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Political Science is the systematic study of politics. Politics influences how people and institutions exercise and resist power. Political Science, therefore, is concerned with how nations and communities are governed and who governs them.

  • Department of Political Science
  • University of Montana
  • 32 Campus Drive
  • Liberal Arts 350
  • Missoula, MT 59812

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Summer Session 2013
Summer Session begins Tuesday, May 28. Click here for more about the Summer Session.

Fall Semester 2013
Fall Semester begins Monday, August 26 and ends Friday, December 13. For the complete academic calendar click here.

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Jim Messina is a UM graduate with a B.A. in political science (1993) who served as President Obama's campaign manager in the 2012 presidential election.

Honor Jim Messina