Political Science Department

College of the Sciences
Ellensburg
Farrell Hall, room 409
Mail Stop 7578
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
Interim Chair
Paul Knepper, PhD

Professors
Michael A. Launius, PhD, comparative politics, Asian politics, international political economy, international politics
Barb Rieffer-Flanagan, PhD, political theory, comparative politics, politics of the Middle East, international human rights, religion and 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

Associate Professor
Gilberto Garcia, PhD, Latino politics and studies, Latin American politics, comparative politics, and U.S.-Mexico border relations

Emeritus Professors
Robert C. Jacobs, PhD, American law and politics
Bang-Soon Yoon, PhD, comparative politics, public policy, women and politics, Korean politics, East Asia politics, globalization studies

Senior Lecturers
Cameron Otopalik, PhD, international political economy, politics of North East Asia, political demography and comparative political development
Stefanie Wickstrom, PhD, environmental justice and politics, identity politics, social movements and environmental history

Staff
Jordynne Derrey, secretary senior
Christina Kruze, office assistant

Program Outcomes
For information on program outcomes, please go to: www.cwu.edu/mission/assessment-improvement/slo-assessment-plans. 

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: www.cwu.edu/political-science or by contacting the department directly.

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 (Put on reserve 9/16/18)
• POSC 526 - Evaluating Public Policy Effectiveness
• POSC 527 - Nonprofit Organization Administration (Put on reserve 9/16/18)
• POSC 530 - State and Local Government (Put on reserve 9/16/18)
• POSC 535 - Government Information Systems (Put on reserve 9/16/18)
• POSC 537 - Intergovernmental Relations (Put on reserve 9/16/18)
• POSC 550 - Administrative Laws and Regulations
• POSC 560 - Comparative Public Policy
• POSC 595 - Graduate Research
• POSC 596 - Individual Study
• POSC 598 - Special Topics
• POSC 599 - Seminar
• POSC 689 - Capstone Project (Put on reserve 9/16/18)
• POSC 696 - Individual Study
• POSC 698 - Special Topics
• POSC 699 - Seminar
• POSC 700 - Master’s Thesis and/or Examination