政治系的双重任务是教学生从政治哲学的角度考察政治，并教育其学生在公共事务中的领导地位。通过集中学习政治哲学和当代政治的课程，为法律，新闻，商业，政府或教学职业做准备。发展和巩固您对政治，社会和道德问题真正独立和严格思考的能力。研究生课程的范围从希腊大都市到中世纪伟大的天主教思想家，再到当代自由民主国家的政治。在考虑政治思想和经验的重大主题和问题：正义，平等，自由，道德，宗教和人性的同时，掌握西方传统和美国在自治政府方面最有意义的政治著作。
The twin missions of the Department of Politics are to teach students to examine politics from the perspective of political philosophy and to educate its students for leadership in public affairs. Prepare for a career in law, journalism, business, government, or teaching through a concentrated course of study in political philosophy and contemporary politics. Develop and solidify your capacity for truly independent and rigorous thinking about political, social, and moral questions.The graduate curriculum ranges from the Greek polis through the great Catholic thinkers of the Middle Ages to the politics of contemporary liberal democracies. Master the most rewarding political works of the Western tradition and the American experiment in self-government while considering the great themes and issues of political thought and experience: justice, equality, liberty, morality, religion, and human nature.