<p>I’m considering majoring in political science (American politics) while in college. How strong is browns political science dept? Also, which school is enter for polisci - Williams or brown?</p>
<p>Also, what opportunities does he taubman center for public policy provide?</p>
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<p>Also bumping this question. Any current students doing the Political Science concentration here?</p>
<p>Hi! Two of the colleges which I most considered when deciding where to matriculate were Brown and Williams. While I am now pursuing a double-concentration in International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies at Brown, so not Poli Sci, IR and ME studies at Brown are both really interdisciplinary so I have taken a few Poli Sci courses so far. In general, both Williams’ and Brown’s Poli Sci departments are very strong, each with areas of specialization. Brown has more offerings overall, and DWARFS Williams when it comes to internationally focused poli sci courses - indeed Williams doesn’t even have an IR major, just ‘International Studies’, which I learned at Previews (Williams’ admit day) is not Poli Sci based and instead language and culture focused (which is fine if that’s what you’re looking for, but it isn’t Poli Sci). Brown also has some really cool professors on staff - like the former PM of Italy, Prodi, and the former Presidents of Chile and Brazil - and due to its reputation and location gets a lot of really fascinating Poli Sci guest-speakers. I know less specifics about Williams’ Poli Sci department, but I find the whole concept of Tutorials really neat (provided the other student in your tutorial is one you work well with); based on what I remember from Williams’ admissions website, this seems to be representative of the strengths of the Williams poli sci department. Both schools are very undergraduate and teaching focused, that said, Williams is a quintessential lib arts college with distribution requirements whereas Brown is a hybrid ‘University-College’ without general-ed requirements beyond your concentration. Despite being campus wide, these differences in overall structure are key to your individual experiences in the departments. My guess is that Williams will offer more hand-holding, due to their status as a lib-arts college with a stricter curriculum, whereas Brown will offer more ‘opportunities’ in the academic sense, with more course offerings and the Open Curriculum, which allows you to dive into Poli Sci to your heart’s content. That said, in terms of commanding respect among academia, these schools have two of the top Poli Sci departments. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Ok, what about public policy at brown? How does it compare to the rockefeller center @ Dartmouth?</p>