• The Political Science major allows students to study political institutions, processes, policies, and problems in a manner that is both practical and evaluative.
  • Students will develop both factual and analytic knowledge permitting them to evaluate political phenomena at the local, national, international levels.
  • Courses typically draw on current data, historical studies, and theoretical approaches in an effort to formulate standards for the appraisal of political life and the performance of political institutions.
  • Scholarship in political science touches on virtually every aspect of our encounters with other people — not merely how societies are governed but also the consequences of political structures, processes, and beliefs for human welfare.