research methods

Staff
Cyndie Strawder, secretary senior

Programs

• Public Administration, MS

Courses

• POSC 520 - Public Sector Management and Administration
• POSC 521 - The Public Executive
• POSC 522 - Comparative Public Administration
• POSC 523 - Public Finance and Budgeting
• POSC 526 - Evaluating Public Policy Effectiveness
• POSC 527 - Nonprofit Organization Administration
• POSC 530 - State and Local Government
• POSC 535 - Government Information Systems
• POSC 537 - Intergovernmental Relations
• POSC 550 - Administrative Laws and Regulations
• POSC 560 - Comparative Public Policy
• POSC 595 - Graduate Research
• POSC 598 - Special Topics
• POSC 689 - Capstone Project
• POSC 700 - Master’s Thesis and/or Examination

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