<p>I am interested in possibly majoring in political science or mathematics, if not both. I assume that Case has a good math program since it is known for engineering, but does anyone know anything about the political science program?</p>
<p>Case has a pretty good political science department which is very focused on the science not ideology. It is actually hard to tell which party a particular professor is and they are reasonably fair in grading towards members of both parties. I took a 300 level class and found it to be a top-notch department and I know of many people who are majoring in Poli-Sci who love it.</p>
<p>In addition as Poli-Sci and Math departments are both part of the College of Arts and Sciences a double-major would be very easy as the core curriculum is similar.</p>
<p>^Really? I’ve found that it’s pretty obvious which way the Prof’s lean. White, McMann are quite liberal. Pettyjohn was a realist in terms of IR, Tartakoff is a civil libertarian who was unhappy with the glamor of the election. The 4 history Prof’s I had are to the left of “moderate.” The students are, for the most part, liberal and are self described liberal Democrats. Yes, there are conservatives/moderates/libertarians, but the majority of the social science classes I’ve taken, the students are pretty liberal. Most in my POSC classes were fervent Obama supporters. I’d say the HSTY and POSC dept leans considerably to the left, but most Prof’s grade fair and encourage discussion by making students support claims.
Grading wise, one Prof I’ve had def. allows personal political beliefs factor into grading. The others are fine, Tartakoff will challenge everyone’s beliefs, Pettyjohn was only a guest Prof, White is set in his beliefs.
The Pro’s are the small class sizes, and the Prof’s are very helpful, will always get back to emails quickly and will extend/change office hrs. Some classes are discussion based, some are mostly lectures. Heavy in reading in writing, but the books are cheaper than other dept’s. The workload isn’t bad at all, classes aren’t too hard. The level of discussion gets a lot better when you hit 300 levels (vs. comp pol and IR). The dept is good, but not on par with engineering, math or pre med. However, you’re not going to have 120+ ppl in an intro class. Most courses are capped at 30, and when you hit 300 levels the class size get below 20. The Prof’s are all friendly and approachable. If your writing level is solid, you won’t have much trouble.</p>