Advising
All majors in their junior and senior years must have a faculty member of the department as an adviser. However, sophomores may retain their freshman adviser. Juniors are expected to select an adviser early in the fall semester and to discuss their course schedule with the adviser. Seniors who wish to change advisers should also do so early in the fall.
Selecting an adviser is largely up to the student. It is recommended that students approach a professor in the department with whom they have taken a course or are otherwise familiar with, and find intellectually congenial. They can also browse the faculty bios on the department web site and approach someone from there whose research and teaching interests overlap with their own interests.
Finally, students who for one reason or another are not able
to find an adviser in the above way, and who are certain of the
subfield they wish to focus on in their studies, can ask one of
the following faculty members to serve as an adviser.
American Politics: Donald Green donald.green@yale.edu
International Relations: Keith Darden keith.darden@yale.edu
Political Philosophy: Steven Smith steven.smith@yale.edu
Quantitative Methods: Alan Gerber alan.gerber@yale.edu
Comparative Politics: Ellen Lust ellen.lust-okar@yale.edu
