Political Science
Preparing students for successful careers
The Political Science program offers its majors a broad understanding of political phenomena, including political institutions, political processes, political behavior, and contemporary political issues.
The program provides instruction so as to enable all students to complete as part of their general education requirements an introductory-level course in political science that includes material dealing with the United States Constitution.
The course of study for the major prescribes a set of core courses in the discipline’s traditional subfields of American government, comparative politics, international relations, political philosophy, and political methodology. Students elect the remainder of their primary work from a range of course offerings pertaining to foreign and/or domestic American government and politics. The flexibility of the curriculum permits students to pursue a program of courses tailored to their individual interests and career goals.
Graduates with a major in political science receive the broad training and develop the general competence in the discipline required to equip them for successful careers in journalism, politics, the military, public service, and quasi-public agencies, commerce and industry, teaching, and other occupations for which preparation in the field is desirable, or to undertake postgraduate professional study in political science, public administration, or related areas such as law.
FACULTY & STAFF
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Dr. Brown Scott S.Dr. Scott S. Brown Professor of Geography ssbrown@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1611 DepartmentsGeographyOfficeFH 132More info
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Doughty Richard G.Richard G. Doughty Instructor of Political Science and Geography rdoughty@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1612 DepartmentsGeographyPolitical ScienceOfficeFH 144More info
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Dr. Titanski-Hooper JenniferDr. Jennifer Titanski-Hooper Assistant Professor of Geography, Director of McNair Institute for Research and Service jtitanskihooper@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1619 DepartmentsGeographyPolitical ScienceRobert E. McNair Center for Research and ServiceOfficeHC 108More info
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Dr. Brown Scott S.Dr. Scott S. Brown Professor of Geography ssbrown@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1611 DepartmentsGeographyOfficeFH 132Additional information
Education
Ph.D. Louisiana State University
M.S. Universidad de Costa Rica
B.A. University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Brown has taught a wide range of geography courses, including world regional geography, cultural geography, political geography, and regional geography courses covering Latin America, Europe, and Africa. His area of research specialization is Latin America. Dr. Brown’s research specifically focuses on folk housing and its context within both the cultural landscape and the natural environment of Mexico and Central America. Dr. Brown takes pride in helping students become geographically literate and appreciative of world cultures, and has taught several student field courses in Latin America. His greatest pastime is visiting Costa Rica, which is his wife’s home country, and traveling the world in order to bring his experiences in the field back to the classroom. He avidly enjoys cycling, which he often uses as his means of transportation to and from campus.
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Doughty Richard G.Richard G. Doughty Instructor of Political Science and Geography rdoughty@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1612 DepartmentsGeographyPolitical ScienceOfficeFH 144Additional information
Education
M.A. Columbia University
B.A. Williams College
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Dr. Titanski-Hooper JenniferDr. Jennifer Titanski-Hooper Assistant Professor of Geography, Director of McNair Institute for Research and Service jtitanskihooper@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1619 DepartmentsGeographyPolitical ScienceRobert E. McNair Center for Research and ServiceOfficeHC 108Additional information
Education
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University
M.A. West Virginia University
B.S. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Titanski-Hooper specializes in geopolitics and cultural geography, with focuses on nationalism and development. She is an alumna of the Fulbright Program, and a former recipient of The Department of Education’s Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Grants.
In 2022, Dr. Titanski-Hooper became the Director of the McNair Institute for Research and Service at FMU, and was also appointed FMU’s Fulbright Program Advisor for the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Courses Taught: Cultural Geography, GIS, Model United Nations, Physical Geography, World Regions, and various upper-level courses in Geography and Political Science.