<p>Are there any particular programs that allow for an interdisciplinary/double major in Political Science and Applied Mathematics?</p>
<p>Try Northwestern</p>
<p>You can double major pretty much anywhere, i.e., complete the requirements for two different majors.</p>
<p>easy everywhere</p>
<p>Try Mathematical Method for Social Sciences at Northwestern.</p>
<p>Haha! I'll advertise a school too! Try Duke! Both the Math & Poli-Sci departments are excellent!
I'd also imagine that Chicago, Harvard, and Princeton would be good choices too, and yes... Northwestern!</p>
<p>One of the few cases when Princeton can offer you what you want. Princeton doesn't allow double concentrations, but you can concentrate in one area and get other certificates.
In your case, that would be a politics concentration with a certificate in applied mathematics.</p>
<p>also try Brown.</p>
<p>As others have said you can double major or just take relevant courses at any number of colleges. Based on my daughter's experience Politics & Math departments are both very strong at Oberlin, and double majoring is not a problem, for her anyway.</p>
<p>Some of the tech schools- Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Cal Tech- might be good for this as well.</p>
<p>Quirkily, I thought Princeton was like UChicago. You can concentrate in two but you'll only get the actual diploma for one. You get all the rest of the recognition for having concentrated in a second subject, though. ?</p>
<p>i've never heard of anyone double concentrating--as far as i know, it's not allowed, nor it is practical. the reason is because of the thesis; with a double concentration, you'd have to write two theses, which would make for just about the worst senior year one could imagine.
i'm not entirely sure what the distinct is there though--is there a difference between actually concentrating and receiving the diploma?</p>
<p>Ivies, Stanford, MIT (awesome quantitative polsci program), Duke, Northwestern, Chicago</p>
<p>Well thats quite a list, isn't it.</p>
<p>thanks for the suggestions...I'll definitely research these programs</p>
<p>want2beIvy, most top universities will have excellent Political Science and Mathematics departments. Quantitative Political Science is a growing field, so the combination makes sense. You may want to check out the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>About the double concentrating (yeah, sorry, off topic)...</p>
<p>Here's what the 06-07 Course Catalog says: "Double Concentration - Although it is occasionally possible for a student to complete the requirements for concentration in more than one department, the degree and departmental honors are granted in one department only." (p41)</p>
<p>But I agree, having to write two senior theses sounds like a nightmare.</p>