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Whither the Political Science Major? Curricular Design and Program Learning Outcomes at 110 US Colleges and Universities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2021

Maureen Feeley Open the ORCID record for Maureen Feeley [Opens in a new window]  and
Renée Van Vechten Open the ORCID record for Renée Van Vechten [Opens in a new window]
Maureen Feeley
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
Renée Van Vechten
Affiliation:
University of Redlands
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Rethinking the Undergraduate Political Science Major
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , April 2021 , pp. 363 - 367
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Political Science Association

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