Also see International Relations

Will Rogers once described the political process by asserting that "Those who are in want to stay in and those who are out want to get in, and that's about all there is to the game." The faculty in the Government Department takes a more complex view. Government encompasses a wide spectrum of subfields of political science, such as comparative politics, international relations, public policy, and constitutional development.

The government major is appropriate for students planning to enter the fields of law, politics, business or management, as well as for those who wish to pursue graduate work in political science. Mills graduates in government have pursued a variety of careers, including university teaching, the foreign service, law, and management in both the private and public sectors.