Political Science

Preparing students to improve lives through teaching, writing, or active political engagement.

Political science is the study of how goal-oriented individuals and groups use power to influence the behavior of others and achieve desired outcomes.  Governments are public institutions that frame official power relations and strongly determine most political outcomes.  The political science major offers courses in six fields of political science:

• U.S. Politics
• Comparative Government
• Political Theory
• International Relations
• Public Policy
• Political Behavior

Political science majors will emerge from the program with an understanding of governmental structures and processes, methods for evaluating policy, strategies for exercising power, and conceptual tools for analyzing political events and outcomes. Thus prepared, graduates will be ready to improve lives through teaching, writing, or active political engagement.

Requirements of the Political Science Major

Requirements of the Political Science Minor